Live report: Fresh Formats Screenings: Factual Entertainment & Reality

A number of trends are coalescing in 2013’s latest reality TV formats, but The WIT’s Virginia Mouseler drew the grand themes out so we wouldn’t have to. Here’s the livetweeted latest from this entertaining screening.

Trend 1: Rednecks

Buck Wild, from All3Media, US follows friends united by pride for smalltown American life, community bonds and “unique” ways of having fun.

Buck Wild is dubbed as “a cross between Jersey Shore + Honey Boo Boo” bit.ly/16EzNri #mipformats

— MIP Markets (@mip) April 7, 2013

The Redneck Auction, Aito Media Finland. Follows a couple running an auction house in Finnish forests. #mipformats

— MIP Markets (@mip) April 7, 2013

Trend 2: Social Bonding

Ghetto Riders, Banijay Int’l Denmark. 9 Danish immigrants from the ‘hood are trained by pro cyclists to climb Alpe d’Huez. #mipformats

— MIP Markets (@mip) April 7, 2013

Can this motley crew become a first-rate cycling team, shaving their legs and getting beat by girl cyclers? Think of it as “Cool Runnings” except it really happened, and instead of bobsledding it’s about the Tour de France. (Kind of.)

The Secret Millions, Zodiak UK. Celebs work w ppl on 5 projects for a social issue. The Big Lottery Fund may give one £2M. #mipformats

— MIP Markets (@mip) April 7, 2013

Trend 3: Generation Mashup

“Gran Plan” from Armoza lets three grannies solve younger peoples problems armozaformats.com/granplan.html #MIPFormats

— Simon Staffans (@simon_staffans) April 7, 2013

Trend 4: Family Mashup

“Keeping Mum” from Adare sets two toddler-families living together in the same house rigged with cameras entertainment.ie/tv/news/Keepin… #MIPFormats

— Simon Staffans (@simon_staffans) April 7, 2013

Trend 5: Likes

Can You Face It?, Dori Media Portugal. A confident person visits a white room to learn what loved ones really think of him/her. #mipformats

— MIP Markets (@mip) April 7, 2013

Each person is then challenged to confront three personal issues and fix them in a grand made-for-TV manner: a person who wants to be a better boss will become a secretary for a few days, and a person who wants to be funner will have to give a stand-up comedy act. The potential for hijinks is enormous!

Trend 6: Psychological Rehab

Most of these shows can actually be construed as a kind of psych rehab, but this one could raise Hitchcock’s eyebrow:

Remember Me, Keshet Israel. Someone who’s made a life change has a “reverse makeover” + returns to old life #mipformats

— MIP Markets (@mip) April 7, 2013

The stars will then choose three significant people from their past to reveal their current and true selves to.

Trend 7: Crisis

Britain’s Secret Shoppers, Optemen UK. A bargain expert teaches ppl how to haggle + get better deals. bit.ly/142LjkE #mipformats

— MIP Markets (@mip) April 7, 2013

Trend 8: Social TV

Ever feel convinced that your personal couch-rants ought to be aired someplace? Now they can be.

Gogglebox, All3Media UK. A grp of normal at-home viewers critique popular programmes fr past week. #mipformats bit.ly/16EDUnc

— MIP Markets (@mip) April 7, 2013