It’s Top Ten Tuesday again over at The Broke and the Bookish! The topic this week is supposed to be authors we’d like to see on a reality show, but they decided to open it up as a freebie week, since that topic is hard. I tried it, I really did, but 1) I don’t know enough about many authors’ personal attributes to be able to cast them appropriately, and 2) just because an author writes a character that would do well on a show doesn’t mean the author him/herself is cut out for the show.
Really, the only one I was sure about was Stephen King on Fear Factor. Because…you know…right?
So I’m tweaking the topic a bit, keeping the spirit but not the specifics. So without further ado (and in no particular order)…
Top Ten Fictional Characters I’d Like to See on a Reality Show
1. Katniss Everdeen (The Hunger Games): The Voice. Let’s see if the birds really do stop to listen.
2. Edward Cullen (Twilight): Dancing With the Stars. He’s a smooth operator who looks good in a tux. Plus, maybe his partner will teach him how to not look so constipated. OOH, we could call him Twinkle Toes. Get it? Twinkle? ‘Cause he’s sparkly?
3. Kaleb Ballard (Timepiece): American Gladiators. Okay, he’d probably need a while to prepare for this, and probably take up swimming again, but I think this would be kind of awesome.
4. Henry DeTamble (The Time Traveler’s Wife): Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Do game shows count as reality shows? I’m going to say yes. He’d have to look away from the big screens (one of the reasons I ruled out Jeopardy), but he may as well put all that librarian knowledge to good use.
5. Princess Buttercup (The Princess Bride): America’s Next Top Model. She’s the most beautiful girl in the world. And she’s dumb as a post.
6. Zeke (The Immortal Rules): Survivor. Pretty sure that after wandering in the wilderness for several years and avoiding death by vampires and rabids, a desert island would be a walk in the park.
7. Peeta Mellark (The Hunger Games): Top Chef: Just Desserts. Frost them to death indeed.
8. Four (Divergent): Fear Factor. I mean, he only is afraid of four things! And as I recall, “eating gross things” wasn’t one of them.
9. Kent McFuller (Before I Fall): The Bachelor. But only if I get to pick the contestants too. And there is no hot tub.
10. Luna Lovegood and Neville Longbottom (Harry Potter): The Amazing Race. Enough about the Triumphant Trio. Time for these two to be in the spotlight. Plus, Gryffindor+Ravenclaw seems a formidable pairing for this show. (And yes, I know I used one slot for two characters, but since they compete as a team, and because this is a freebie week so I’m making the rules anyway, it counts.)
Love the list!! It’s absolutely perfect! =)
Is there a way I can just like your post without commenting? I want to give you some mad props for such a great list and making me laugh and all, but I’m tired. My funny is spent. So. Good job!
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This was one of my favorites! And such a creative twist. I was trying to think of (an author) for our list for Top Chef and never came up with a good one… at least one who wasn’t already a chef, which seemed too easy! I love Peeta, so I extra love him here! It was our first time, and this was surprisingly hard!
Also Edward Cullen on Dancing with the Stars = instaclassic!
Mary
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I think Luna and Neville would be a great team. I always wanted those two to get together.
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Excellent list! I especially like Katniss Everdeen on The Voice.
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I adore your list! It’s perfect! Love Peeta on Top Chef and Four would be perfect for fear factor! Great job!
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Oh, I really like this twist on the topic. Very funny. I especially liked what you chose for Peeta. Hah!
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This is so perfect! Thanks for the laughs!!!
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Brilliant list! Loved it. Here is mine http://wp.me/pzUn5-YP
Princess Buttercup on ANTM would be great! Inigo Montoya and Fezzik might do well on Amazing Race 🙂
Tita de la Garza (Like Water for Chocolate) would kick butt on Top Chef: Just Desserts.
Haven’t read LWFC yet! I just finally wanted Peeta to be able to competitively frost something. You know, other than his face.
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HAHA! Neville and Luna on the Amazing Race? That would be epic! Great choices. (:
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I love your list! 🙂 Absolutely loved when you put Peeta Melark on Top Chef: Just Desserts. He’d do pretty well, won’t he? 🙂
Katniss on The Voice and Edward on DWTS had me giggling. 🙂
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I love your list. The only show I haven’t seen is the Amazing Race. I love American Gladiators. Go Kaleb!
I actually haven’t seen The Amazing Race either! And I don’t really watch any of these shows (well, I DID watch American Gladiators back when it was on), but they just seemed like good picks 🙂 The only reality TV I watch is So You Think You Can Dance and The Sing-Off, but I couldn’t think of any characters that would work for those!
This is SUCH a terrific post! Loved the match-ups. Especially Top Chef: Just Desserts. Frost them to death indeed, Peeta! Haha I would also so watch Neville and Luna trip and stumble their way through an Amazing Race!
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