Playing it Straight
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Revision as of 19:02, 27 September 2005
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Host
Co-hosts
Gaydar the Chihuahua, and the Troubadour
Broadcast
Lion TV for Channel 4, 2005
Synopsis
Reality game show that throws down what it calls the Gaydar Gauntlet - personally, we thought that was the name of one of those novelty student pubs. Anyway, there's £100,000 at stake for the man who can "play it straight".
Zoe from Kent (you know her, surely?) finds herself transported to a Mexican hacienda and presented with ten men all with the aim of winning her heart. But some of them are straight and some of them are gay. If Zoe picks a straight man at the end, the happy couple will split £100,000 prize money between them. If a gay guy can play it straight, he'll win the whole £100,000 for himself.
Zoe, bless her, has to eliminatate guys after each episode and hope to end up with a Jim Morrison, not a Morrissey.
Trivia
This program had a US debut on FOX in Spring 2004 and bombed, even with a $1,000,000 grand prize. It did so poorly that it was cancelled before the Finale. The entire series was available on internet pay-per-view on the Fox website.
There was a strong contingent from The Mole on this show - in the form of producer Peter Davey, edit producer Glenn Hugill and director Angelo Abela.
Web links
Channel 4's Playing it Straight pages
