It’s a lazy first draft idea, which is all too common from anyone related to The Chaser these days. I’m open minded to the outrage machine, but not to lazy programs that don’t know if they’re comedy or informational. It just comes off as cringe.
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So… no, you haven’t watched it?
The format rights has been picked up by Belgian distributor Primitive.
Primitives offers Brigade, Reputation Rehab
Formats including Canadian survival show The Brigade and Australia’s Reputation Rehab are on Belgian distributor Primitives’ spring 2021 slate.
Reputation Rehab, meanwhile, attempts to reverse negative publicity experienced by sports and reality TV stars. In the format, a panel of ordinary people interview the celebrity in question to decide if they deserve redemption.
The show originally aired on Australian pubcaster the ABC and was produced by the country’s largest locally-owned prodco, CJZ.