The Miners Are Out, Let The Reality Begin

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By Nads | Thursday, October 14, 2010 | 3:00 pm | 2 Comments
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Spike TV waited for all of the Chilean Miners to get rescued before announcing their new show about West Virginia miners. The producers from the Deadliest Catch responsible for the new show titled Coal. The show will follow a set of miners, and their daily lives. The Spike execs are claiming that this show has been in development for over a year now…I believe that–but their statement was kind of ughhh.

The executive vp at Spike said, “It didn’t take a tragedy, and then a miracle, to get us excited about this…Obviously, we’re humongous fans of the kind of shows Thom does that celebrate the everyday man. We’re working on this project called Coal…We’ve tapped into something that people are passionate about; this is a topic the world is interested in…”–Don’t love the statement. Sure, I think a true docu about miners is very interesting, but their statement kind of puts a bad taste in my mouth. They announced the show the day after the rescue??? Had the trapped Chilean Miners’ outcome been different, I’m sure there would be no show.

I remember when Morgan Spurlock went down in a mine for his old show 30 Days, and it was a killer episode. Morgan said in an interview that being down in a mine for 30 days was probably one of the most challenging things he’d done. With that being said, I’m sure Coal will be very interesting.

Anyway…

I’m in for the show, Coal, just don’t love Spike.

Sidenote: YAY for the Chilean miners!!!

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Although comedy is her profession, Nadine has accomplished a lot in her young age. She is a national champion black belt, a world-class soccer player, and an avid snowboarder. She started playing soccer at the age of 4, and continued playing through college where she majored in Biology, but quickly realized her destiny was to tell jokes, not to wear a lab coat. So she decided to be funny while finishing her Bachelors Degree in biology and continued on to get her M.B.A. Nadine’s comedy style is much like her athleticism, fearless. She’s made her way up the comedy ladder very quickly, and has become a club favorite at many of the country’s top comedy clubs, including the Improv chain. Performing in the Boston Comedy Festival and being noted as the “one of the youngest and brightest up and comers” and traveling to the Middle East to entertain the troops are just a few of her notable accomplishments. These days Nadine splits time between the stage, a radio studio, her computer blogging, and a television studio. Nadine’s TV, Radio, Writing credits include: national commercials, talking head roles on E! Entertainment, Showtime’s Hot Tamales Live, The Skinny: Fat Free News, The Sunny Side of The Truth: Real World Hollywood, TVgasm, Zazreport, Daddy’s Girls, Jerseylicious, celebrity interviews on Mania TV, a weekly half-hour television show that syndicates to colleges across the country for National Lampoon and a nightly radio show on XM Satellite Radio.

2 Comments

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    sarcasatire sarcasatire
    Posted October 15, 2010 at 2:17 am

    Yay, they got rescued! But major burn for the wife who was there for the vigil only to find out her hubby’s mistress was there, as well! No wonder she stayed home the day he was pulled from the hole. Don’t think it matters much to him anyway..after 68 days inhaling nothing but testosterone, any woman would do! A reality show is obvious, but when should we expect the Lifetime movie written from the cuckold wife’s perspective?

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    hollagirl2
    Posted October 15, 2010 at 10:01 am

    @sarcas! I totally heard about that!!! I wonder how many of these little secrets got out. I can’t believe they all made it out after such a long time down there. Really a great thing to see.

    As far as the show, I think as coincidental as it is, it’s probably been in the works for a while, like they say… I was in Morgantown WV right after the tragic mining incident occurred a while back and the town was completely devastated. I could see that tragedy, and the fact that it got so much attention at the time- for being as as small of a town as it is- spawning a mining reality show.
    But I bet they were doing cartwheels with this latest incident! Talk about a lot of free PR!

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