Online Poker Players Targeted for MTV Show

On a thread on 2+2, that was posted last week by a person called 'TrueLife', it stated that MTV would be looking for people who lead online alternative lives. This post that many were skeptical about, was found to be legitimate.

Ben Rosen, in his posting as TrueLife, had this to say, "We're reaching out to a number of different online groups and cultures, and we thought it could be fascinating to profile someone who gambles online."

"The key thing we're looking for is that our subject leads a life that is very distinct/unique/interesting when juxtaposed to his or her online gambling activities,"

The initial episode of True Life aired in 1998, and featured people with Tourette's syndrome, gay marriage activists, and protagonists dealing with pregnancy, debt and other issues, just to name a few. Now, it would be like a documentary series on MTV, telling real life stories of the younger generation and their unusual subcultures.

Rosen believes that True Life stands our from the regular MTV programming, since is more like an objective documentary, rather than appearing as 'reality TV'.

They plan to search for several people on several different ideas, with online gamblers to be on an episode titled "I Live Another Life on the Web."