MySpace Road Tour
| MySpace Road Tour | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Chris Culvenor Jimmy Foggo |
| Presented by | Jabba (presenter) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Chris Culvenor |
| Producer | Jimmy Foggo Alexis Tarren |
| Editor | James Ingram Colin Dawson |
| Camera setup | Shing Fung Cheung |
| Running time | Varies |
| Production company | FremantleMedia Australia |
| Original release | |
| Network | Myspace |
| Release | 1 September – 15 October 2008 |
MySpace Road Tour was an original online reality series created and produced for Myspace Australia by production company Fremantle Limited.[1] The series was hosted by television and radio personality Jabba and documented a cross-country journey to visit and profile MySpace Australia's 10 most extraordinary users.[2]
The series was sponsored by Just Car Insurance and Intel and ran from July to October 2008.[3] It was nominated in the 2009 Australian Interactive Media Industry Association Awards for Best Use of Social Media.[4]
During MipCom in October 2008, Myspace announced plans for a second series and indicated that it was in talks with cable network Foxtel to distribute series one on television.[citation needed] Myspace also commented on plans to produce other versions of the MySpace Road Tour in other countries.[5]
The format was created by FremantleMedia Director of Digital Media Chris Culvenor and Digital Producer Jimmy Foggo.[6][7]
Entry process[edit]
In July 2008 the Australian Myspace community was invited to enter via the MySpace Road Tour entry page over a three-week period.[8]
To enter users had to submit a photo from their Myspace album, submit their Myspace profile address and write a short answer to the questions "What makes you extraordinary?" & "What extraordinary present would you buy with $10,000?"[9] Myspace and FremantleMedia then selected the top 10 contestants.
The series[edit]
In September 2008, Jabba traveled across Australia in a bright blue kombi and profiled each of the 10 contestants. Each episode, focusing on one of the contestants, was 5 to 8 minutes in duration.[10] At the end of each episode, Jabba asked the contestant, "What extraordinary present would they buy with the $10,000 prize?"[citation needed]
In addition to the 10 feature episodes available on the MySpace website, users could also watch bonus content including outtake footage and "Jabba Challenge Episodes" that featured the host carrying out comedic challenges in remote Australian destinations.[11] The challenges were:[12]
- Jabba trying to sell an opal in the outback town of Lightning Ridge.
- Jabba dressed up in a Star Wars costume while crossing the Tasman Sea on the Spirit of Tasmania.
- Jabba getting Baz Luhrmann's help creating a cinematic trailer for 'Road Tour - The Movie'.
Voting and the winner[edit]
At the end of the Tour, after the final episode was posted, the entire MySpace community was invited to vote for their favorite "extraordinary contestant" via a voting application on the official MySpace Road Tour Profile Page, available for two weeks.[9]
The winner was Skarlett Saramore, the MySpace obsessed pan-sexual metal drummer from Abbotsford, New South Wales who played in the band Chaingang.[12]
Contestants[edit]
| Mick Pylak | Star Wars Fanatic, Campbelltown, New South Wales |
| Skarlett Saramore | MySpace Obsessed Metal Drummer, Abbotsford, New South Wales |
| Queen Miss Left Titter | Drag Queen Puppet, Miranda, New South Wales |
| Wednesday de Avaric | Gothic Burlesque Performer, Auchenflower, Queensland |
| Jimbo Bazoobi | Outback Nomadic Comedian, Grawin, New South Wales |
| Bruce Johnstone | Transvestite Speedway Racer, Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Renee Cassar | MySpace Australia's #1 Unsigner Artist Racer, Werribee, Victoria |
| Donny Pelsoczy | Teacher, Father and Rapper, Murrumbeena, Victoria |
| Hannah Coates | Upcoming Fashion Designer, Shearwater, Tasmania |
| Christian Hermes | Pro Wrestler, Manly, New South Wales |
References[edit]
- ^ MySpace and Bebo launch local made-for-web TV sites The Australian, Lara Sinclair 21 August 2008. The Australian, Simon Canning, 24 July 2008.
- ^ Neighbours firm Fremantle Media links with MySpace, The Australian, Simon Canning, 24 July 2008.
- ^ "MySpace.com". web.archive.org. 2 September 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "iView, First Australians top AIMIA nominations". TV Tonight. 22 January 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ FOXTEL HITCHES RIDE ON MYSPACE ROAD TOUR CO-PRODUCTION Archived 23 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Digital Media Australia, Natalie Apostolou, Friday 17 October 2008.
- ^ "Chris Culvenor, Senior Vice President, Development". Shine America. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Jimmy Foggo - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ MySpaceRoadTour (6 August 2008). MySpace Road Tour - ENTRIES OPEN NOW!. Retrieved 17 May 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b J Davis (25 August 2011). Jabba's MySpace Road Tour. Retrieved 17 May 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ Digital Media Magazine July News Archived 12 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Digital Media Magazine, July 2008.
- ^ MySpace Road Tour Profile Page, Official MySpace Road Tour Page .
- ^ a b "MySpace.com". web.archive.org. 30 October 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2024.