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*Pop Fiction*
Pop Fiction
	Opening title card
Genre	Improv; Comedy
Starring	Peter Katona
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8; (5 unaired)
Production
Executive producers	Ashton Kutcher; Jason Goldberg
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Katalyst Films
Original release
Network	E!
Release	March 9 –; April 6, 2008

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Pop Fiction is an American practical joke television series that debuted on March 9, 2008 on E!.^[1] The series is hosted by Peter Katona, and in the spirit of Punk'd, the show creates fake gossip for the paparazzi.^[2]

Tagline[edit]

Is it real, or is it Pop Fiction? Celebrities who try to trick the reporters say the tagline "Is it real, or is it Pop Fiction?" at the end of the clips, similar to Punk'd, where celebrities say "I just got punk'd!"

Episodes[edit]

No.	Title	Original air date
1	"Paris Hilton/Avril Lavigne"	March 9, 2008 (2008-03-09)
Paris Hilton and a guru drove around Los Angeles, eating, shopping, and eventually going into a hotel. Avril Lavigne puts on a fake baby bump, and went shopping for baby clothes in Baby Kitson in Beverly Hills with her husband, Deryck Whibley and some other close family friends.^[3]
2	"Eva Longoria/David Spade"	March 16, 2008 (2008-03-16)
Eva Longoria and Mario Lopez had a lunch date together in Café Med. David Spade helps a bachelorette party to get into a hip club, Club Villa, and then he leaves with the bride-to-be on the eve of her wedding.^[4]
3	"Audrina Patridge/Lisa Rinna"	April 6, 2008 (2008-04-06)
Audrina Patridge (From the MTV Show The Hills) gets a tattoo with the words "pork fried rice" in Chinese. But while Audrina is getting the tattoo, another star shows up right next to the place she is getting the tattoo.Lisa Rinna has an affair with a younger man on a Malibu beach hotel. Then the next night the paparazzi tell her husband, Harry Hamlin about the affair.^[5]

References[edit]

^ "Episode Detail: Pop Fiction - Pop Fiction". Retrieved November 25, 2012.
^ "Ashton Kutcher's 'Pop Fiction'". Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
^ "Paris Hilton/Avril Lavigne: Episode Description". Retrieved November 25, 2012.
^ "Eva Longoria/David Spade: Episode Description". Retrieved November 25, 2012.
^ "Audrina Patridge/Lisa Rinna: Episode Description". Retrieved November 25, 2012.

[1] "Episode Detail: Pop Fiction - Pop Fiction". Retrieved November 25, 2012.

[2] "Ashton Kutcher's 'Pop Fiction'". Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2012.

[3] "Paris Hilton/Avril Lavigne: Episode Description". Retrieved November 25, 2012.

[4] "Eva Longoria/David Spade: Episode Description". Retrieved November 25, 2012.

[5] "Audrina Patridge/Lisa Rinna: Episode Description". Retrieved November 25, 2012.

