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Post by thebearofwestend on Mar 14, 2017 6:05:11 GMT
just wondering
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Post by SuperTrooper on Mar 14, 2017 11:06:41 GMT
No, but at a karaoke night I used to go to there was a scout from the Voice who was interested in my friend. He was contacted but didn't go through with it.
I also know a woman who went on the X Factor as part of a group, they just missed out on going to judges houses. The stories she told of the process were worse than I had imagined! We know that there is an amount of staging but there is much more to it.
Are you going to do one of these shows?
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Post by Tibidabo on Mar 14, 2017 11:09:00 GMT
The stories she told of the process were worse than I had imagined! We know that there is an amount of staging but there is much more to it. So if you tell us do you have to kill us? Spill!
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Post by Honoured Guest on Mar 14, 2017 11:09:46 GMT
I auditioned for Big Brother.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2017 11:23:17 GMT
Not a singing or talent show, but I have been on a Reality TV show. About 3 years ago, a reality show was filmed at our University for ITV2 called Freshers, and as I was heavily involved in introducing new students to the Uni anyway, I was in the show a few times haha.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2017 11:23:45 GMT
My choir have been asked to go on BGT a couple of times...we declined. We were asked to audition for a new BBC choir talent show, but they changed their mind, so fame and fortune (ha!) was not to be...
We also came *this close* to being Michael Macintyre's 'unexpected guest' at Christmas, but alas logistics didn't work!
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Post by SuperTrooper on Mar 14, 2017 11:29:26 GMT
The stories she told of the process were worse than I had imagined! We know that there is an amount of staging but there is much more to it. So if you tell us do you have to kill us? Spill! I would! Everyone signs a confidentiality agreement and for good reason! No-one would want to go through the process if they knew what went on!
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Post by synchrony on Mar 14, 2017 13:05:11 GMT
I haven't, but I know people who have, and their experience was not good.
I did once get filmed by a company as part of a promo piece - the company was trying to sell the concept to various TV networks. Apparently the networks were keen, but in the end consigned it to development hell because one channel produced something else considered to be too similar. It's a shame; unlike most reality shows, which I hate, I thought the concept for this was actually really good and would have been a great chance to be involved in. Still - even then, I had to force myself not to roll my eyes at some of the things the producers wanted to do.
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Post by frosty on Mar 14, 2017 13:35:59 GMT
My Mum was on Stars in their Eyes as Tammy Wynette in the mid 90s, back in the days before the braying mob and Victorian freakshow type talent shows we've come to know and loathe! The whole process for her was lovely, everyone at Granada TV was really kind and supportive and she had a wonderful time. There was certainly no confidentiality agreements, they just asked you to keep quiet about who won the show. But, of course, there was no social media back then. But I think in those days it was very much shows about ordinary people doing something special, whereas these days the whole system is a lot harsher, but contestants expect it to be a gateway to fame and fortune and once you've been on one talent or reality show, you can then start doing the circuit and appearing on all the others. The rise of the 'reality' star has given youngsters the idea that they can become rich and famous by not doing very much and having no discernible talent...not the best of role models.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2017 13:41:59 GMT
I bloody loved Stars in Their Eyes. Ah what a sweet innocent era of reality TV.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Mar 14, 2017 14:51:39 GMT
I bloody loved Stars in Their Eyes. Ah what a sweet innocent era of reality TV. I went to see it recorded once at Granada. Lots of fun but it didn't half take a long time! Matthew Kelly was a darling. Very good with the audience.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2017 14:54:07 GMT
I bloody loved Stars in Their Eyes. Ah what a sweet innocent era of reality TV. I went to see it recorded once at Granada. Lots of fun but it didn't half take a long time! Matthew Kelly was a darling. Very good with the audience. Love Matthew Kelly, was a treat to see him in Pride and Prejudice the other week. Was a gent when I ran into him later in the week and complimented him on the good show too.
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Post by theatremadness on Mar 14, 2017 18:58:02 GMT
I was approached by a BGT producer last year to audition, but it didn't go very far. Certainly not to the TV stage anyhow! I did once support a friend at The X Factor quite a few years ago. Got to stand in the 'wings' at the O2 with Dermot O'Leary though. Really does define the term 'cattle call'.
