Britney Spears Super Fan Chris Crocker gets own Reality ShowAuthored by Scott Goldberg on September 19, 2007 - 4:48am.
Chris Crocker went nuts on YouTube following the Britney Spears debacle at the Video Music Awards, and 8 million people watched (you can see the clip here). Now reality television producer 44 Blue Productions has contracted with Crocker on a development deal, only the latest example of the power of YouTube to create instant celebrity. The show will be a docusoap in the vein of MTV’s The Hills and Laguna Beach, and will follow the 19-year-old Crocker's life in Tennesse, where he lives with his grandparents. “Chris first got on our radar a year ago,” said 44 Blue co-founder Rasha Drachkovitch. Crocker had been a web hit before the tear-filled Britney rant, having produced many popular videos on MySpace. "It's going to pretty much be the 'Chris Crocker experience,'" Drachkovitch said. "We consider him a rebel character that people will find interesting. He's going to be a TV star." Crocker’s commentary on the reaction to Spears’ VMA performance even found mainstream attention on Fox News. The crew made fun of the video, and Crocker responded with one of his own (see it here). You're not alone if the clip is an eerie reminder of Silence of the Lambs. Crocker also appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live, and his Britney rant was spoofed by Seth Green (watch the clip here). tags: MySpace | MTV | YouTube | Millennials | Britney Spears | VMA | Reality Television | Chris Crocker |
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True Chris Crocker.
Chris Crocker's TV Show?
o god, another idiot on tv
chris crocker
this makes me want to puke
: )
My God, how can you say such
ill watch it everyday
why?
I think its great
bullshit!!!
i love chriscrocker. I think
"It's going to pretty much
Haters YOU made the TV show possible. He wins you lost.
Love britney
CHRIS IS AMAZING
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