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I just received this email - my address was apparently culled from the WAMALUG
list:
Hello, my name is Jodi and I am a casting producer for the show Wife
Swap on ABC television. I am seeking families who involved in the
subculture of adult Lego hobbyists. I saw you on the forum and thought
you may be interested in applying!
Families on the show receive $20,000, and anyone that refers a family
that is selected to be on our show is paid $1,000 per referral. Each
family should consist of two parents, at least one child between the
ages of 6-17, and should reside in the U.S. and have BIG, outgoing
personalities.
If your unfamiliar with the show, the premise of Wife Swap is to take
two different families and have the mom’s switch place to experience
how another family lives for one week. Half of the week, mom lives the
life of the family she is staying with. The other half, she introduces
a “rule change” where she implements rules and activities that her
family has. It’s a positive experience for people to not only learn,
but teach other ways of life.
If you would like to apply, please EMAIL ME DIRECTLY at
jodi.friedman@rdfusa.com with a family description, photo and phone
number. Hope to hear from you!
-Jodi
Jodi Friedman
Casting Producer
ABC TV/ RDF Media
Anybody out there thinking of volunteering? And who would you be swapping with?
A MegaBloks fan?
Marc Nelson Jr.
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Marc Nelson Jr. wrote:
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I just received this email - my address was apparently culled from the
WAMALUG list:
Hello, my name is Jodi and I am a casting producer for the show Wife
Swap on ABC television. I am seeking families who involved in the
subculture of adult Lego hobbyists. I saw you on the forum and thought
you may be interested in applying!
Families on the show receive $20,000, and anyone that refers a family
that is selected to be on our show is paid $1,000 per referral. Each
family should consist of two parents, at least one child between the
ages of 6-17, and should reside in the U.S. and have BIG, outgoing
personalities.
If your unfamiliar with the show, the premise of Wife Swap is to take
two different families and have the mom’s switch place to experience
how another family lives for one week. Half of the week, mom lives the
life of the family she is staying with. The other half, she introduces
a “rule change” where she implements rules and activities that her
family has. It’s a positive experience for people to not only learn,
but teach other ways of life.
If you would like to apply, please EMAIL ME DIRECTLY at
jodi.friedman@rdfusa.com with a family description, photo and phone
number. Hope to hear from you!
-Jodi
Jodi Friedman
Casting Producer
ABC TV/ RDF Media
Anybody out there thinking of volunteering? And who would you be swapping
with? A MegaBloks fan?
Marc Nelson Jr.
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LOL!!!
I just put up GtwLUG’s forum on Tuesday and this same message was posted; our
member’s haven’t even started using the forum yet. I found very similar messages
posted on other community sites for other “sub-cultures” - so it seems legit.
--Jack
AFOL, GtwLUG, St. Louis
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Jack Hawk wrote:
> In lugnet.mediawatch, Marc Nelson Jr. wrote:
> > I just received this email - my address was apparently culled from the
> > WAMALUG list:
> >
> > {Hello, my name is Jodi and I am a casting producer for the show Wife
> > Swap on ABC television. I am seeking families who involved in the
> > subculture of adult Lego hobbyists. I saw you on the forum and thought
> > you may be interested in applying!}
> >
> > {Families on the show receive $20,000, and anyone that refers a family
> > that is selected to be on our show is paid $1,000 per referral. Each
> > family should consist of two parents, at least one child between the
> > ages of 6-17, and should reside in the U.S. and have BIG, outgoing
> > personalities.}
> >
> > {If your unfamiliar with the show, the premise of Wife Swap is to take
> > two different families and have the mom's switch place to experience
> > how another family lives for one week. Half of the week, mom lives the
> > life of the family she is staying with. The other half, she introduces
> > a "rule change" where she implements rules and activities that her
> > family has. It's a positive experience for people to not only learn,
> > but teach other ways of life.}
> >
> > {If you would like to apply, please EMAIL ME DIRECTLY at
> > jodi.friedman@rdfusa.com with a family description, photo and phone
> > number. Hope to hear from you!}
> >
> > {-Jodi}
> >
> > {Jodi Friedman¬
> > Casting Producer¬
> > ABC TV/ RDF Media}
> >
> > Anybody out there thinking of volunteering? And who would you be swapping
> > with? A MegaBloks fan?