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-'''''Pop Fiction''''' was an [[United States|American]] [[practical joke]] [[television series]] on [[E!]], hosted by [[Peter Katona]] and produced by [[Ashton Kutcher]]. In the spirit of [[Punk'd]], the show produced fake gossip for the [[paparazzi]].
+'''''Pop Fiction''''' is an American [[practical joke]] [[television series]] that debuted on March 9, 2008 on [[E!]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Episode Detail: Pop Fiction - Pop Fiction|url=http://www.tvguide.com/detail/tv-show.aspx?tvobjectid=292609&more=ucepisodelist&episodeid=7626712|access-date=25 November 2012}}</ref> The series is hosted by [[Peter Katona]], and in the spirit of ''[[Punk'd]]'', the show creates fake gossip for the [[paparazzi]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Ashton Kutcher's 'Pop Fiction'|url=http://blogs.courant.com/roger_catlin_tv_eye/2008/03/ashton-kutchers-pop-fiction.html|access-date=25 November 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119181940/http://blogs.courant.com/roger_catlin_tv_eye/2008/03/ashton-kutchers-pop-fiction.html|archive-date=19 January 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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+ |Title=Paris Hilton/Avril Lavigne
- |EpisodeNumber=1
+ |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2008|3|9}}
- |Title= Episode 1
+ | EpisodeNumber = 1
- |OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2008|3|9}}
+ |ShortSummary=[[Paris Hilton]] and a guru drove around [[Los Angeles]], eating, shopping, and eventually going into a hotel. [[Avril Lavigne]] puts on a fake baby bump, and went shopping for baby clothes in [[Kitson Boutique|Baby Kitson]] in [[Beverly Hills]] with her husband, [[Deryck Whibley]] and some other close family friends.<ref>{{cite web|title=Paris Hilton/Avril Lavigne: Episode Description|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/pop-fiction/paris-hilton-avril-lavigne-1190176/|access-date=25 November 2012}}</ref>
- |ProdCode=N/A
+ |LineColor = 8CDD81
- |ShortSummary= Part 1: [[Paris Hilton]] and a guru drove around [[Los Angeles]], eating, shopping, and eventually going into a hotel. <br>
-Part 2: [[Avril Lavigne]] puts on a fake baby bump, and went shopping for baby clothes in [[Kitson Boutique|Baby Kitson]] in [[Beverly Hills]] with her husband, [[Deryck Whibley]] and some other close family friends. <ref>[http://www.tv.com/pop-fiction/episode-1/episode/1190176/summary.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=episodessh&tag=episodes;title;2 Pop Fiction: Episode 1 - TV.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
 }}
 {{Episode list
+ |Title=Eva Longoria/David Spade
- |EpisodeNumber=2
+ |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2008|3|16}}
- |Title= Episode 2
+ | EpisodeNumber = 2
- |OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2008|3|16}}
+ |ShortSummary=[[Eva Longoria]] and [[Mario Lopez]] had a lunch date together in Café Med. [[David Spade]] helps a bachelorette party to get into a hip club, Club Villa, and then he leaves with the bride-to-be on the eve of her wedding.<ref>{{cite web|title=Eva Longoria/David Spade: Episode Description|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/pop-fiction/eva-longoria-and-mario-lopez-david-spade-1190178/|access-date=25 November 2012}}</ref>
- |ProdCode=N/A
+ |LineColor = 8CDD81
- |ShortSummary= Part 1: [[Eva Longoria]] and [[Mario Lopez]] had a lunch date together in Café Med.<br>
-Part 2: [[David Spade]] helps a bachelorette party to get into a hip club, Club Villa, and then he leaves with the bride-to-be on the eve of her wedding. <ref>[http://www.tv.com/pop-fiction/episode-2/episode/1190178/summary.html Pop Fiction: Episode 2 - TV.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
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+ |Title=Audrina Patridge/Lisa Rinna
- |EpisodeNumber=3
+ |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2008|4|6}}
- |Title= Episode 3
+ | EpisodeNumber = 3
- |OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2008|4|6}}
+ |ShortSummary=[[Audrina Patridge]] (From the [[MTV]] Show [[The Hills (TV series)|The Hills]]) gets a [[tattoo]] with the words "pork fried rice" in Chinese. But while Audrina is getting the tattoo, another star shows up right next to the place she is getting the tattoo.[[Lisa Rinna]] has an affair with a younger man on a Malibu beach hotel. Then the next night the paparazzi tell her husband, [[Harry Hamlin]] about the affair.<ref>{{cite web|title=Audrina Patridge/Lisa Rinna: Episode Description|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/pop-fiction/audrina-patridge-lisa-rinna-1190242/|access-date=25 November 2012}}</ref>
- |ProdCode=N/A
+ |LineColor = 8CDD81
- |ShortSummary= Part 1: [[Audrina Patridge]] (From the [[MTV]] Show [[The Hills (TV series)|The Hills]]) gets a [[tattoo]] with the words "pork fried rice" in Chinese. But while Audrina is getting the tattoo, another star shows up right next to the place she's getting the tattoo.<br>
-Part 2 : [[Lisa Rinna]] has an affair with a younger man on a Malibu beach hotel. Then the next night the papparazi tell her husband, [[Harry Hamlin]] about the affair
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-Episode 4 was slatted for April 13, 2008, but never aired.
-The series has  been canceled.
-==Controversy==
-Pop Fiction appears identical to a treatment that [[Anna Nicole Smith]] registered with the [[Writers Guild of America|Writers Guild]] in 2004 called "Celebrities Strike Back." Anna Nicole and [[Howard K. Stern]] met with [[Jeff Shore]] and [[Jay James]], both programming execs for [[E!]] and pitched the show and sent Shore the treatment. <ref>[http://www.tmz.com/2008/03/10/anna-nicole-to-e-you-screwed-me/ Anna Nicole to E!: You Screwed Me - TMZ.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
 ==References==
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+{{E!}}
-==External links==
-* [http://www.eonline.com/on/shows/popfiction/ Pop Fiction website] on eonline.com
-* {{tv.com|75215|Pop Fiction}}
-* [http://www.hideout.it/index.php3?page=notizia&id=3639 The first episode with Avril Lavigne]
-[[Category:2000s American television series]]
+[[Category:2000s American comedy television series]]
 [[Category:2008 American television series debuts]]
 [[Category:2008 American television series endings]]
-[[Category:American reality television series]]
+[[Category:American English-language television shows]]
+[[Category:2000s American reality television series]]
+[[Category:E! original programming]]
 [[Category:Practical jokes]]
-[[Category:E! network shows]]
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