FOX to spread high-quality television across the globe

[LynneSin]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=597&e=2&u=/nm/20040526/tv_nm/television_millionaire_dc

Joe Millionaire' to Spread Charm Overseas

By Steve Brennan

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Joe Millionaire" has a distinctly French accent these days, calling himself "Greg Le Millionnaire."

In fact, the American-conceived reality TV show is being recycled for viewers in more than 22 territories such as Russia, Germany and Britain. It's all part of a plan by Fox executives to make local-language programs around the world from the U.S. reality formats that air on their network.

They are in meetings this week with leading international broadcasters at the Los Angeles Screenings, an annual TV market, about their expanding slate of foreign reality productions, including "My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance" and "Temptation Island."

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[bluedeminredstate]

1. American reality TV

is ripped off from British TV.

[Zuni]

2. wonderful

so everyone will get to see some of the idiocy that passes for programming these days...

[tjwash]

3. goody...

nt

[cosmicdot]

4. nothing like the stamp of 'quality' on our exports

:eyes:

dumbing down ... today America; tomorrow the world

[Kellanved]

5. the last thing we need: more reality TV

Let's face it: Europe is the place where the whole thing started, the Netherlands to be exact. The British managed to get some, not much, class in it.

No Fox, thanks a lot: Family Guy, Simpsons, Malcom, ... yes please, just don't dub them. And no - repeat no- more reality shows please.