Thursday, 27 March 2008
PEACE POINT ENTERTAINMENT GROUP BEGINS PRODUCTION OF
NEW TV SERIES EXPLORING REALITY-TV FOR CANADA’S TVTROPOLIS
TORONTO (CANADA) - MARCH 27, 2008 – Considered the world’s foremost reality-TV expert, 27-year-old Toronto native Murtz Jaffer created a website debunking the myths around the major reality-TV programs. Using a unique combination of guts and gusto, Jaffer recruited reality stars to write articles for him and turned his love for the genre into a full-fledged journalistic career as his one-man Internet project now receives over one-million unique visitors per month. Peace Point Entertainment Group has captured his mass enthusiasm in a groundbreaking series about being Reality Obsessed, premiering on Canada’s TVtropolis this fall.
Production has just begun in Los Angeles on 13 x :30 episodes that will wrap up by July and include shooting locations across the United States and Canada. This is Peace Point’s second commission by TVtropolis following FANatical, a 26-part documentary series on the most passionate of TV fans that debuted in 2007 and is still currently airing on TVtropolis and E! (Canada).
Editors: please note that high-res artwork of Reality Obsessed host with
celebrity reality stars including Martha Stewart and Donald Trump available for download, click on image: 
Producer/Director is Daniel Oron, an award-winning film and television director and a long-time collaborator with Peace Point Entertainment Group on such series as FANatical, Tanlines and Outhouse.
“Reality Obsessed is an innovative new series celebrating and dissecting one of TV’s biggest genres of the last decade: reality television, which is now an international phenomenon,” says Peace Point Entertainment Group President and Executive Producer Les Tomlin. “Each episode of Reality Obsessed has Jaffer on the hunt for answers to a particular ‘big picture’ question in the realm of ‘reality.’ He’s the reality-TV geek in all of us and his mission in life is to find out all that is reality television, going to any length to reveal its inner-workings and intricacies—and we, the viewers, get to ride co-pilot.”
Reality Obsessed follows Jaffer fully immersed in the chase. He tracks down interviews with celebrities, producers, agents, studio executives, and his fellow obsessed fans to get his story. Across 13 quirky, entertaining episodes, viewers will find Jaffer investigating how producers cast ‘monsters’ and villains; if a hot tub is the magic ingredient for romance; and what happens after the contestants’ 15 minutes of fame are up!
About host Murtz Jaffer
Murtz’s love affair with reality-TV began at the age of 20 in the basement of his parent’s house. He chased down autographs, photos and interviews from his favourite reality-TV stars. His personal rolodex of celebrity friends includes the beloved Rob and Amber, infamous Survivor star Jonny Fairplay, MTV Gauntlet's Katie Doyle and Big Brother's Kaysar Ridha as well as Donald Trump Jr. He’s also met heavy hitters like Martha Stewart and Donald Trump. In 2001, Jaffer launched Survivor-Central, an online resource about the popular reality television series. Featuring several writers from the show itself, Jaffer's popular site evolved to become, in 2004, the entertainment website InsidePulse.com, currently featuring a staff of more than 200 writers. Jaffer’s passion for reality-TV has made him a veritable celebrity in his own right, with frequent media appearances, including Entertainment Tonight Canada, Toronto Sun and The New York Times.
Peace Point Entertainment Group:
Peace Point Entertainment Group is a Toronto-based independent producer of cutting-edge television content for the worldwide market. To date, the company has produced well over 400 hours of television content with distribution in over 35 international markets. Current shows in production and/or airing include Ed’s Up! (OLN Canada), Bump! (OUTtv), Food Jammers (Food Canada), Fresh with Anna Olson (Food Canada), Reality Obsessed (TVtropolis) and Real Fight Club (Global TV). The company creates, finances, produces and distributes popular television programming in a variety of genres including doc, lifestyle, reality and drama. Additionally, Peace Point is a shareholder of OUTtv Canada where Tomlin also sits on the board. OUTtv is a national Canadian digital specialty channel (formerly PrideVision).For more information and video clips, log onto: www.peacepoint.tv
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