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Reality TV: Kung Fu-style

by Anna Johns, posted Nov 18th 2005 3:41PM

shaolinOh, how I wish this was coming to American television. Chinese television is launching a Kung Fu reality contest called Chinese Kung Fu Star Search. Starting in March, contestants will vie to be the public's favorite martial arts master. Viewers must judge on virtue, kung fu and artistry, and they will text message their votes each week. The whole contest is going to take place in the famous Shaolin Temple (ah, yes, Grasshopper) that was the backdrop for the 1970s Kung Fu television series. The monks at the Shaolin temple apparently decided to do the reality show as an effort to market the temple to the Chinese. Chinese Kung Fu Star Search is going to have some big competition when it hits the air. It's going up against (I'm not making this up) Inner Mongolian Cow Sour Yoghurt Supergirl, which had 400 million viewers during its season finale last year. What is Inner Mongolian Cow Sour Yoghurt Supergirl, you ask? It's the Chinese version of American Idol with even more blatant product placement right in the title.
 

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Kel Leslie

Yes, I heard about Final Fu. There is also some Chinese American Idol Search on Beijing TV but looking for non-Chinese people here. I saw it here: http://www.martialartstalent.net/new.php Kung Fu reality shows are becoming popular it seems!

December 04 2005 at 10:29 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
michael

i also found this news from the mainstream news agency,but the fact is that this contest will also be held in the united states,Germany,australia,south korea,egypt and thailand.shaolin temple have declared they wanna hold this contest anniversarily

November 19 2005 at 1:29 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
russdogg

I was in China earlier this summer during Supergirl, it was unbelievably huge. I mean, more than Idol is in the States. Kung Fu might have a hard time competing!

November 18 2005 at 8:44 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Darien

Well on MTV2 we are getting Final Fu... www.finalfu.com. The MTV2 network will soon begin casting a television series that pits practitioners of one martial art against those of another in a strenuous string of challenges and point-based tournament fighting. The goal of the series, titled MTV2 Final Fu, will be to determine which style is capable of producing the definitive martial arts champion. "We are looking for athletes to demonstrate their skills, honor their art and defend their discipline," said Doron Ofir, casting director for the show. "Our goal is to find the best fighters regardless of their martial arts styleand showcase them to the world."

November 18 2005 at 6:27 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
CollegeToad

kunfu rocks

November 18 2005 at 4:49 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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