Reality television has always lent itself to archetypes, and never has a casting director's intentions been more transparent than in Fox's new reality competition, Unan1mous.
Set in a futuresque cellar fortress with shades of Big Brother and a nerdier Seth Green as host, Unan1mous pits houseguests against each other for the ultimate prize of $1.5 million. Winning the money has conditions, of course. The only way someone can grab it is to have every person in the house vote for them. Furthermore, any time a person quits before the winner is resolved, the prize money is halved. So not only do people have incentive to earn votes any way they can, they must also not upset other contestants to the point of leaving.
So naturally the producers crammed an antagonistic evangelical with an out-spoken gay activist in a claustrophic space. The fireworks come early and often, even if Kelly, our bible-quoting business woman, does magnanimously offer to pray for another contestant's testicles.
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Is It Me Or Do These People Seem Like Actors.. One Moment The Lady Is Saying Praise The Lord Hallelujah For The 1.5 Million Mentioned.. Then The Next Shes All Money Is The Root Of All Evil.. All These People Are Actors.. And Not Very Good Ones At That.
Posted by: dmac | March 23, 2006 at 10:50 PM
Looks like Cindy Sheehan
Posted by: Yum Yum | March 25, 2006 at 03:05 PM