Pop Fiction (TV series)
| Pop Fiction | |
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 Pop Fiction Opening Screenshot (2008) | |
| Presented by | Peter Katona |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 3 (5 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Producers | Ashton Kutcher, Jason Goldberg, Karey Burke, Billy Rainey, Guy Oseary, Colleen Hall |
| Running time | 30 min with commercials |
| Original release | |
| Network | E! |
| Release | March 9 – April 6, 2008 |
Pop Fiction is an 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.
Tagline
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
| Ep# | Title | Original airdate | Code |
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| 1 | "Episode 1" | March 9, 2008 | N/A |
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Part 1: Paris Hilton and a guru drove around Los Angeles, eating, shopping, and eventually going into a hotel. | |||
| 2 | "Episode 2" | March 16, 2008 | N/A |
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Part 1: Eva Longoria and Mario Lopez had a lunch date together in Café Med. | |||
| 3 | "Episode 3" | April 6, 2008 | N/A |
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Part 1: 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's getting the tattoo. | |||
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 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. [3]