My Wife is in TV Guide - Who Wants To Be A Superhero 2

[Mistwell]

Here's something that I've always wondered: What is the time frame for the "shoot." In other words, how many days/weeks are these people contracted for and how much real time passes as we watch the show?

I'm not sure what I can say.

I think I can say that according to the contract they can be there at most a month, but the show is set up to film for less than that period of time if everything goes as planned.

 

[Mistwell]

I am saying this as a fan, and not as someone with insider information.

As a fan, I noticed that "DEFUSER" can unscramble to spell "REFUSED". Not sure if that is meaningful or not.

 

[KaosDevice]

I agree. They should have booted Miss Limelight. Not knowing why you a superhero and then crying on cue (when you realize you might be eliminated) is not super heroic.

I would agree, that all felt a bit contrived and wounded bird to me and I think Stan might be a bit of a sucker for that act, at least early on. Mindset leaving, eh, I saw it coming. I see Parthenon as the Major Victory of this season, comic relief, but not a winner. (Although, honestly, I did want the Major to win just because he made me laugh so much).

 

[Christoph the Magus]

I'm not sure what I can say.

I think I can say that according to the contract they can be there at most a month, but the show is set up to film for less than that period of time if everything goes as planned.

Wow. That short of a timespan, huh? Thanks for the info. I'll keep that in mind as I watch.

 

[Relique du Madde]

Wow. That short of a timespan, huh? Thanks for the info. I'll keep that in mind as I watch.

If you think about it, since the shoot is sort it now makes sense why Mr Mitzpah did not pack a second pair of pants.

 

[Mistwell]

If you think about it, since the shoot is sort it now makes sense why Mr Mitzpah did not pack a second pair of pants.

One pair of pants for a MONTH? FOUR WEEKS (at most)?

 

[bento]

One pair of pants for a MONTH? FOUR WEEKS (at most)?

Maybe his second pair of pants was at the dry cleaners?

 

[Brown Jenkin]

Wow. That short of a timespan, huh? Thanks for the info. I'll keep that in mind as I watch.

That is not unusual for reality shows (audience vote shows being the obvious exceptions). Most of them say in dialoge that somthing is happening this week or next week but that is for the viewing audience. Alot of them will compress things to 1-2 days of contest plus 1 day of interviews per "week." For game shows they might film several episodes per day.

 

[Thornir Alekeg]

We figured out from some comments made back in their hotel that Top Chef has one challenge every day. Assuming they give them the weekend or at least one day per week off, that means the season could be filmed in three weeks.

 

[Mistwell]

It is unlikely that they get a day off

My wife will be on the Today Show, tomorrow (Thursday) in the 9am hour, probably in the 9:30am segment. Another contestant, Parthenon, will also be on the show.