Groovy.

TV Not all that long ago a spoof of the historical docu-soap format ran on The Adam and Joe Show called 'The 1980s House'. Now the US Mtv network comes the perilously close with The 70s House. Review and comment from Pop Matters:
"The potential hardships are immediately visible: no DVDs, PCs, or iPods. No cell phones or Playstations. Forced to wear polyester and go without Biore strips, the housemates, aged 18 to 25, must also learn '70s lingo and converse without using current slang or references to anything of the last 25 years. The one who adapts the best wins "some groovy prizes," including a 2005 VW Beetle and a tour of Europe.
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4 comments:

  1. Annette10:17 pm

    I've caught a couple of episodes of this show. It is hilarious how serious the contestants are about being "the most '70s". Out of curiosity, does this show air in Britain?

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  2. Stuart Ian Burns10:26 pm

    Not yet. But I'm sure it'll turn up somewhere either on Channel 4, Mtv UK or The Music Factory.

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  3. Stuart Ian Burns10:27 pm

    By the way Annette, I like your blog.

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  4. Wyndham9:18 am

    If they do a British version I do hope the constestants will be forced to listen to Prog Rock, endure a three-day working week, power-cuts for the rest of the week, a 70s pay-packet - now worth about £33.79 I would imagine - and a fresh water shortage. They should also be forced to go to war with Iceland over fish and smoke 400 john Players a week. Ah, happy days.

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