The Surreal Life: Fame Games (2007)
The Surreal Life: Fame Games is a reality television series that was originally broadcast on the VH1 cable network. A spin-off of the VH1 show, The Surreal Life, the show assembles ten alumni of the show's 6 prior seasons to compete in a ten-week competition that takes place in Las Vegas, with the winner taking home a prize of $100,000 provided by the online gaming site Golden Palace.net. Robin Leach is the host. The contestants also compete in a game show format elimination round in each episode called "Back to Reality" that sees the losers, in the first 3 weeks of the competition, sent to "the B-List" which consists of living in a less luxurious wing of the mansion than the rest of the housemates, who are designated as "the A-List". In the later weeks, when the teams are split evenly, they compete in team competitions where the losing team must send 3 members to play "Back to Reality" to eliminate one person from the competition entirely. The show featured a theme song titled "I Wanna Be Famous" recorded by cast member C.C. Deville from his solo album Samantha 7.
Seasons & Episode
The A-Listers have to make the best "scandalous video" and get help by the B-Listers.
As the dreaded B-List swells to four members, the chasm between the two teams widens as the A-List continues to receive preferential treatment. The A-listers have to shoot a very short film segment and the three losers must play back to reality.
The A-List team continues to get top drawer treatment as celebrity chef Todd English arrives at their doorstop to prepare an exquisite meal for them. Rob freaks out when he finds strippers all over the house. The next morning there is no time to dwell on the previous night's controversies, as the teams must face their next task, "Hotel Trash Challenge." Imitating the right of passage ritual of true rock star style, the teams are given identical hotel rooms and the mission of trashing them to see who can do the most damage. What's at stake? While the winning team will be safe, the losing team must send three of its players "Back to Reality." This time however, after the game, the loser will receive the dubious distinction of being the first celebrity eliminated from the Fame Games competition.
The two teams must compete in the "Hooker Challenge" where they must determine which are hookers and which aren't. The team that loses will again have to choose 3 people to battle it out in the "Back to Reality" game show.
Seven contestants are left in the competition! So now the A-List team and the B-List team are no more and it is every man for himself. Each "Fame Gamer" must call celebrities they know and try to get them to call them back. The person with the most calls from the most famous people, wins. The person who gets the least famous celebrities to call them back is sent home.
After being trapped in the house for so long, the celebrities are told they get a day to relax. Little do they know, hanging out at the pool wasn't just for fun...it was a challenge! The paparazzi were taking photos of them all day. The three with the worst photos will be sent to "Back to Reality" where the loser will leave forever.
The five Fame Gamers must spend All Day with there biggest fan. The catch is they have to have there hands tied together. The three people who let go first have to play Back to Reality where one cast member will be sent home.