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Article: Reality TV gone to seed.(Century marks)(Brief Article)

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February 10, 2004
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REALITY TV GONE TO SEED: The UPN network has announced a new reality TV series in which five 16-year-old Amish youth will be paired with five other youth and immersed in a city to see what happens. The assumption seems to be that the Amish kids are country bumpkins who won't know how to respond to the allures and temptations of the city. One TV executive admitted that this is a replacement for ...

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