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Pandemos · 11-16-2005, 08:44 AM

New UK reality show will send people into space, but not really. From Media Guardian:

"Channel 4 is pulling an elaborate hoax with a new reality TV show in which a group of people believe they are in Russia training for a space mission - but are in fact having their every move filmed at a disused airbase in Britain.

Space Cadets, which launches on December 7 and is hosted by Johnny Vaughan, will follow a group of contestants who have applied to the fictional Space Tourism Agency. They believe they are in Russia, undergoing intensive training to be blasted 100km into space, but in reality are at a former American airbase in the UK.

Starting with 100 applicants, the contestants will be whittled down to just four for the fictional mission - but one will be an actor. They undergo intensive training, which every so often will get a little strange - a test of whether any of the participants have worked out it is all a hoax.

"We've taken a big risk with Space Cadets and we don't know who will have the last laugh - but we're hoping it's going to be a really entertaining and unique event in the schedule - a real treat in the run-up to Christmas," said Angela Jain, the Channel 4 commissioning editor for factual entertainment.

The Space Cadets set features a space shuttle, with a cockpit that has featured in films including Space Cowboys, Armageddon and Deep Impact. There is also a mission control, an operations centre where the space cadets will be trained, barracks and a recreation room.

To keep up the illusion that the contestants are in Russia, the site has been kitted out with Russian fixtures and fittings - including more than 100 plug sockets, lightbulbs, drain covers and signs. The space cadets will also use Russian teabags, cigarettes, DVDs, chocolate bars - and toilet paper.

Channel 4 and Space Cadets producer Zeppotron, a subsidiary of Endemol, the company behind Big Brother, have kept the project under wraps so as not to give away the hoax to the contestants. Space Cadets has taken eight months to develop and has a production staff of more than 150. Thirty-four cameras will film the contestants 24 hours a day.

Space Cadets is to run on Channel 4 at 9pm every night from Wednesday December 7, for 10 days, with a live 60-minute show each night hosted by Vaughan. Channel 4's digital service E4 will carry round the clock live streaming of the space cadets from December 11. E4 is also to broadcast a daily spin-off show, Space Cadets: the Satellite Show, nightly at 10pm, presented by Alex Zane. Space Cadets fans can follow the show via Channel 4's website and news stories and video highlights will also be available on mobile phones."

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Pandemos Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Derbyshire, UK Posts: 956	Space Cadets! New UK reality show will send people into space, but not really. From Media Guardian: "Channel 4 is pulling an elaborate hoax with a new reality TV show in which a group of people believe they are in Russia training for a space mission - but are in fact having their every move filmed at a disused airbase in Britain. Space Cadets, which launches on December 7 and is hosted by Johnny Vaughan, will follow a group of contestants who have applied to the fictional Space Tourism Agency. They believe they are in Russia, undergoing intensive training to be blasted 100km into space, but in reality are at a former American airbase in the UK. Starting with 100 applicants, the contestants will be whittled down to just four for the fictional mission - but one will be an actor. They undergo intensive training, which every so often will get a little strange - a test of whether any of the participants have worked out it is all a hoax. "We've taken a big risk with Space Cadets and we don't know who will have the last laugh - but we're hoping it's going to be a really entertaining and unique event in the schedule - a real treat in the run-up to Christmas," said Angela Jain, the Channel 4 commissioning editor for factual entertainment. The Space Cadets set features a space shuttle, with a cockpit that has featured in films including Space Cowboys, Armageddon and Deep Impact. There is also a mission control, an operations centre where the space cadets will be trained, barracks and a recreation room. To keep up the illusion that the contestants are in Russia, the site has been kitted out with Russian fixtures and fittings - including more than 100 plug sockets, lightbulbs, drain covers and signs. The space cadets will also use Russian teabags, cigarettes, DVDs, chocolate bars - and toilet paper. Channel 4 and Space Cadets producer Zeppotron, a subsidiary of Endemol, the company behind Big Brother, have kept the project under wraps so as not to give away the hoax to the contestants. Space Cadets has taken eight months to develop and has a production staff of more than 150. Thirty-four cameras will film the contestants 24 hours a day. Space Cadets is to run on Channel 4 at 9pm every night from Wednesday December 7, for 10 days, with a live 60-minute show each night hosted by Vaughan. Channel 4's digital service E4 will carry round the clock live streaming of the space cadets from December 11. E4 is also to broadcast a daily spin-off show, Space Cadets: the Satellite Show, nightly at 10pm, presented by Alex Zane. Space Cadets fans can follow the show via Channel 4's website and news stories and video highlights will also be available on mobile phones." __________________ http://pandemos.net Where Woman > man