Underplayed Gems

Crowd Rules (2013)

Crowd Rules poster
Genre
reality television
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 8 episodes
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

Three small businesses pitch their ideas to a live audience of 100 people. The audience votes at the end to decide which business wins a $50,000 grant.

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What happens

Crowd Rules is an American competition/reality television series, created for and first telecast by the cable channel CNBC for its United States audience. On each episode, three small businesses appeal for the support of a studio audience "crowd" of 100. An audience vote at the end of each program determines which of the companies receives a $50,000 grant to support the growth of its business. The show was pulled from CNBC's schedule after two episodes were aired, with just 47,000 people watching the debut of the first episode and 42,000 watching the second episode. The network said it has not cancelled the series, but has not yet announced a telecast date for the remaining 6 episodes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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