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1. For ten episodes in 2010-11, the E! network gave twelve brides-to-be a chance to win the things every bride longs for - a free dream wedding and lots of plastic surgery. Weekly winners received one procedure from her "wish list" while the top winner of the season received all of her desired plastic surgery. What was this one season wonder that combined romance with liposuction?
2. Large families make good reality TV, right? "19 Kids & Counting" and "Jon & Kate Plus 8" were highly successful for the TLC network, so why not a show following a rapper with 11 children? "All My Babies' Mamas" was set to star Shawty Lo, his eleven kids and their ten mothers. The plug was pulled, though, due to an online petition campaign and complaints from the NAACP citing stereotyping and glamorization of promiscuity. What network developed, then canned this gem before a single episode aired?
3. A select few reality shows are so successful that they become franchises. "The Real Housewives" is one of those lucky ones. Which of these "Real Housewives" installments was the first not to be renewed after its first season?
4. Twelve men and twelve women are placed in a primitive location where the men must be subservient to the women. The women would vote one man off the show every week and the last manservant standing would win $250,000. Fox thought this idea was good enough to schedule it for their 2007 season. After two delays, the show was dropped without ever airing in the United States. Complete the title of this lost opportunity, "When Women Rule ___ _____" ?
5. If you give your new show a name with some negative connotations, you have to be ready for criticism. And Fox was criticized for this 2005 offering which placed an adult who had been adopted as a child in a room with 8 men, one of whom was their natural father. If the contestant could identify their father, they won $100,000. Win or lose, father and child were reunited. Amid a barrage of negative press, public displeasure and complaints from adoption rights groups the first episode aired, finished low in the ratings and the show never made it to the schedule. What was the name of this "one and done"?
6. "Who's been nicest to grandpa?" That's pretty much the premise of another failure from 2005. An aging multi-millionaire land developer wants to decide who will inherit his enormous Kansas ranch. Ten potential heirs compete to see who earns the old man's favor. What did CBS call this underperformer?
7. An aging actor works to revive his career while helping his daughters launch their show business careers. Somehow the personal life of the former star of "Knight Rider" and "Baywatch" didn't catch on with A&E's audience and the show was quickly cancelled. Whose private life lasted only two episodes?
8. "Family Forensics UK" aired for one episode in 2005 on Britain's LivingTV channel. A "typical" family was sent on vacation for a weekend while a CSI-type team of forensic and psychological experts dug into every detail of their home and their lives. Possessions, computer files, mail, and trash were all examined. Then when the family returned, they were presented with a psychological profile of themselves. The show was cancelled after one episode but not due to bad ratings. Why was this televised invasion of privacy eliminated?
9. A "partially scripted comedy/reality hybrid" is how Fox described this oddity. Bikini model Lauren Jones joined the news staff at a small market TV station in East Texas. Fun may have ensued but ratings did not. After a dismal 2.0 rating for the back-to-back premiere episodes, the show was cancelled. Other than on Fox's website, the remaining six episodes have never shown up. What did Fox call this poorly conceived "hybrid"?
10. Wrestler Ric Flair salsa dancing. Boxer Joe Frazier singing R&B. Musician Sheila E. juggling with the The Flying Karamazov Brothers. These are just a few of the celebrities we could have seen performing outside their normal field if this 2008 CBS show had lasted an entire season. How sorry are you that we only had access to one episode of "Secret Talents of the _______"?
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