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it followed around 6 crew members for a full contract, but mainly focused on the fabulous jane MacDonald, who was a struggling singer from yorkshire England. She bacame so popular she has sell out concerts all over the UK still, and is now a regular panel member on the uk version of the View, sadly called Loose Women. Its a briliant day time show on youtube.. love it..
they did a reunion show last year, again wittingly called "return to the cruise" some of that is on youtube and worth checking out... Both great series that chronicled ship board life very well...
they should maybe do a faking it type thing where they get a repsected captain from an upmarket fleet and plonk him onboard a not so upmarket ship as an entertainment cruise director, or do the same with a container captain, give him 2 weeks to perfect his skills for 4 day getaway type sailing n se how many passengers clock on?!!!! might be rubbish, might not.. lol
Or a "typical" Grill class pax (UK and snooty) from QM2 with a "typical" party Carnival pax.
Other than that probably been done.
Even National Geographic has its cruise programme from Costa Serena.
quote:Originally posted by mike sa:Swop staff members from a Seabourne yacht and a Carnival Cruise ship. Waiter to waiter, Captain etc.[...]
What do you expect to happen? I am sure you know that professionals perspective on the brands you mentioned is a very different one than e.g. passengers might have. I know many crew members who worked aboard luxurious ships and also mainstream ships - especially crew members in higher ranks (since you mentioned 'captain').
quote:Originally posted by mike sa:Other than that probably been done.Even National Geographic has its cruise programme from Costa Serena.
Yes, there are actually a lot of documentaries on cruise ships and some of them would pass as 'Reality TV'. 'Just' following a crew member for a day would not be too original - this has been done.
I can think of several:Love BoatShipmatesThe new Love BoatThe CruiseReturn to the Cruise
I think "Reality Shows" have peaked and are on their way out, so I'm trying to come up with some ideas that are fresh and new. Sitcoms are done, the latest trends are moving in the direction of dramas for television but with a high-tech twist. What type of show, involving the cruise industry, would be (A) entertaining (B) hasn't been done before (C) Is fresh and informative (D) would be fun to watch and have a long shelf-life for multiple seasons
quote:Originally posted by LeBarryboat:Can anybody list some of the past shows on TV that were specifically "cruise" related?
"The Gale Storm Show" 1956-1960, starring Gale Storm (My Little Margie) as the Cruise Director on a round-the-world cruise ship. Every week various crew and staff members had their usual hi-jinks. Filmed in a studio, with exterior shots usually of PRESIDENT CLEVELAND or PRESIDENT WILSON.
Rich
[ 05-07-2010: Message edited by: Linerrich ]
I believe there is also one right now on Sky Travel aboard a Costa ship (one of the Conquest class ones) circuiting the Western Med.
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