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Spike To Revive The Joe Schmo Show

Aug 14 2012, 10:33pm CDT | by

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Reality show veterans may recall nearly a decade ago when a new kind of reality competition hit the basic cable airwaves - one that seemed to have the same kind of backstabbing, survival of the...

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Spike To Revive The Joe Schmo Show

Aug 14 2012, 10:33pm CDT | by

This should be interesting

Reality show veterans may recall nearly a decade ago when a new kind of reality competition hit the basic cable airwaves - one that seemed to have the same kind of backstabbing, survival of the fittest, real-life drama that other shows did, but was in fact really just focused on one person.

The Joe Schmo Show was one of the higest-rated shows for Spike TV when it premiered in 2003 and then came back for a second season in 2004. The series died off after that, but it looks like it will be making a comeback.

The new version, Joe Schmo: The Full Bounty, will be centered around a fake premise that various housemates are competing for a $100,000 prize.

Of course, only one contestant thinks it's real. The rest will be actors, and the major outcomes of the show - who gets voted off when, and who strikes the biggest fits of drama - will be scripted.

We know from the start that the non-actor will be going through to the end, but Spike TV says the show is more about showcasing a person who has "a keen sense of integrity and humanity."

Ralph Garman, who hosted the first two seasons, will be returning to hose this show, something that could have tipped off the real contestant.

But given how many insipid reality shows there are these days - and the fact that The Joe Schmo Show has been off the air for eight years - probably wouldn't have led anyone to believe it was fake. It should be interesting...

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