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[dmb]

I know 31 will take the pi$$ out of this idea. But what do you reckon? Do you think that this place could be turned into a sit-com/series.
Speaking of which, time for Eastenders

[31]

No, you are forgetting that in the real world nobody is interested in TEFLers or TEFLing.

No memoirs, no sitcoms, no TEFL anecdotes, nothing just TEFL.

Besides few TEFLers would put Brad Pitt or Angelina Jollie out of business.

[sandyhoney2]

There is a program on Life Network called "English Teachers". It follows mostly Canadian teachers in Taiwan. There has already been two seasons of it, and a third is in the making.

I think one on Istanbul would be great. But I'm biased.

[sandyhoney2]

And the "teachers" part also refers to "TEFLers". Very few had Masters, hence the majority were inauthentic, unreal, bogus, (anyone got a thesaurus handy?)

Made no differance. Watched it anyway. As did many others.

[31]

shyster

[saloma]

The reality show about teflers in Taiwan is so fake. I have not seen it, but friends in Canada who have, tell me about the episodes...

None of the teachers have degrees, so of course they can't be hired legally, they put them up in the extreme south of the island, (which is quite unworldly compared to Taipei), and give them unfurnished accomodation, so they are all sleeping on the floor in roach infested fleapits.

The "reality" is nothing like this, the shows producers have fabricated a nightmare and placed the "teachers" inside.

[31]

[dmb]

Dallas had JR, Eastenders had Dirty Den. Who would be the character who everyone loves to hate

[tekirdag]

I think a tv show about teachers in Turkey would be very dramatic. I never know what will happen from day to day.

I have seen guys with weapons, kids get hit by minibuses, and people so poor it could break your heart. The "political" party in our building often hosts nasty fights. We have called the police many times as we thought they were killing someone.

The teachers in my old school haven't been paid on time at all this year. Years ago a teacher at the EC died while in the shower. Many tefl teachers drink wayyyy too much. I know a few who ended up in hospital with bad kidneys, livers...

I remember a teacher who used to make out with his Turkish girlfriend in empty classrooms at the school. And who could forget the time a teacher had drugs mailed to a ficticious name at a certain school.

I could go on and on...

Dizi? SURE!! Throw in some culture clash and it's very dramatic stuff!

[31]

[dmb]

Both Grant and Phil are coming back after the summer. oops sorry ImanH

[sandyhoney2]

[dmb]

there is a big fuss back in the UK about BB6. One of the contestants was a plant. She is actually an actress. I wonder how real reality tv shows are?

[sandyhoney2]

Most are scripted to a degree. Situations are fabricated, and the only real thing is the ad-libbing that the participants do. Like Osbournes - the producers would do something like bring in a dog psychologist and then tape the reaction of Ozzie (usually "what the #@%$# is this? Sharon!"). The only thing that was real, and was allowed to unfold in a real manner, was Kelly's drug addiction.

AS for the British BB6 - who isn't looking for an acting gig? A current cast member of the American BB6 had been on ELimidate and some other dating show, and was a male stripper, but his tagline reads "meterology student".

Reality shows are just sexed up documentaries. Docs get boring - thus the birth of reality TV - game shows taking on a whole new facade - and most ending up as a bogus popularity contest.

[Golightly]