Dreams Do Come True: Sarah Palin Shopping A Reality Show

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by Glynnis MacNicol | 7:55 am, March 4th, 2010

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Apparently, Sarah Palin wants to make the reality show that has been her tour de force through media land these last 18 months official. It was reported last night that Palin and producer Mark Burnett (the man responsible for Survivor, among other things) spent yesterday shopping a reality show around LA.

This is how the Hollywood Reporter described the show: “Palin and her family would be followed on-camera in the show, which one network executive described as “‘Planet Earth’ meets Alaska meets her family.” So basically an extended version of every trip the media has made to Alaska to report on the doings of Palin.

News of the show comes as less of a surprise than it might have a few days ago before Palin’s impressive appearance on Jay Leno the other night. It’s hard to argue this woman is not a total natural in front of the camera, and it’s long been rumored that she’s had her eye on some sort of television talk show. What this means for future political plans is unclear: this is either a genius stab at what could feasibly be an early national campaign of sorts — a bit like her Facebook page come to life — that ideally would then segue into an actual one. Or, a manifestation of the only thing that’s ever interested Palin about politics in the first place — namely, the platform and the cameras — and a reality show would satisfy both…and then some. Who knows. At this point its probably not best to underestimate Sarah Palin. Also, is Palin going to the Oscars?

Update: Politico is reporting that the show Palin is shopping has nothing to do with the Palins: “A source close to Palin says it is NOT a reality show of any sort, and NOT about her family, as some Hollywood media have speculated. It is about the people, geography, wildlife and wonders of Alaska.” Very disappointing if true.

Jay Leno, Mark Burnett, Sarah Palin, The Hollywood Reporter, The State of Politics

The Real Royal King

Now see! This is exactly the problem with this woman! We are admonished to take her seriously, and she does crap like this. Anyone who takes this woman seriously is a fool.
Ted

The show will be called, “Being There.”
same2u

The Wasilla hillbillies.
Christine

Supposedly it’s a documentary about Alaska, not a reality show. And it has nothing to do w/ her family. According to Politico
http://www.sailrabbits.com Magister

I agree with the unnamed “second executive”; “I can’t imagine broadcast picking it up. But it would make a great cable play.” And of course, a “cable play” would likely to be more of a E/Kardashian kind of thing because there’s already a living-in-remote-Alaska reality show that recently started its second season.

Unfortunately, I personally have never seen the self-produced R5 Sons because that particular channel isn’t on my dial, but that didn’t stop me from blogging a link-laden profile of the show and to me, it sounds like they have the market cornered on “America meets Alaska”.

As for Burnette… he gave an afternoon to taking meetings, which got him in a lot of papers and for about five minutes, he wasn’t the reality guy from ten years ago.
writer

I’ve heard that Sarah is going to be performing outrageous stunts such as appearing in public wearing jeans. Hilarity ensues when an angry mob of left wingers gather with torches and pitchforks, accusing her of witchcraft.
http://www.sailrabbits.com Magister

PS) I just went back and double-checked the functionality of my two month old links and was reminded that the phrasing in one of the articles was “The Matanuska Telephone Association just picked up the series for next season”, so it’s possible that a Palin has seen the R5 show.
The Real Royal King

I notice four (4) of the Palin litter in the photo above, which I believe is a campaign shot. I assume this was 11:00 p.m., during a sleet storm, on a school night.
imnotyourkind

This must mean she really is after the money.
The Real Royal King

mnotyourkind says:
March 4, 2010 at 10:46 am

This must mean she really is after the money.

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I think it is more than the money. She seems to crave, to have a desperate need for attention and acceptance.
Olby Sucks

Oh, the irony……
writer

And what sticks in the craw of the far left is that she gets the attention. Bwwaaahhhhaaahhhaaaahhaaaa.
The Real Royal King

Of course, two cats fornicating also get attention.
writer

But they don’t get rich. BWWAAAHHHHAAAAHAAAAA.
tjl

And neither do you, Writer. What’s your obsession with this woman getting rich? That seems more like a socialist viewpoint than a capitalist one. I guess you are one of us!!
DEO

Like Ozzie Osbourne’s family?

$arah is a knobcheese……
DEO

accusing her of witchcraft.
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Well, there IS YouTube footage of some preacher dude exorcising witches from her head…….
writer

tjl, I couldn’t care less if Palin gets rich or not. But the fact that she might aggravates you so badly, I enjoy saying it.
timzank

Since the reality show angle has been debunked, do you plan on changing the headline?

That’s what I thought. Carry on huffpo-ite.