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Post by frosty on Mar 14, 2017 19:08:11 GMT
I was approached by a BGT producer last year to audition, but it didn't go very far. Certainly not to the TV stage anyhow! I did once support a friend at The X Factor quite a few years ago. Got to stand in the 'wings' at the O2 with Dermot O'Leary though. Really does define the term 'cattle call'. Any X Factor goss? What's Dermo like in real life? Lovely, I bet 😊
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Post by tcodd1 on Mar 15, 2017 18:11:16 GMT
I've never involved myself in any of these shows myself, but I do know Bradley from 'Bradley and Ottavio' (last year's X Factor)...
Ironically I starred alongside him in many a musical for about 5 years when I was younger! He even understudied my role in a production of High School Musical when I wasn't able to appear in one of the performances... 😆
Like me, he was never born to be a sell-out arena singer, but he was hilarious company - although his appearance on X Factor was SO OTT and cringe worthy! Definitely not how I knew him!! He has done well out of the show, though.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2017 18:18:34 GMT
I've never involved myself in any of these shows myself, but I do know Bradley from 'Bradley and Ottavio' (last year's X Factor)... Ironically I starred alongside him in many a musical for about 5 years when I was younger! He even understudied my role in a production of High School Musical when I wasn't able to appear in one of the performances... 😆 Like me, he was never born to be a sell-out arena singer, but he was hilarious company - although his appearance on X Factor was SO OTT and cringe worthy! Definitely not how I knew him!! He has done well out of the show, though. Which one was he, the less over the top of the two? Cause the one I can't stand (sorry if this one is your friend) is the dark haired one, who dresses wayyyy to over the top, cant sing or dance, has a sh*t personality and is basically only wanting one thing, attention haha.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2017 18:22:05 GMT
Oh, and Aston from JLS (a band from X Factor) went to the same school as me and our family are friends with his family so have chatted to him at a few family things. And the final Series of Big Brother on Channel 4 in 2010, a guy called JJ came 4th and he is also a family friend who I gre up with, who is an occasional professional boxer haha.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Mar 15, 2017 18:25:35 GMT
I never tried for a performing talent show - but I have been through the Bake-Off and Masterchef application processes on a number of occasions - always falling short (as there is only usually 1 place for a male in the 40-55 category)
I did, however, succeed on getting on to a Channel 4 baking show - called Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard. It was a 20 part series of mini-bake offs. Each show had a different theme - mine being Fruit Cake. So the three of us had 2 hours to bake our version of a fruit cake - and the winner got a masterclass with Lanlard.
It being pretty much impossible to bake a proper fruit cake in 2 hours - as they normally require much more time than that, I did my research and found a recipe for Pain d'epices aux fruits - which is a French gingerbread with added dried fruit. 75 minute bake time - sorted!
My rivals baked a booze-laden West Indian fruit cake (which didn't bake in time) and a Pineapple and Banana cake - which didn't cool in time and so melted her frosting.
So even though I hadn't done a traditional fruit cake (which is what he wanted) I still won! And got a masterclass on how to bake a chocolate fruit cake decorated with baked figs. Only the production runner couldn't find any figs locally. So we had a massive hiatus as he went all over South London looking for fresh figs in December.
It was 8 hours of filming/waiting for at most 15 minutes of screen time!
When my episode finally made it onto the screen, it turns out that one of my rivals accused me of sabotage with her oven! All I did was help her set the temperature - which wasn't easy without the instruction manual. But apparently it is my fault that she tried to bake something for 90 minutes that needed at least 2.5 hours. Such fun.
The process is always so slow when it comes to filming. From the horror stories I hear from those who did get on to Bake Off proper, I am not that unhappy that I never made it. The pressure they are put under is not fun.
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Post by tcodd1 on Mar 15, 2017 19:00:40 GMT
I've never involved myself in any of these shows myself, but I do know Bradley from 'Bradley and Ottavio' (last year's X Factor)... Ironically I starred alongside him in many a musical for about 5 years when I was younger! He even understudied my role in a production of High School Musical when I wasn't able to appear in one of the performances... 😆 Like me, he was never born to be a sell-out arena singer, but he was hilarious company - although his appearance on X Factor was SO OTT and cringe worthy! Definitely not how I knew him!! He has done well out of the show, though. Which one was he, the less over the top of the two? Cause the one I can't stand (sorry if this one is your friend) is the dark haired one, who dresses wayyyy to over the top, cant sing or dance, has a sh*t personality and is basically only wanting one thing, attention haha. Ha! He was the blonde, less OTT one...he was a good friend when I was involved in youth theatre productions but then we went our separate ways and I haven't seen him since (apart from on TV making a fool of himself over raw chicken and attempting to sing and dance his way through one live X Factor show!) - so I wouldn't call him a friend now
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2017 19:04:00 GMT
Which one was he, the less over the top of the two? Cause the one I can't stand (sorry if this one is your friend) is the dark haired one, who dresses wayyyy to over the top, cant sing or dance, has a sh*t personality and is basically only wanting one thing, attention haha. Ha! He was the blonde, less OTT one...he was a good friend when I was involved in youth theatre productions but then we went our separate ways and I haven't seen him since (apart from on TV making a fool of himself over raw chicken and attempting to sing and dance his way through one live X Factor show!) - so I wouldn't call him a friend now Ah okii... well your ex friend came off better than the other one haha.
