Reality TV: Still a ‘Smart’ idea in the Middle East?
April 12th, 2006 Zeid Nasser (Admin)
Infinity TV are introducing a new reality show, promoting it as a Dubai-home-grown idea.
It’s called ‘Street Smarts’, will feature 16 young male and female Arab participants from across the region, who will win prize money of AED 10,000 a week and a grand prize of US$ 100,000.
Sounds interesting…. but what has Street Smarts got that will change the so far unfortunate story of reality TV in the Middle East?
First of all, it’s about “intellectually stimulating assignments” - surely that can be entertaining … hopefully!
Second of all, and most critically, “the 8 male and 8 female contestants will live together in Dubai throughout the duration of the show, with separate accommodation facilities for men and women.” - Oh…. that’s why it will have a longer run than the un-culturally sensitive and, therefore, unsuccessful Middle Eastern version of Big Brother… which was stopped by ‘public outrage’.
In any case, it’s worth another try at Arab-oriented, live-in reality TV.
Show host is Taleen Kirresh…. and the audience will vote for the winner through SMS.
Check it out at Infinity TV’s site.
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1. Noor | May 26th, 2006 at 4:28 am
heyyy …..its very nice program - street smarts - I loved very much ….am watching a very time and anywhere .
its my best favorite tc -show …..
I will thank everbody off female and male ….thanks to them and Taleen is very beuatiful girl……and thanks to Ziad batal and Taleen.
2. merna | July 22nd, 2006 at 2:19 am
eey,,,,!!!
hello street smarts is very very nice programe..!!
i am wating it very wensday en vryday..!!!
bye bye merna
3. rania | July 28th, 2006 at 8:03 pm
hi can i have abd alrahman namber pls
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5. meriem | September 21st, 2006 at 9:24 pm
hey!! i wached this program once and i really liked it !! too bad that the girls don’t stop fithing so the boys are taking a step a head , i’m algerian and i hate that khedidja talks with a libanese tong !! ramadahan moubarak a tous!!
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7. hanan | April 12th, 2007 at 11:36 am
انا بحب جداااااااا البرنامج استفدت منه كتير بجد على المستوى الشخصى والمهنى وانا للاسف متبعتش الحلقات من الاول فياترى فى حل للموضوع دا ولا لا؟ وبجد بشكر كل صحاب الفكره وبتمنى حظ سعيد للمشتركين
8. jamila abdulla hassan | April 24th, 2007 at 1:17 pm
i am abdurahman sister the guy who was in street smart 1
and now.
i really loved your show not because my brother was there
with you no i loved it from all my haert…
bye
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