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Tess

Sunday, March 16, 2003 - 01:59 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I watched both episodes but still don't understand how the people are chosen and what, if anything, they win if they fool the judges. Does anyone know?

Seamonkey

Sunday, March 16, 2003 - 02:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
NO.. this show "under-explains" as opposed to the shows who endlessly repeat the rules.. I guess I like this better, but a teeny bit of explanation wouldn't hurt ..

Looks like the next episode is a beer-drinking guy who has to learn to pose as a wine loving sommelier (wine steward).. and he says "I thought Somalia was a country?".. LOL

Seamonkey

Sunday, March 16, 2003 - 02:11 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Not exactly an explanation:

AWARD WINNING BRITISH REALITY SHOW IS COMING TO AMERICA!
Faking It is England's top rated reality show where everyday people get to fake it as someone else. Faking It is a My Fair Lady/Trading Places for the 21st century — the story of what happens when real people take up the challenge of transforming themselves into someone entirely different. After just a few weeks of being coached in the ways of their new life, our fakers must try and pass muster in their new identities before a panel of experts.

Faking It is looking for outgoing people over 21 to participate in its new American version.

Are you up to Faking It?

For application materials send an email to: fakingitusa@rdfusa.com

Tess

Sunday, March 16, 2003 - 03:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks, Seamonkey. While I agree that other shows, Trading Spaces for one, over explain things, I do wish they would clue us in just a bit more about this one. Perhaps they will if it catches on.

Marymc

Sunday, March 16, 2003 - 08:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
what is the exact opposite of what you all do...and would you be willing to do it in front of america? tell your current career and what would make a good show with YOU as the star.

Opie

Monday, March 17, 2003 - 10:25 am EditMoveDeleteIP
The hair extensions looked awful, IMO. I hated that her professional photos, which otherwise looked really good, were taken with the awful hair. And exactly how tall was that girl? When she was with the acting/image/whatever coach she looked like an Amazon woman LOL.

Seamonkey

Monday, March 17, 2003 - 12:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I think the coach was just very very short.

Twiggyish

Monday, March 17, 2003 - 03:56 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I think they must pick people who can be molded in some manner to be able to fake it. There are some people who would never turn into a realistic cheerleader in one month. (Thinking of myself here..LOL)

Car54

Saturday, March 22, 2003 - 03:54 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Did anyone else watch the beer/wine guy episode?

I found that one singularly un-appealing. Just didn't care whether he made it or not.

Someone else posted that the narrator is really bad...I didn't notice it til this episode and he really got on my nerves.

Next time looks like it might be better: Polo player to Rodeo Cowboy.

Seamonkey

Saturday, March 22, 2003 - 04:50 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
The beer guy was so resistant.. I got the feeling he just wanted a junket to San Francisco and for heaven's sake, he could lose three weeks of watching baseball or football or whatever it was he was so addicted to. He was pretty annoying.

I have more hopes for the next one as well.

Marymc

Saturday, March 22, 2003 - 06:44 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
beer guy acted like an a$$.....the stereotypical beer drinker. no refinement, no sense of class. my beer drinking friends and i were embarassed for him. i wonder if polo boy is going to be a prissy snob, as the polo stereotype dictates? what will the show do when they run out of stereotypes?

Ericka1012

Saturday, March 22, 2003 - 11:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
My dh and I both watched the beer/wine guy show and we thought the Wine people were the one that were a bit over the board...Two or three football games would have only been like 6 or 9 hours of free time for the guy...And we thought he had a point that they couldn't take away who he was to make him over they had to incorporate the total him into what they wanted him to be...Also that if the mentor would have asked or told him sooner than the last minute he (the beer guy) would have reacted differantly...Of course we are football fans so maybe we look at it differantly.
We have watched the three shows and like the carpenter and the beer guy the best...they seemed like every day people.

I think the next show could be interesting because they take a rich kid and make him over to a every day joe.

Demeter

Saturday, March 29, 2003 - 03:47 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Ok, I watched this last night. It was the polo player made into rodeo cowboy.

He did well enough, after a time. However, I'm beginning to think these "judges" votes have to be rigged. Everyone in the world knows that a real cowboy would not have had the trouble with the roping that Patrick had. They practice that skill in their free time and it becomes a way of life.

Although the other cowboy that didn't do as well in the cutting was chosen as the fake, I think the roping was a dead giveaway.

I didn't watch the show last week so I don't know how the voting went with that show. I've seen three now and I just don't trust it...in all three the judges ended up not picking the faker as the fake.

Car54

Saturday, March 29, 2003 - 10:51 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I wonder if they would show one where the faker lost the vote.

The rodeo repeat is on this afternoon.

The next one is a guy who learns to be a drag queen. I know somebody who is gonna love this.

Seamonkey

Saturday, March 29, 2003 - 01:45 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I thought the beer guy/fake wine guy only fooled one of three??

I thought the trainers for rodeo guy were pretty mean to start off but he was admittedly arrogant. Still was too funny when they all decided they loved him when he did kinda ok and even faked two judges.

I thought the other guy cut the wrong calf and roped the wrong one too.. not sure.

It does seem pretty suspicious but I THINK a big factor is that the judges have no idea that there IS a faker until after they see the contestants. If they knew ahead of time they'd be looking harder for the faker.

I'm definitely looking forward to the drag queen one!!!

Texannie

Sunday, March 30, 2003 - 07:36 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I loved this episode!! The polo guy was just so cute and I was really touched by how he realized the value of the cowboy way of life.
One of the other cowboys did rope the wrong calf. Only one of the competitors had all perfect rounds, so I could see how the judges would be fooled.

Sanfranjoshfan

Friday, April 04, 2003 - 05:50 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Tonight's episode is the one I've been waiting for! (At least I'm *pretty sure* it's tonight's episode - April 4)

A drag car racer has to go to NY and become a drag QUEEN! LOL I think this will be a real hoot!

Car54

Friday, April 04, 2003 - 06:28 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I am watching, SanFran...I saw the preview and he doesn't look too good to me.

My only hope is that they have a good Real drag queen as coach.

Wonder who the judges will be?

Fruitbat

Friday, April 04, 2003 - 07:32 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I am watching too. This is a good one.

Fruitbat

Friday, April 04, 2003 - 07:59 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ah well, I thought she/he was going to fool them.

Texannie

Saturday, April 05, 2003 - 02:42 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Do you ever wonder if these people really are "faking it"?

Marymc

Saturday, April 05, 2003 - 07:30 am EditMoveDeleteIP
i wonder A LOT about this show...