Loveland (UK TV series)

Infobox Television
show_name = Loveland


caption =
format = Dating
picture_format =
runtime = 1 hour
creator = Joanna Pine
starring = Cilla Black
channel = Sky One
first_aired =
last_aired =
num_series = 1
num_episodes = 10
country = UK
producer = Tom Gutteridge, Standing Stone Productions (UK)

"Loveland" is an upcoming British dating game show to be aired on Sky One in 2009. [ [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1042011/Cilla-Black-play-cupid-new-dating-Loveland.html dailymail] ] The show will be similar to old dating show, Blind Date 20th Century but with a 21st century twist - the contestants hide behind avatars, created to reflect their alter egos. Cilla Black, former host of Blind Date, has been announced as host for the show.

Format

According to the Daily Mail, the show involves one person picking out their date out of three contestants. The three suitors must 'hide' behind a computer generated avatar (alter ego). The avatars will be extensions of what the contestants want to look like. The viewers in the studio and at home will be able to see the avatars live in the studio, interacting with real people. According to The Guardian, the show is being produced by Standing Stone Productions, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Creator is Jo Pine, who will executive produce together with Tom Gutteridge, former CEO of FremantleMedia North America and founder of UK production company Mentorn. According to C21, the format has already been sold to Fox in the US, who will be developing it for the US market with Standing Stone Productions/Tom Gutteridge.

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