US announces The Masked Dancer
Move over The Masked Singer... this is now a thing.
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Move over The Masked Singer, FOX has announced The Masked Dancer will screen in the US.
FOX is joining with Ellen DeGeneres to produce a celebrity competition show based on The Masked Singer and a segment that DeGeneres originated on her talk show (see clip below).
Contestants will perform unique dances while covered from head to toe in elaborate costumes and face masks, leaving audiences to guess their identities.
“This is gonna be just as fun and suspenseful as The Masked Singer, with a lot more krumping,” DeGeneres said in a statement, “and I cannot wait!”
“Look, first of all, with the clues you can get a lot out of how people move and you can get a lot out of the size of people and those things,” Rob Wade, Fox Entertainment’s president of alternative entertainment, told TheWrap. “The big difference is you’re not going to hear a voice, but often the voice is not that helpful anyway. So what we’ve decided to do is look at ways we can add more clues. We’ve talked about the modulation of the voice and the way that you’ll probably hear a little bit more of the true tone of people’s voices as they give the clues and there will be more conversation between the judges and the dancer. But the other thing we’ve talked about is adding ways to make the performances more interesting. So it won’t just be solo dances, there will be partner dances and group dances.”
No word as yet whether 10 or any other local network will pick up The Masked Dancer (probably), but this could get very confusing.
The show will begin in the US on February 5.
Source: AP News
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Followed by – Masked Big Brother, Masked Pooch Perfect and then Masked Full Monty.
They kind of dance around while singing anyway, well as best they can while wearing the costumes so this seems a strange idea.
Can’t wait to see a judge on the panel seriously ask if its Fred Astaire
This sounds like a terrible idea!!! Too much.
I’m not sure if this will be as good as The Masked Singer, though I think it will be just as fun judging by the segments on Ellen.
The Masked Dancer On Ice will be next, well maybe in the UK anyway where Dancing On Ice is still going.
Next will be the Marked Chef then the Masked Marriage LOL
Masked Married At First Sight can only be an improvement!
Coming up next – The Masked Whistler, the Masked Farter and Maskederchef.
Bit early for April fools jokes isn’t it?