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Sanfranjoshfan

Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 10:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
http://www.nynewsday.com/entertainment/nyc-etfat3605254dec30,0,251833.story?coll=nyc-flash-headlines

An Obnoxious Groom, Veiled
December 30, 2003

Take a pinch of "Married by America," add a dash of "The Joe Schmo Show," throw in a jigger of "Trista and Ryan's Wedding" and mix it all in a glass lined with "Average Joe" and you have the entirely original formula for Fox's latest reality entry "My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance." Advocacy groups for the big, the fat and the obnoxious should stand ready to be offended by the six-episode series, which will launch on Jan. 19.

Fox can be confident that "My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance" will find an initial audience. The network is premiering the show at 9 p.m. after the premiere of the third installment of "American Idol." It will continue in the time slot that once nurtured "Joe Millionaire," "Married by America" and "Mr. Personality." "MBFOF" comes from the people at Rocket Science Laboratories and was nurtured by Fox's own reality chief Mike Darnell.

The premise finds Randi, a 23-year-old first-grade teacher from Scottsdale, Ariz., attempting to perpetrate a giant lie on her family. She has to make her family believe that she has gone on a reality show and become engaged to "Steve," the embodiment of the show's title. She thinks that if she can make it through her wedding without admitting that she barely knows Steve, her family will get $500,000.

Randi thinks that Steve also is a reality show contestant trying to fool his own family. What she doesn't know is that Steve is an actor cast to be as obnoxious as possible to destroy the wedding. His friends and family are actors as well.

How could hilarity help but ensue?

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http://www.fox.com/bigfat/

FOX “ALTARS” THE ULTIMATE PRACTICAL JOKE
WITH NEW UNSCRIPTED SERIES “MY BIG FAT OBNOXIOUS FIANCÉ”
PREMIERING JANUARY 19

Claudia DiFolco Will Host

After months of ordinary TV weddings, the real fun is just beginning when FOX rings the wedding bells to sound off the ultimate practical joke on MY BIG FAT OBNOXIOUS FIANCÉ. In this unscripted series, a beautiful “bride-to-be” introduces the most horrific “fiancé” to her family and friends when she announces her shocking and surprising wedding plans to them in the series premiere Monday, Jan. 19, 2004 (9:00 – 10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

Over six episodes, Steve, the big fat obnoxious “Prince-not-so-Charming” and his obnoxious “family” will test the limits of his recently engaged girlfriend’s family and friends through shocking behavior. Our “bride,” Randi, a 23-year-old first grade teacher from Scottsdale, Ariz., must make it all the way through the wedding ceremony and final “I do’s” in order to win a million dollars.

This hybrid of a scripted and reality series will cover all the wedding events leading up to a climactic ceremony, including the engagement party, the wedding planner visits, the best friends and family introductions, the bridal shower, the rehearsal dinner and the walk down the aisle – all within the framework of the world’s biggest practical joke.

But the joke is also on Randi, because she thinks that Steve is also a reality show contestant duping his family into believing the same charade. In actuality, Steve and his TV family are professional actors, putting their improv skills to the ultimate test.

Claudia DiFolco most recently hosted FOX’s “Anything for Love.” From 1999 to 2002, Difolco was the host of “Sturgis: Born to be Wild” and a TV entertainment reporter in Phoenix.

MY BIG FAT OBNOXIOUS FIANCÉ is produced by Rocket Science Laboratories. Jean-Michel Michenaud and Chris Cowan serve as executive producers. Ray Guiliani is the co-executive producer.

Fruitbat

Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 12:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh dear god.

Landi

Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 12:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
i hate cruel shows, what are we coming to that we are in to humiliating people for laughs? is that what we've turned into?

Hippyt

Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 12:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh,lord,I don't even know what to say about that.

Wilsonatmd

Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 1:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
well, remember, Randi is the one who first applied...She thought she knew going into it what was going to happen, (and $500,000 is a lot of money, and she doesn't have to get actually married, just fake it)...The producers threw the twists in (and admittedly doubled the money....if she gets thru this, she deserves every penny of that money). Remember, we all thought The Joe Schmo Show was going to be cruel, and it ended up being a very good show with a nice ending while a dead on parody of the competitive reality shows. If they play this right, it could be just the same (in this case, parodying all the relationship reality shows, as well as the Trista/Ryan wedding)....but you are right, it could be really nasty if it's done wrong...

