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| caption = Opening Title Card
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| num_episodes = 8<br /><small>(5 unaired)</small>
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| executive_producer = [[Ashton Kutcher]]<br>[[Jason Goldberg]]
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| runtime = 30 minutes
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| company = [[Katalyst Films]]
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'''''Pop Fiction''''' is an [[United States|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|accessdate=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|accessdate=25 November 2012|archive-url=https://archive.is/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>
'''''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>


==Tagline==
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2008|3|9}}
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2008|3|9}}
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| EpisodeNumber = 1
|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/|accessdate=25 November 2012}}</ref>
|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>
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2008|3|16}}
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2008|3|16}}
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| EpisodeNumber = 2
|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/|accessdate=25 November 2012}}</ref>
|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>
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2008|4|6}}
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2008|4|6}}
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| EpisodeNumber = 3
|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's 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/|accessdate=25 November 2012}}</ref>
|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>
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==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 (executive)|Jay James]], both programming execs for [[E!]] and pitched the show and sent Shore the treatment.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anna Nicole to E!: You Screwed Me|url=http://www.tmz.com/2008/03/10/anna-nicole-to-e-you-screwed-me/|publisher=TMZ|accessdate=25 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Did E! Pinch Pop Fiction Idea from Anna Nicole?|url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/Did-E-Pinch-11352.aspx|accessdate=25 November 2012}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:2008 American television series debuts]]
[[Category:2008 American television series debuts]]
[[Category:2008 American television series endings]]
[[Category:2008 American television series endings]]
[[Category:English-language television programs]]
[[Category:American English-language television shows]]
[[Category:2000s American reality television series]]
[[Category:2000s American reality television series]]
[[Category:E! original programming]]
[[Category:E! original programming]]

Latest revision as of 20:11, 4 February 2024

For popular fiction, see genre fiction.

Pop Fiction
Opening title card
GenreImprov
Comedy
StarringPeter Katona
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
(5 unaired)
Production
Executive producersAshton Kutcher
Jason Goldberg
Running time30 minutes
Production companyKatalyst Films
Original release
NetworkE!
ReleaseMarch 9 (2008-03-09) –
April 6, 2008 (2008-04-06)

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]

  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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