<![CDATA[io9: america's next top zombie idol]]> http://tags.lifehacker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png <![CDATA[io9: america's next top zombie idol]]> http://io9.com/tag/americasnexttopzombieidol http://io9.com/tag/americasnexttopzombieidol <![CDATA[Zombie Reality TV Contestants Shuffle Their Way to the Top]]> Zombies have invaded every facet of entertainment, so it was only a matter of time before they shambled onto reality TV. VH1 just released five webisodes of America’s Next Top Zombie Idol, an undead parody of its already over-the-top reality programming, which pits eight zombified contestants against each other in the ultimate undead competition. Watch as they cohabitate, hookup, and learn why the walking dead shouldn’t go near stripper poles.

ANTZI is the brainchild of 51 Minds, the company that gave us such highbrow entertainment as The Surreal Life, Flavor of Love, and America’s Most Smartest Model. Here, they round up eight Zombie-Americans from different backgrounds (including “rage zombie,” “slow-moving zombie,” and “recently deceased vegan”) and challenge them to be the best reanimated corpses they can be. And when things start to get homicidal, the contestants are kept in line by host Carrie Keagan, who got a taste of the zombie life herself in Dance of the Dead.

[VH1 via ShockTillYouDrop]

]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5069978&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Not Even Zombies Are Safe From Reality TV]]> VH1's new zombie reality TV show, America's Next Top Zombie Idol, could introduce the world to steamy hot tub zombie make outs, backstabbing undead confessionals about racist zombie roommate, zombies getting in fights at bars, and competitive brain eating. The show's premise is simple: "Eight zombies live together and compete for the winning spot in a reality TV competition."

Since I'm pretty sure that zombies don't exist yet, the show will most likely be fake (most likely) although it will probably make more sense than The Mole. America's Zombie is paired with VH1's new reality horror show, Scream Queens. The pilot for the show will begin shooting in June this year. Let's hope it's a success so we can find out what happens when zombies stop being polite and start eating brains.

[Shock Till You Drop]

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