Pastafarian Families Needed For Major Primetime Show!
Wife Swap, ABC’s hit primetime reality show, is looking for Pastafarian families for an upcoming episode.
Families must consist of two parents and at least one child between 7 and 17.
Families that appear on the show receive a generous honorarium. Anyone who refers a family receives $1,000 if that family is cast in an episode.
Email Greg at your earliest convenience if you or anyone you know have what it takes for this amazing opportunity. Please include names and ages of all family members and a brief description of your family and a photo.
Greg DeLucia
Casting Producer
RDF Media USA
greg.delucia@castingrdf.com
646.747.7954
Yes, this is for real. I think this will be a great opportunity for us to show the world how wonderful and tolerant the Pastafarian religion is.
Honestly, do we really have a choice? We must get one of our own onto this show, regardless of what the producers do to the show. If we let them get some fake posers, they will trash our reputation regardless of what the producers edit.
But, assuming the worst happens, anyone have any idea to find a legal way to force them to portray us as we are?
@bombadil
Actually, in my experience watching this show, they usually make the “normal people,” i.e. Christian family, look like bad guys, and portray the less mainstream family, such as the pastafarian family in this case, to look more reasonable.
The usual trend seems to be switch a christian family with a (fill in the blank) family. I’ve seen one where they swapped with a wiccan family, one where they swapped with an agnostic family, and one where they swapped with a jewish family. In all of those episodes, the christian family was portrayed as intolerant jerks.
@ Imricdaelf: “anyone have any idea to find a legal way to force them to portray us as we are?”
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Unfortunately there is very little recourse in these sort of things, as the release forms that one is forced to sign if they want to end up on TV almost always state that you surrender all of your rights ahead of time, and that you give the party in question (in this case, the TV show) permission to portray you in any way they see fit. It doesn’t matter if what they cobble together bears no resemblance to reality whatsoever. If you don’t sign, you’re not getting on, and you know what? They don’t care, because they know there’s gonna be plenty of poor dumb saps lining up behind you for the chance–the PRIVILEGE–of being exploited on nationwide TV.
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One of the reasons why Bobby’s message has been as successful as it has is because it’s been HIS message–a clear, concise, tightly-controlled statement which leaves no room for misinterpretation, ambiguity, or loopholes that would allow outside parties to besmirch or outright lie about it. Because Bobby didn’t leave it up to the good graces (yeah, right!) of outsiders to carry his idea forward, the Church of the FSM has a message that if actually read intelligently carries a lot of weight, and more important, legitimacy–even though it’s wrapped within a humorous paradigm.
This could be really good… As long as there’s a good pastafarian on the show, it’ll make us look good. As people have said, if they get some crazy jerk who’ll make us look bad, it’ll make us look bad.
So if you are sane and good and nice, DO NOT AVOID! go for it!
Ande,
As an ordained Minister I can perform Pastafarian weddings and I am looking forward to the day when I finally get to. My Forum Name is “MonkeysInACan” if you want to discuss this any further.
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As for whether anyone should go through with the TV show. If we can find a level headed well informed Pastafarian couple who would be willing I say they should do it. I’m only saying this because it would be better to find someone to do this we all feel confident wont make us look too bad than having some schmuck who just wants to be on tv and dress like pirate and and end up making fool of himself and the rest of the Pastafarian community.
As said above, if one of our own doesn’t go, they’ll find some pastafarian poser. Someone needs to step up in the name of all the is pasta! Someone just needs to sign up, and take your balls out of your back-pocket and show them how tolerant and amazing the Pastafarian community is. Of course while wearing full pirate gear..
At first I thought this had potential but after having read all of the post here I now have serious doubts. The shows directors will edit the snot out of it just to make it appealing to the lowest common denominator,ie the viewers and ratings. I have to admit though that it could be fun if the Osbournes were Pastafarians. I can see it now: “Sharon. Sharon! You’re not fucking Sharon? Where’s the fucking Romano?”
Of course at the other house during grace, “You do know I’m married to the fucking Lord of darkness, don’t you?”
The picture goes on.
Skeptics…are right on this one. I’d say avoid.