‘Smile… You’re Under Arrest!’ Lands At Fox Reality
Fox pilot announced in September, 2007 pushed to Fox Reality Channel for December premiere.
By Alex Weprin -- Broadcasting & Cable, 11/12/2008 6:28:00 AM
Smile… You’re Under Arrest!, the Fox reality pilot first announced last year, has finally found a home on Fox Reality Channel. The controversial show lures wanted felons--everything from DUI’s to drug charges--into elaborate traps, where actors create wacky scenarios ala Candid Camera. Unlike Candid Camera however, once the prank is over, the person being tricked is hauled off to prison by the police.
Fox says that the unusual tactics used to lure the criminals, such as asking them to model in a photo shoot or star in a movie, are not that strange, at least for the Maricopa County Sheriffs Department in Arizona, the police agency working with Fox on the program.
“Since the early days of television, shows like Candid Camera and more recently Punk’d have let America laugh at elaborately staged pranks and other “gotcha” moments,” said Bob Boden, senior VP of production, programming and development for Fox Reality Channel, in a statement. “Smile… You’re Under Arrest! follows in the tradition of these popular shows. However, it is the first to present these never-before-seen tactics that have been used by law enforcement agencies for years to capture wanted criminals.”
Smile… You’re Under Arrest! will premiere on Fox Reality Channel Saturday, December 27.
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Sheriff Joe Arpaio just takes the ball and runs with it. What's next, 24hour
web cams in the prisons posted to Youtube? It's a sad statement that
producer Scott Satin and his actors, Diana Terranova, Tori Meyer, David
Storres, and Dave Sherivan will probably get a Reality Emmy Award for
this.
What's next, The Prison Chain Gang Dating Show?
walter hobbs - 11/25/2008 11:18:00 PM EST -
Scott Satin is crazy and will probably win a Reality Emmy 4 this. Can't wait 2 see Diana Terranova, wish she was back on Nip/Tuck.
Aaron Goldberg - 11/15/2008 6:35:00 PM EST -
Man behind Smile You're Under Arrest is Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Elect him
president in 2012!
I'm sick of seeing actors fake prank other lying actors. Even when you r
buzzed those shows suck
My buddy is a deputy and worked on Smile. It was real, no
accomplices and all the deputies were armed. Can't wait
FYI- nothing wrong with shows that got hot chicks. Heard Smile You're
Under Arrest has Tori Meyer and Diana Terranova. Both hotties n kick
ass comedians.
Michael Henderson - 11/13/2008 2:45:00 AM EST -
ah shaddap, you're obviously benefiting from this somehow
this idea is terrible
tped - 11/13/2008 12:53:00 AM EST -
It should be an interesting show. As an individual who acts as an observer during DUI Task Force arrests here in Maricopa County Arizona, I know the officers involved will be very professional in their conduct. However we do get some crazy arrests here as I can personally attest. I wish there was a way to post some arrest pics here as I have some great ones I took myself.
F. Wilson - 11/12/2008 2:05:00 PM EST
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