In honour of the Romancing Singapore campaign, we at TalkingCock took the liberty of rifling through the wastebasket at MediaCock TV, and look at this email printout we foundÂ…
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2003 17:06:06 –0800
From: "Programme Assistant"
To: "Head of New Programmes"
Subject: Re: New Programme Suggestions
Dear Assistant,
IÂ’ve had a look at the programme suggestions youÂ’ve given me and IÂ’ve appended my comments in bold.
>>Dear Boss,
>>I’ve been thinking: why don’t we come up with Singapore >>versions of hit American reality shows like “Who Wants to >>Marry a Millionaire?”, “The Bachelor”, “The Bachelorette” >>and “Joe Millionaire”? I’ve come up with a few
>>suggestions for your consideration:
>>Who Wants to Marry an Engineer?
Target audience too small.>>Who Wants to Marry a Single, Graduate Female Over 30?
Target audience does not exist.>>Who Wants to Marry a Foreign Talent?
Target audience is large, but theyÂ’re all probably hanging out at Boat Quay and not at home watching TV.>>Who Wants to Marry a China Bride?
Target audience probably all in China hunting.>>Who Wants to Marry Their SDU Match?
Nice premise, but probably no participants. Would you announce that youÂ’re using the SDU over national TV? >>Who Wants to Marry a Civil Servant?
Possible. But will probably only work if changed to: “Who Wants to Marry an Admin Service Officer?” >>Who Wants to Marry a Scholar?
Possible, but must make sure marriage doesnÂ’t distract the scholars from their studies. Skarly Gahmen sure hantam us. >>Who Wants to Marry Fann Wong?
Probably a lot of people, but for the wrong reasons. >>Who Wants to Marry a Mediacock TV Programme Assistant?
YouÂ’re fired. --BOSS