OK, I may finally have to get cable. If a meerkat soap opera wasn't enough, there's also a cat reality show in the works!
Oh, but this is distressing:
In voiceovers accompanying the kitty action, the cats will be given personalities as crafted by advertising copywriters. Some may be shy, but the Los Angeles and New York cats could turn out to be real glamour pusses ...
Sigh. By now, it should be common knowledge that human voices on cats are only funny and/or cute when given to them by their owners. No exceptions!
In any case, it's not always a good sign when TV execs start stealing ideas from America's Finest News Source:
According to the show's creator, former zoo director Loren De Jong, over 80 different species were auditioned to find the right mix of personalities. In addition to the red bear, African cheetah, hawk, and antelope, the house is occupied by an American bison, a field mouse, an Egyptian plover, a three-toed sloth, a goose, a crocodile, and a female lowland gorilla who is "very territorial of the bathroom."
De Jong said the show's contestants begin forming alliances on the first day.
"We see an immediate alliance develop between the lowland gorilla and the bison, who work together to smash a hole through a wall," De Jong said.
"While the bear and crocodile are the first to assert themselves in the house, folks at home shouldn't forget the dark horse: the field mouse, who might just fly under the radar all the way to the finals," she added.
Well, I know who I'm rooting for.
BREAKING! UPDATED TO ADD: Okay, who invited the alligator? (Thanks, Rick!)
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