Seems MTV are making their own version of The Internet Ruined My Life. Because that worked so well the first time.
Meet your internet troll IRL on new MTV series
"A new reality series from Critical Content and the producers of the MTV show "Catfish" is looking for online enemies in an open casting call.
"Do you have an online troll that's making your life miserable? Are they going out of their way to comment on all your posts? Have you ever wanted to find out who's really behind the profile? We are looking for people who want to meet their online trolls face-to-face and get some answers," the "Catfish" casting Facebook page posted on April 21.
While this might sound like the perfect platform to address your worst troll experiences, apparently the show is trying to appeal to trolls as well. In fact, the producers are pitching the same show to male gamers who are "sick of fake gamer girls."
A Craigslist ad, which is no longer online, read, "Are you sick of fake gamer girls and 'boobie streamers' racking up huge followings on Twitch and YouTube while real gamer channels go unfollowed? Do you make sure to give them a piece of your mind in their live chats and comments sections? On our program, you'll have the opportunity to confront the phony gamer of your choosing face-to-face and show them what geek culture is really about."
The ad also says the producers were looking for people with strong opinions on such topics as "feminism, gaming, vegans, conspiracy theories, rival sports teams, Syrian refugees, immigration, Black Lives Matter, LGBT/trans issues, etc."
How the show will portray trolls isn't clear from the casting calls. In fact, it almost looks like the series might be trying to encourage a reality TV version of the controversial Gamergate."
I've heard through the grapevine that they're looking at the likes of David Gallant, Alison Rapp, Randi Harper, Arthur Chu, DarksydePhil and Ethan Ralph for the series.
Where do we sign up?
Meet your internet troll IRL on new MTV series
"A new reality series from Critical Content and the producers of the MTV show "Catfish" is looking for online enemies in an open casting call.
"Do you have an online troll that's making your life miserable? Are they going out of their way to comment on all your posts? Have you ever wanted to find out who's really behind the profile? We are looking for people who want to meet their online trolls face-to-face and get some answers," the "Catfish" casting Facebook page posted on April 21.
While this might sound like the perfect platform to address your worst troll experiences, apparently the show is trying to appeal to trolls as well. In fact, the producers are pitching the same show to male gamers who are "sick of fake gamer girls."
A Craigslist ad, which is no longer online, read, "Are you sick of fake gamer girls and 'boobie streamers' racking up huge followings on Twitch and YouTube while real gamer channels go unfollowed? Do you make sure to give them a piece of your mind in their live chats and comments sections? On our program, you'll have the opportunity to confront the phony gamer of your choosing face-to-face and show them what geek culture is really about."
The ad also says the producers were looking for people with strong opinions on such topics as "feminism, gaming, vegans, conspiracy theories, rival sports teams, Syrian refugees, immigration, Black Lives Matter, LGBT/trans issues, etc."
How the show will portray trolls isn't clear from the casting calls. In fact, it almost looks like the series might be trying to encourage a reality TV version of the controversial Gamergate."
I've heard through the grapevine that they're looking at the likes of David Gallant, Alison Rapp, Randi Harper, Arthur Chu, DarksydePhil and Ethan Ralph for the series.
Where do we sign up?
