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The Professors: A Reality Show Concept | Cloaking Inequity

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The Professors: A Reality Show Concept

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The hullabaloo about the Duck Dynasty reality show got me to thinking.  It turns out that the Duck Dynasty controversy may all be just part of the entertainment business— a carefully orchestrated marketing scheme. How about an education reality show that isn’t 100% pretend and follows the “stress, failures, unpredictability, and successes” in the lives of professors? Could it be more interesting than truckers skidding off the road in the arctic? Or the bored wives of Portland? Or the Kardashians (okay maybe nothing is more interesting than the Kardashians). Here is the concept from the website TheProfessorsRealityShow.wordpress.com. Check it out. Let us know what you think.
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Title: The Professors
Logline: Experience the rough and tumble lives of The Professors from the safety of your sofa. See the stress, unpredictability, successes, and failures of The Professors lives up close and personal.
Synopsis: Reality shows in the past have identified unique professions and lifestyles. These documentary style