Are you one of the hundreds of thousands of people recently laid off? What better way to pass the time than by watching a reality show — about being laid off! Variety reports today that Endemol USA is producing “Someone’s Gotta Go” for Fox TV, for a release date sometime this fall.
“It’s ‘Survivor’ meets ‘The Office,’” said Fox reality chief Mike Darnell, never shy when it comes to provocative series ideas. “When someone is arbitrarily let go the first reaction usually is ‘How come that person was fired when another idiot is still here?’ This finally gives employees a chance to make that decision instead of a boss.”
Fox and Endemol are keeping some aspects of the show under wraps, but here’s what’s known: Each episode will revolve around a different small business — usually one with 15-20 employees — that has been forced to make staff reductions because of the sour economy.
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