> >
> > Marc Nelson Jr.
> >
> > <http://www.lugnet.com/~326/
> > <http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/manjr/LUGNET/thumblink.jpg Marc's
> > Creations>>
>
> LOL!!!
>
> I {just} put up GtwLUG's forum on Tuesday and this same message was posted;
> our member's haven't even started using the forum yet. I found very similar
> messages posted on other community sites for other "sub-cultures" - so it
> seems legit.
>
> --Jack
> AFOL, GtwLUG, St. Louis
Hi,
I got this through LEGOFan today. I guess we could make money more quickly by
sueing them for massive spamming :-/
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=wifeswapabc
Gee, if they would be based in Germany, or at least in the EU, this would be MY
chance to make "some" extra Euros :-)
Leg Godt!
Rene
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Marc Nelson Jr. wrote:
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I just received this email - my address was apparently culled from the
WAMALUG list:
(clip wife swap solitication)
Anybody out there thinking of volunteering? And who would you be swapping
with? A MegaBloks fan?
Marc Nelson Jr.
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She’s been making the rounds of the Internet. Check out
my latest blog posting for some fun with this.
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Marc Nelson Jr. wrote:
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I just received this email - my address was apparently culled from the
WAMALUG list: snipped
Anybody out there thinking of volunteering? And who would you be swapping
with? A MegaBloks fan?
Marc Nelson Jr.
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Yea, I got this email too.
No offense to anyone that has decided to participate, but I find this highly
offensive on two counts.
ONE - I am a happily married man that believes there is a special bond that
marriage embodies. A TV show that exploits that is a detriment to a positive,
family-oriented society.
TWO - I am a proud adult LEGO enthusist that believes our hobby is a positive,
family-oriented hobby that may come to be respected at least as much as Model
Railroading one day. A TV show that is seeking to mock and poke fun at our group
is a detriment to our hobby/sub-culture.
I for one will not be watching that show at all. I hope that if you choose to
participate, you will be keenly aware of the producers’ attempts to mock you
(and hence us) on national television.
END SOAPBOX
Aaron Sneary
Husband and AFOL
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Aaron M. Sneary wrote:
What he said.
Well said.
JOHN
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At 04:05 PM 12/13/06, Aaron Sneary wrote:
> No offense to anyone that has decided to participate, but I find this highly
> offensive on two counts.
>
> ONE - I am a happily married man that believes there is a special bond that
> marriage embodies. A TV show that exploits that is a detriment to a positive,
> family-oriented society.
There are, of course, different ways of looking at this.
It seems to me that at the end of each show, all four spouses end up
talking about how much they appreciate the person they're married
to. Usually even more than when the show started. And, generally it
appears both families end up making changes that will make them
better people, and make their families stronger.
> TWO - I am a proud adult LEGO enthusist that believes our hobby is a positive,
> family-oriented hobby that may come to be respected at least as much as Model
> Railroading one day. A TV show that is seeking to mock and poke fun
> at our group
> is a detriment to our hobby/sub-culture.
This week, they had a family where the 5 yr old daughter participated
in beauty pageants. Maybe I missed something, but they didn't appear
to mock that. I can't possibly imagine doing that with a 5 yr old,
but maybe I'd feel different if I had a girl.
> I for one will not be watching that show at all. I hope that if you choose to
> participate, you will be keenly aware of the producers' attempts to mock you
> (and hence us) on national television.
My family has decided to apply, and as it turns out, we are moving
right along in the application process.
