MTV Begins Casting On Super-Hero Reality Show (Dateless Losers In Spandex, Displaying "Powers")

Newsarama.com ^ | 11/30/04 | Matt Brady

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Ready to take your fandom to the next level? MTV has opened applications for a new reality show, the premise of which will involve a group of fans who have designed their own super hero characters. Here’s the rub though – the finalists will live together in a house as their hero, and compete against celebrity villains for the grand prize – having their character published in a comic book. According to the production company, a “Legendary Comic Book Creator”

As the production company is being mum about further details, it’s unclear if this show is the previously announced teaming of Stan Lee (who would fit the “Legendary Creator” slot) and Bruce Nash. News of that show broke in the trades in March of 2003.

Each week on the show, contestants will be pitted against villains in tests of their “super powers.”

The show will be casting in Los Angeles, and will shoot in February. Fans of all shapes, sizes, ethnicities and personalities are sought.

More information, and an application, can be found at: http://www.whowantstobeasuperhero.tv/ .

[lormand]

MTV - Cutting Edge Cultural Decay

[Terabitten]

Cripes... can't they just play music videos again?

[martin_fierro]

Gotta be room for a sword-toting Amazon in there somewhere.

[speed_addiction]

I better bookmark this, this show looks like one not to be missed.

[martin_fierro]

This movie was hilarious for the first 40 minutes or so ... then pbpthpthpb. < |:P~

[Old Sarge]

My favorite was, "The Spleen".

[martin_fierro]

Favorite line: "What...? *I* got powers!"

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Oh, yeah. THAT'S what America has been breathlessly awaiting all this time, by golly: acned, overweight fanboys crawling out of their parents' basements, en masse, wearing their crudely modified (and oddly stained) Batman Underoos.

"Quick, Robin! Grease me up so I can shimmy back into my specially-reinforced battle thong, for pity's sake -- !" :) How many 400-pound female barbarians in fur bikinis do you think will apply?

[Charles Henrickson]

I propose we all go as . . .

THE PAJAMA LEAGUE OF AMERICA

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Does this mean that "Who Wants To Be a Dungeonmaster?" will be released soon?

These six young men have all just made their respective Saving Throws Vs. Girl Cooties.

For life. :)

[martin_fierro]

SUPERHERO NAME	STRENGTHS	WEAKNESSES	NEMESIS
Pittsburgh Man	Resists severe economic downturns with aplomb	Pierogis	The Cleveland Cad
Good Humor Gal	Dying is easy. Comedy is hard.	Sometimes cries on the inside	P.C. Princess
The Motorcyclist	Can ride in any weather	Sturgis, SD	Cager Boy

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

You're all just eaten up with jealousy over my startling attractive homemade costume. Admit it.

I said ADMIT IT, damn you -- ! :)

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Shyeah. Right. "Genral/Chat" my butt.

If I'd inserted a photo of Catherine Zeta-Jones into this thread, and left everything else exactly the same: it'd still be in News, right now. :)

[cowboyway]

[blackie]

What's MTV?

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

What's MTV?

Health and beauty tips, mainly.

:)

[Hawkeye's Girl]

People don't visit Newsarama by accident, so you DC or Marvel?

Anyway, this show could be funny, but we'll see. MTV is really hit or miss lately.