Underplayed Gems

Becoming (2001)

Becoming poster
Genre
reality television
Country
United States
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

MTV picks a random fan to recreate a music video by their favorite artist. The show features submissions and performances from ordinary people.

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What happens

Becoming is a reality show produced by MTV. The concept of the show was to have a randomly picked fan of an artist reproduce a music video by the artist (based on submissions). It had a spinoff called Becoming Presents: Wannabe hosted by Christina Milian with support from Brian McFayden and Hilarie Burton among others. The show was also broadcast on Canadian TV station MuchMusic. The show was parodied by Canadian punk-rock band Not by Choice in the 2003 video for "Now That You Are Leaving". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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