Fame (2003)
- Genre
- reality television
- Country
- United States
- Length
- 1 season, 1 episode
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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.
How it feels
Young performers compete in singing, dancing, and acting at a school-style talent show. Judges critique them, and one winner emerges from the group.
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What happens
Fame is an American reality television competition series that ran on NBC in the summer of 2003. The show was essentially NBC's attempt to duplicate the success of mega-hit American Idol, right down to their selection of judges. Former pop star Carnie Wilson was similar in her judgements to American Idol's Paula Abdul, Johnny Wright, the veteran music producer, was the show's analogue of Randy Jackson, and JoJo Wright was, like Simon Cowell, the judge who says things to stir people up. The show retained the original Fame theme music (with a new vocal), as well as producer Debbie Allen. *NSYNC alumnus Joey Fatone was the official host of the show, but Allen also made frequent appearances. The show was based on the Italian show Amici, where young talented dancers, singers and actors attended a school to become triple threat performers. The series used the title and imagery of MGM's 1980 film Fame (also about a school of budding triple threat performers) to give the show familiarity utilizing that trademark to American audiences. While Amici has continued into the 2020s, the reality version of Fame in the United States, like most Idol competitors of the 2000s, lasted only a single season. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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