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Post by kathryn on Mar 15, 2017 20:57:38 GMT
It being pretty much impossible to bake a proper fruit cake in 2 hours - as they normally require much more time than that, This seems to be a recurring theme on these shows. I do think the judges should be shown doing their own version in the same time given to the contestants, so we can see just what standard is possible given the artificial constraints.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Mar 15, 2017 21:01:22 GMT
It being pretty much impossible to bake a proper fruit cake in 2 hours - as they normally require much more time than that, This seems to be a recurring theme on these shows. I do think the judges should be shown doing their own version in the same time given to the contestants, so we can see just what standard is possible given the artificial constraints. Absolutely agree. I have heard tales of the ovens in the Masterchef kitchen being tweaked so they are actually cooler than the temperature you set them - so that things take longer to cook and thus there is more jeopardy/fake drama as the clock runs down.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2017 21:05:19 GMT
A friend created and produced a reality show years ago. It was called 'There's Something About Miriam' it's rather infamous.
Certainly not his finest moment....
But it led onto great things for him.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2017 21:09:19 GMT
Apart from being on a show for 5 seconds as part of a show we had in Northern Ireland when I was 9/10, called "School Around The Corner" (2 hours of filming for 5 seconds of screen time, we missed our break because of it, wasn't amused) I haven't, but my 2nd cousin Jeff Anderson did "Superstar" and was then understudy Jesus (even though he never got to play Jesus), then he did "The Voice"...and then he had a few shall I say, personal issues which can be googled...and now my side of the family pretty much don't have contact anymore.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2017 21:13:21 GMT
A friend created and produced a reality show years ago. It was called 'There's Something About Miriam' it's rather infamous. Certainly not his finest moment.... But it led onto great things for him. I remember that show!
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Post by poster J on Mar 15, 2017 22:34:29 GMT
Apart from being on a show for 5 seconds as part of a show we had in Northern Ireland when I was 9/10, called "School Around The Corner" (2 hours of filming for 5 seconds of screen time, we missed our break because of it, wasn't amused) I haven't, but my 2nd cousin Jeff Anderson did "Superstar" and was then understudy Jesus (even though he never got to play Jesus), then he did "The Voice"...and then he had a few shall I say, personal issues which can be googled...and now my side of the family pretty much don't have contact anymore. Haha I was on School Around the Corner as well back in the day - I think I was about 6 or 7! That is my only claim to fame!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2017 22:50:03 GMT
Apart from being on a show for 5 seconds as part of a show we had in Northern Ireland when I was 9/10, called "School Around The Corner" (2 hours of filming for 5 seconds of screen time, we missed our break because of it, wasn't amused) I haven't, but my 2nd cousin Jeff Anderson did "Superstar" and was then understudy Jesus (even though he never got to play Jesus), then he did "The Voice"...and then he had a few shall I say, personal issues which can be googled...and now my side of the family pretty much don't have contact anymore. Haha I was on School Around the Corner as well back in the day - I think I was about 6 or 7! That is my only claim to fame! Haha Im so happy someone else on here was subjected to that show...although I actually forgot all about being on it until my mum brought it up recently, by telling her friends I have sang on TV...knowing that my only ever time on TV was me and a group of my mates in primary school being forced to sing Robbie Williams' 'Kids' for 2 hours and then have them only use the last line of the song actually makes me want to curl up in a corner and cry...but apparently it made my mother proud, as she still brings it up in conversation 16 years later.
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Post by talkstageytome on Mar 16, 2017 0:06:11 GMT
I was a contestant on the BBC's Off By Heart Shakespeare a few years back. Didn't get past the regional rounds though. Totally forgot until about it I was reading through this thread!
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Post by nick on Mar 21, 2017 8:52:33 GMT
Not a talent show but infamous in hindsight, I sat behind Jim on the beanbags on Jim'll Fix It in 1975. My brother's 'fix' was to meet Peter Cushing.
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Post by hitmewithurbethshot on Mar 21, 2017 17:17:29 GMT
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