Los Angeles, CA -- This fall, the Fox Network will add to the reality show list with a creation designed to challenge players to learn the art of sincerity.
“You can be serious!” hosted by John McEnroe will be placed into the Monday 9:00 Eastern Time slot.
Contestants will be chosen from nominations submitted by friends, co-workers and family members, who wish to see the nominee drop their narcissistic, caustic, sarcastic persona and soften their tone.
Seven contestants will vie for $200,000 each show, with the winner taking home $125,000. There will be two criteria for success: Talking and Listening. In the talking portion, questions the contestants will need to answer could include: “What do you want me to do with this?”…”What will we do if it rains?” and ”Does this skirt make my butt look big?”
Contestants will not have an opportunity to see the questions beforehand. Instead, their spontaneous answer will be judged by a panel of experts, the audience and the internet community.
The panel of experts is yet to be finalized, but the short-list includes Dr. Phil, Dr. Laura, and Jerry Springer.
Players will be eliminated during the hour-long show until only two contestants remain. The audience will then team with real-time internet participants to pick the winner.
The listening portion of the competition will ask the contestants to pay attention during a recount of an important event without inserting an attempt at comedy, a story about themselves, or falling asleep. They will be judged on their timing, tone and facial expression as they say, “I see”…”uh huh”…and “that’s interesting.”
The road to not being such a self-centered jerk begins September 21.
