Acceptable.tv

I've been waiting for something like this to turn up: Acceptable TV, the site - and the show.

Instead of some crusty old television executive determining which of these pilots are worth watching, we're enlisting you (yes, YOU!) to determine which of these pilots deserve the right to be seen again and which get cancelled. Here's how it works.

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Step 2. VOTE.

Immediately following the episode, you can come to Acceptable.tv and VOTE for your two favorite pilots. From there, the wheels of democracy are set in motion. The two pilots that garner the most number of votes will return to the air the following Friday night with a brand-new installment that continues where the original left off. Only now, the defending champs will have to square off against three NEW pilots, wholly unrelated to what aired week.

This is like.. reality TV for TV?!

I like it.

Comments

[bigwig]

I've seen a couple of the shows floating around the internet, and they strike me as pretty good. Reminds me of Conan O'Brien or Laser Cats from SNL. I can't be bothered just yet to actually go watch all of them and then vote.

[vjb2]

This is in many ways similar to the Channel 101 and Channel 102 events that happen at the NYC and LA franchises of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. Jack Black had a notorious entry which was mostly him running around in tighty-whiteys and a box on his head as some sort of superhero. I have friends who have been in other shows. The only difference here is that it's online rather than in person; I kind of prefer the latter for the community aspect.