I'm not worried about anyone attempting to mock us. I'm very
comfortable with our choice of hobbies. I'm 100% sure, no matter how
positive they make it, there will be people that say, "those dumb
adults play with legos."
On the other hand, no matter how negative they make it, there will
also be people that say, "You mean I'm not the only adult that builds
with LEGO?"
There will always be people that just live to mock and poke fun at
others. That's their hobby. It's what they do.
On the other had, you can't believe how much fun I've had in the last
year, sharing my hobby with people all around the world, talking
about LEGO, Mindstorms, robots and all the stuff I enjoy.
Now, I need to practice being judgmental and extreme...
<Extreme judgement>
I'm shocked that you stupid people don't have the vision to see an
opportunity when it's handed to you. There are millions of people
who would die for this kind of chance, and you morons are too scared
of what mocking idiots will think about your precious hobby...
</Extreme judgement>
Well, that's about the best I can do. :) Please note that was
intended to be sarcastic. I'm just trying to practice in case they
do put me on the show. I do understand how the show may try to take
things out of context (like the above statement), but I hope I can do
a good job of presenting myself and our hobby. And, maybe I'll even
end up a better person, when it's all done.
Steve
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Steve Hassenplug wrote:
> At 04:05 PM 12/13/06, Aaron Sneary wrote:
> > A TV show that is seeking to mock and poke fun
> > at our group is a detriment to our hobby/sub-culture.
>
> There will always be people that just live to mock and poke fun at
> others. That's their hobby. It's what they do.
>
> On the other had, you can't believe how much fun I've had in the last
> year, sharing my hobby with people all around the world, talking
> about LEGO, Mindstorms, robots and all the stuff I enjoy.
>
>
> Now, I need to practice being judgmental and extreme...
>
> <Extreme judgment>
>
> I'm shocked that you stupid people don't have the vision to see an
> opportunity when it's handed to you. There are millions of people
> who would die for this kind of chance, and you morons are too scared
> of what mocking idiots will think about your precious hobby...
>
> </Extreme judgment>
>
> Well, that's about the best I can do. :) Please note that was
> intended to be sarcastic. I'm just trying to practice in case they
> do put me on the show. I do understand how the show may try to take
> things out of context (like the above statement), but I hope I can do
> a good job of presenting myself and our hobby. And, maybe I'll even
> end up a better person, when it's all done.
>
> Steve
There are plenty of people who think we are nut cases already, a Wife Swap
episode mocking AF'sOL won't make things any worse. :D
The thing I think is most worrisome is that on some of those episodes the new
wife comes in and clears out objects she doesn't like. In one recent episode
the Evangelical new wife broke to shards a large platter with Wiccan symbols the
absent wife had on display. What if the new wife comes in and donates or tosses
all the LEGO? For a lot of people here the $20,000 compensation wouldn't begin
to cover the value of their LEGO collection. If you are selected, maybe you
should entrust your most valued parts / sets / creations to a friend or relative
for the duration.
Maggie C.
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Hey Steve,
Good luck with your shot at participating in this. I am concerned that they can
cut and paste clips together to tell whatever story they want to. I also think
that they go out of their way to put together the least compatible people
possible, to generate controversy and hence ratings. So don't expect this to be
a pleasant experience.
One other concern is that if they think you're a reasonable person, you're much
less likely to be chosen. It's been a while since I've seen that show (or
perhaps the other one - don't Fox and ABC have shows with exactly the same
premise?), but I remember that the people they have are usually a little
freakish. Instead of someone who likes to keep their home clean they'll have a
total neat-freak who goes nuts if one thing is out of place (and then, of
course, place them with total slobs who haven't cleaned their home in decades),
or there was one where they had a religious person, but instead of any of the
people I see in church on Sunday, they had someone who fulfilled the worst
stereotypes you can come up with for a fanatic intolerant religious person.
I got the e-mail too, but don't fit their criteria (no kids), so it's not a
question for me.
Bruce
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