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THE FUTURE OF REALITY

Jul 14, 2003  •  Post A Comment

Second-generation reality shows announced at TCA:
* Bravo’s “Queer Eye For the Straight Guy”: Five gay style specialists give advice and makeovers to fashion-deprived straights.
* The National Geographic Channel’s “Worlds Apart”: American families learn about other cultures when they are transplanted to remote areas around the globe.
* WE’s “Mix It Up” and Lifetime’s “Merge”: Newly cohabiting couples are helped to resolve their stylistic differences.
* ABC Family Channel’s “Switched”: Teens of opposing economic and social status trade places; and “Perfect Match: New York”: Singles allow friends and family to find them the ideal mate.
* The Style Network’s “Style Court”: Friends bring friends before a style judge for evaluation and advice.
* HGTV’s “Outer Spaces”: Unsuspecting homeowners are treated to a surprise visit from a home stylist.