No, it doesnt appear to be made up, but they keep on saying its a reality show, it does not appear to be that way at all, more like a documentary..here is more that someone posted about this
A slightly different take on what’s being discussed here: Regarding the Mark Burnett/Reality Show Story
It appears that the story is being mischaracterized. We’ve heard that what Governor Palin is pitching to television executives is not a “reality show” but rather more of a “Planet Earth” style documentary showcasing Alaska’s resources, people, history, and splendor. If the project comes to fruition, it will not be an Alaskan version of the Osbournes. The show will be more “PBS/Ken Burns” instead of “MTV/The Osbournes”. This sounds like it’s another opportunity for Governor Palin to promote Alaska — which is, of course, one of the promises she made when she stepped down from the governorship.
The star of the show is supposed to be Alaska, not Sarah Palin or her family.
Read it all.
I read it and because it doesn’t deny featuring the Palin family, I presume it does. I expect it will feature them as adventurers and narrators, but it will feature them. And the Oscar swag story is just painful.
It is this Beverly Hillbillies element of the family that worries me the most about Palin as presidential candidate. I want her keeping her family out of the news, not setting them up with their own acting/celebrity careers.