Another story 'bout Jed?

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[jdub]

The further this reality-TV craze spreads, the less surprised we should become at wacky ideas for shows. Still, this one's a doozy: The Beverly Hillbillies is making a comeback as a CBS reality series, reports TV Guide Online.

The network will soon begin casting for Real Beverly Hillbillies, a half-hour show that follows a rural, lower-middle class family as they are transplanted from their humble abode to a tony Beverly Hills mansion.

And yes, there will be a granny.

"It's a great fish-out-of-water story, says Ghen Maynard, CBS vice president of alternative programming.

"We want to find a family that's different from what most people know but still relatable, a family that loves each other a lot."

Maynard emphasizes that while the show isn't designed to mock hick culture, it will be funny.

"Imagine the episode where they have to interview maids."

[jdub]

How about they do a show where some liberal california or new york family gets transplanted to Odessa and goes to work in the oil fields?

[Commander8]

I thought we had a reality show with a similar premise: take a fowl mouthed, ill mannered, blue collar family from Birmingham, England and transplant them to Beverly Hills. It's called The Osbournes.

[yep willow its me fed]

This show, even assuming it lasts more than one season, will be caught between a very big rock and a hard place. If they keep doing shows about poor white folks someone will complain "why don't they allow blacks to compete on the show? Those racists!" And the minute they feature a black family on the show everyone will complain "this show makes blacks look bad! Those racists!"

[CholeraJoe]

Or a family of blue-blood snobs from Boston move to Montana to live on a ranch without electricity or indoor plumbing.

[dd5339]

I think PBS did that one already. It was also a pretty good show. My wife and I were sorry we missed the sign up for it.

Semper Fi

[Flashlight]

"Imagine the episode where they have to interview maids."..

These people better be pretty funny on their own if this is going to be one of the highlights.

What is supposed to be funny about interviewing maids???

[APBaer]

"All the gold in California,
is in a bank in the middle of Beverly Hills,
in somebody elses name ... "

[GodsLittleOne]

ya'll come back now

[WFTR]

How about they do a show where some liberal california or new york family gets transplanted to Odessa and goes to work in the oil fields?

They could try that in Louisiana, but people might not like it when the locals feed the liberals to an alligator.

WFTR
Bill

[oldsalt]

"... follows a rural, lower-middle class family as they are transplanted from their humble abode to a tony Beverly Hills mansion."

Almost like the Clinton Administration,nicht wahr?