[snukey123]

The article reads:

Channel 4 has unveiled two new shows to fill the huge gap which will be left when Big Brother ends this summer.

A new observational documentary called Notting Hill will follow up to 10 residents of the trendy West London suburb, with the results being shown for an hour each week.

It will uncover their experiences and reveal their views on the burning issues.

Channel 4's head of programmes Julian Bellamy said the channel was "stepping into virgin territory". He added: "No one has done something on this scale in the way we are going to do it."

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The second addition is the game show The Drop, where players can lose £1million.

They receive the hefty sum in cash at the start of the programme - and see it drop down trapdoors if they answer questions incorrectly.

A spokesman for Remarkable Television revealed: "For the first time contestants will be winning big - or losing it all - live on TV."




A bit more info about "Notting Hill"

A reality TV show about the residents of Notting Hill has been lined up by Channel 4, as it searches for new formats to replace Big Brother.

Cameras will follow around 10 “highly engaging” members of the public in near “real time”, with episodes screened the same week they are filmed in order to keep discussions topical.

The “characters” will be mostly in their twenties and thirties, and will live close to one another within the iconic West London area, made famous by Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts in the 1995 film Notting Hill.

The area, home to such high-profile figures as David Cameron, the Tory leader, was also chosen for its ethnic diversity.

The executive producer of the series, Stephen Lambert, previously worked on reality programmes including Wife Swap, Faking It and A Year With The Queen - the 2007 film that led to the departure of BBC1 controller Peter Fincham over inaccurate editing.

Lambert said: “Channel 4 encouraged us to dream up something ambitious and risky. Most documentaries are filmed over several weeks and are edited over months. We are doing everything in a single week.

"This way we'll combine the best of documentary with the best of reality television and give viewers something fresh, insightful and immediate."

Channel 4 announced last August that Big Brother would be axed in its eleventh year after 2010's forthcoming series. The final of the last Celebrity Big Brother took place on Friday.

The reality-soap genre is one that is already thriving in the U.S, where MTV’s The Hills - following the melodramatic lives of a group of glamorous L.A teens - acquired such a cult following during its first two years that in 2008 it spawned a spin-off New York series, The City.

The eight-part Notting Hill series is expected to be screened later this year.

[Braden]

Notting Hill sounds alright I suppose. Glad 'The Drop' is being picked up again.

[snukey123]

Yeah i liked "The million pound drop"

[JayManUnleashed]

By any chance, is Davina hosting "The Drop", because to be honest i doubt it now that Big Brother is rumoured to be brought by Five.

[Lee.]

Notting Hill sounds utter crap!

[snukey123]

If Channel5 picked up BB and she was asked to either host Big Brother on 5 or host the million pound drop i think she would chose BB

[Tom4784]

This was posted a few months ago, it sounds boring. I think C4 will suffer without BB more then it realises, they're gonna have to come up with a lot of new programming to plug the gap.

[snukey123]

BB is irreplaceable.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by happyland

Notting Hill sounds utter crap!

Oh God... doesn't it! I predict these "engaging" members of the public will turn out to be pompous, pretentious non-entities.

[Jack_]

There's no way they're going to survive without Big Brother. It's far too big a gap to fill and I doubt anything will be as popular.

The sooner they realise they've made a mistake the better.

[Smithy]

Wow that is one old ass article o.O

[snukey123]

alright darling, i didnt know someone else already posted it or whatever i just thought i would post it to let people know.

[vesavius]

If either of these shows top BBs figures, even without being shunted all over the schedule, I will be amazed.

BB finishing is one more reason for me to not watch C4.

Thank god they still have Coach Trip

[ILoveTRW]

Notting Hill is a rip off of The Real World.
In fact The Real World London was even filmed in Notting Hill.

[Raph]

Originally Posted by snukey123

BB is irreplaceable.

Agreed. The shows above sound like crap.