Did anybody see Josh Souza on ABC Prime Time last night?
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Bigsister

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 08:13 am EditMoveDeleteIP
ABC Prime Time did a segment on Reality TV. It seems there is a segment of people for whom appearing on Reality TV shows has become a way of life, and Josh and his friend were shown as examples. In a brief interview Josh basically admitted that his civil engineering career has been put on a back burner for now while he persues appearances on Reality TV. It must have been a thrill for Josh and his friend to get that much face time on network TV. Did anybody else see it?

Eliz87

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 08:20 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Yes, I saw it. I was not really paying attention and then it was like, "HEY! There's Josh!" LOL So...I really didn't catch a lot of what was being said. Also saw Kaya and his GF from Temptation Island. It was a good segment, the little that I saw of it.

Sanfranjoshfan

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 12:24 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Darn. I missed it.

Wendo

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 12:28 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Shoot, I missed it as well. I would've liked to have seen that.

I have to say, I find it so, well, odd that someones job has become a "professional" reality tv show contestant. I don't know if that's sort of cool, or sort of sad.

Zachsmom

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 12:46 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
it's sort of sad Wendo

Sunshinemiss

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 12:54 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
It was interesting, it showed Josh with his new "best friend", Kaya from the first Temptation Island. They have paired up to try to make their own reality pilot.

Cameramanbob

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 01:14 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
They were making a big deal out of very little.

It was PrimeTime Monday which seems to be a new format for 20/20 where they have the usual 'fluff' newsmagazine, but with more, shorter stories.

This was called "Addicted To Reality." (Dramatic or what? - LOL) The lamest item in the story was that an all-reality network was being started (due to the enormous popularity of ex-reality contestants!) in L.A. except it looked like Wayne's World cable. All I can say is that Brittany Petros (BB1) must be ROTFL right now!

"You could say Kaya Wittenberg and Josh Souza are part of a new breed of Hollywood hopeful — young people who crave the rush of reality-show fame..."

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/primetime/Entertainment/reality030922.html

I didn't see any mention of Ericka and Josh said Big Brother taught him that his potential as a person (and the way people percieve him) was seriously broadened far beyond his perception of himself as a civil engineer. (paraphrasing)

Crazydog

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 01:53 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
That all-reality channel is supposedly a reality - it was started by Blake Mycoskie of TAR2. Several other reality show contestants have helped financially with it to get it off the ground. I haven't heard any of mention of it and have no idea when it is expected to launch.

Cameramanbob

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 01:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I wonder if David Spade is storyboarding his next film yet....

Maryk

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 02:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
An all-reality channel will soon be available to Dish Network satellite subscribers (I'm a subscriber). Its called Zone Vision's Reality TV channel. This is their programming in the UK... http://www.realitytv.co.uk/

Source:
http://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/ir_site.zhtml?ticker=dish&script=410&layout=-6&item_id=451140

Cameramanbob

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 02:28 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
That's actually kind of cool... Shows some promise.

Wendo

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 02:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
From the ABC article Cameramanbob posted (thanks!):

"Between them (Josh and Kaya), they've already been on eight reality shows and counting."

OMG. Eight reality shows between just two people? (Four a piece basically.) I'm leaning more towards sad myself.

Sunshinemiss

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 04:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
It's actually nine (at least)...for some reason Josh didn't mention his appearance on the short-lived game show on Pax last year, the one Gerry from BB3 was on, too. Can't remember the name. The one where you had to fake out the other players, who was the best liar. Argh, I hate it when I can't remember things. Oh well. low on the priority list for the brain cells.

Anyhow, I wondered why he didn't list that one, he did ok if I recall. I think Kaya was on it too, at a different time though. If he counted his "Blind Date" appearance, why not it?

It was about a 10-minute segment. I have it on tape- if anyone is absolutely dying to see it, you can send me a blank tape and return postage and I'll send you a copy. My e-mail address is in my profile.

Kellee

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 08:45 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I saw it and was wondering if anyone was going to mention it...I am just wondering now which show he was making the tape for now...what he would do for $50,000 I think he saif...Fear Factor??? I dont know...but it was good to see him as cute as ever...:)

Yankee_In_Ca

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 09:10 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I saw it, too. I have never felt negatively about Josh, but I thought he came off as more than a little pathetic last night, IMHO.

Trubycat

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 - 11:31 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Does Josh still count his sitting in the audience of The Price is Right in his acting credits? :)

Crazydog

Wednesday, September 24, 2003 - 07:44 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I agree, trying to appear on so many reality shows is just pathetic and sad. He seems unable to grasp the fact that he's never going to become a star.