Sanfranjoshfan

Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 1:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'm guessing that the girl will get the money regardless (like Joe Schmo)....so it seems that her being paid a half million bucks to play a joke on her own family (only to find out that the joke was played on her, too) isn't really "humiliating". It's just a huge candid camera type stunt, with a big payoff. Heck, for that kind of dough they can play any joke they want on ME! :)

Scorpiomoon

Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 2:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
But Wilson, this is Fox we're talking about--the people who brought us "Cops", who cancelled "Firefly" and who scheduled "World Idol" for Christmas Day (and only had 6 million viewers). Do you really think they are going to play this right?

I'm sure this will be a harmless farce and we'll all fall in love with the family, etc, etc. It's just that, little by little reality TV is slipping into murky waters.

When does TAR start? :)

Wilsonatmd

Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 3:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
well scorpio, that's true, but COPS has been around for over 15 years, so they've done something right (and Amazing Race has a debt to COPS- the original producer of COPS when it began all those years ago now produces TAR) World Idol wasn't Fox's call, the UK production people decided this was going to be done over Xmas (which is a very important time in UK TV...a lot of special programs air in that time period there-it actually backfired, as the production there lost to a keystone episode of one of the UK's most influential soap operas)

Scorpiomoon

Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 3:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Damn you, Wilson! Talk about shooting holes in my opinions!

The producer of TAR was the original producer of Cops? Oh geez! I walked right into that one! :)

I always compliment you for your wealthy of knowledge, but I have to admit, I always learn something from your posts, Wilson. :)

Wilsonatmd

Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 4:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
yeah...Bertram van Munster produced over 300 eps of Cops (and helped with the unique XFiles/Cops episode) and helped create TAR as well as exec producing it....

on topic, this kind of show hinges on two things...how outregous the actors get, and the payoff (what Randi and her family will do when they find everything out..)

Pamy

Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 8:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I am looking forward to this one!!!

Pamy

Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 8:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
It's not like the girl is going on this show to find true love. They are probably going to make the groom and his family the butt of most jokes. I dont think this is so bad.

I really think it will be great like Joe Schmo!

Fluff

Wednesday, December 31, 2003 - 8:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I saw the previous and I got a REALLY good laugh at out of it.

Lori

Wednesday, December 31, 2003 - 10:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh my...I can't wait!

Fluff

Wednesday, December 31, 2003 - 11:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL! I meant "previews" not "previous".

Marameko

Monday, January 05, 2004 - 7:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
The "fiance" is, I think, the same man who is in a commercial where he says he had tea sandwiches for dinner. the commercial is for some "manly" <Q^Q:::::: <eye roll on my part > tv dinner.
The fiance is going to come off like a big ole buffon and every one will sigh in relief when they realize they have been bamboozled.

Gina8642

Monday, January 05, 2004 - 1:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I can't decide if I want to watch. Definately teetering on the 'too mean' margin. Guess I'll have to watch in first episode and decide for myself. I wouldn't want to put something over on my family in regards to something sooo important. But, I'm not a big practical joker.

Joe millionaire was only being mean to a bunch of money and fame seekers who applied to a reality TV show. This is being mean to a woman's innocent family.

Hmmm.... I may have just talked myself out of watching.... Still, I need to give it a chance...

Ketchuplover

Sunday, January 18, 2004 - 7:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurp :)

Essence

Monday, January 19, 2004 - 7:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Anyone watching this tonight?

Hippyt

Monday, January 19, 2004 - 7:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
No Way!

Essence

Monday, January 19, 2004 - 7:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
It has me laughing so far. We'll see how long it keeps me hooked.

Halfunit

Monday, January 19, 2004 - 7:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'm watching - this is good stuff.

Seamonkey

Monday, January 19, 2004 - 7:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Not planning to watch.. mostly because it doesn't appeal to me but also my plate is overflowing tonight, TV wise.

Australian open tennis, most of which I'll probably miss, but at least I can watch the first hour..

At 8 I have American Idol and 7th Heaven
At 9 Everwood and Average Joe Hawaii

At 10 finale of RW/RR Challenge
10:30 one ep of Airline

1am House of Dreams ep repeat from earlier in the evening and the second showing from earlier in the evening of a Court TV premiere movie, Chasing Freedom

2am an hour of Airline eps

And normally I'd watch Fear Factor at 8pm

Essence

Monday, January 19, 2004 - 7:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Sea, you poor thing. I missed Fear Factor tonight 'cause I was too lazy to go and set another vcr for it. Anyway, I didn't care for many of the couples.

This guy is playing this role too well. I wonder what will happen when he meets the family.

Hippyt

Monday, January 19, 2004 - 7:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Dang,Sea,you're gonna be up all night! You're missing Fear Factor two hour couple's finale.