Blogovision!

At long, long last the world of reality television has collided with the "blogosphere."  I present to you the Blogger Twins:

Cameron and Damien Barrett are 32-year old identical twin brothers who live in Brooklyn, NY. Both work in the technology field, both met their girlfriends online and both have been blogging since 1998 or earlier.

Cameron and Damien are huge (HUGE) fans of The Amazing Race, and they'd like nothing more than to be cast as contestants in the next season. Pay attention. This is where you come in. They've created a website (www.bloggertwins.com, duh) to help generate momentum in their campaign to be cast. They're asking anyone who is remotely interested/supportive to visit the site and then tell everyone they know about it.

This site, therefore, is a grand experiment. How much influence can we generate from the blogosphere and fans of the show? Will we succeed in getting the casting directors to take a second look at our audition tape? (Some estimates put the number of tapes they receive each season is upwards of 20,000 to 30,000.) Do we have any natural advantage because we are identical twins and long-time bloggers?

We are excited about the possibility of being cast, though we realize the odds are very low that we'll even get a callback for second round of interviews. The goal of this site is to find new ways to get our audition tape seen by the casting directors, in addition to the standard tape submission process (which we have already participated in). We are also excited about the possibilities of CBS using us as a way to market the show to a new audience (did I mention, we are huge fans?). I don't think any reality TV show has had contestants that were bloggers, and should we be cast we'd be the first.

As sick as I am of hearing about Reality TV, The Amazing Race is actually an OK show in my book, and I am definitely a fan of using unconventional routes to achieve a goal. So I am passing the Bloggertwins link on to you.

That is all.

Posted by Shannon

Comments

[Mike]

These guys are cool! You should go watch the video on their site—and leave them an encouraging comment saying where you read about them (winkie-wink).

And tell all your friends about these awesome bald dudes!

[Sarah S.]

I agree with you, Shannon. I'm also really sick of reality TV - in fact, I hardly watch TV at all - but I've always enjoyed The Amazing Race. It takes you (the viewer) around the globe and 'off the beaten path' - tons of educational fun! It would be cool to see these guys on the show.