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EA Considering Sims TV Show

Posted by Zonk on from the who-wants-to-see-this-sim-wet-himself? dept.

Reuters is carrying the news that Electronic Arts is considering creating a television show based on 'The Sims'. The show would allow viewers to vote on what the avatars in the show would do. From the article: "One idea could be that you're controlling a family, telling them when to go to the kitchen and when to go to the bedroom, and with this mechanism you have gamers all over the world 'playing the show."

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  1. Hmm by pHatidic · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So basically this is a daily 30 minute infomercial sponsored by the evil alliance?

  2. Most likely ( and constant ) plot. by goofyheadedpunk · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The Sims have sex.
    The Sims have sex.
    Out pops a baby.
    The Sims, ignoring their baby, have sex.

    Seriously, is a show controlled by the masses through voting a really good idea? In this instance I am suddenly reminded why the Founding Fathers(tm) of America didn't want the majority of people to vote.

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    What if the entire Universe were a chrooted environment with everything symlinked from the host?
  3. Re:Die Already by Dashing+Leech · · Score: 4, Insightful
    "Why can't Reality TV just die already?"

    This would be a very bizarre cross-breed indeed. Most "reality" shows aren't reality, they're game shows (Survivor, Big Brother, Bachelorette, etc.). Perhaps the "follow people around" shows count as reality (The Osbornes, Nic & Jessica, etc.). The Sims TV show would fall in the latter category so would be more of a reality show than the game shows, but is virtual so is less reality. It's quite the irony.

    But of course it would fail. People watch the Osbornes, Nic & Jessica, Ashlee, Carmen & Dave, Anna Nicole, etc., because they're celebrities (though I don't understand why that would be enticing). I doubt the Sims qualify.