MTV's Made
My 18-year-old niece, Lindsey, has had the summer of her life. She is a natural thespian, writing, producing, and acting in plays since she was a little girl. However, she did none of that this summer; she spent a month learning to barrel race a horse.
Last year at her high school, MTV made a casting call for students for their emmy-winning show Made. From Wikipedia,
The series follows teens who wish to be ‘made’ into singers, athletes, dancers, skateboarders, etc. The teens are joined by a ‘Made Coach’, an expert in their chosen field, who try to help them attain their goals over the course of several weeks. Made documents the process the teens undergo as they try to achieve their goal.
Lindsey didn’t really have a goal to be “made” into anything (she’s pretty terrific as she is), she just wanted to be on the show. Being as creative as she is, she came up with something pretty original: She said she wanted to be a rodeo queen.
The producer liked the idea, and MTV found Lindsey’s alter-personality: a barrel racer who wants to be an actress. The two will share air time on a Super Made at the end of September.
Lindsey’s training culminated in her run on Saturday at a rodeo in Maryland. I won’t give away her finishing time. What I’ll do is post the show date and time when I find out for sure.
When I called yesterday, they were getting ready for the celebratory party, and MTV would be filming. My mom flew out from Ohio to see her granddaughter race. Mom used to barrel race when she was a teen, and MTV is playing up that angle. My brother told them also that his sister (me) is a coma survivor as a result of a horseback-riding accident. They might take off on that bent too, and My Lost Summer would get a plug on a nationally televised show!
I can’t wait to see Lindsey. Everyone I spoke to yesterday—Mom, my nephew, and my brother—all said she was beautiful.
Last year at her high school, MTV made a casting call for students for their emmy-winning show Made. From Wikipedia,
The series follows teens who wish to be ‘made’ into singers, athletes, dancers, skateboarders, etc. The teens are joined by a ‘Made Coach’, an expert in their chosen field, who try to help them attain their goals over the course of several weeks. Made documents the process the teens undergo as they try to achieve their goal.
Lindsey didn’t really have a goal to be “made” into anything (she’s pretty terrific as she is), she just wanted to be on the show. Being as creative as she is, she came up with something pretty original: She said she wanted to be a rodeo queen.
The producer liked the idea, and MTV found Lindsey’s alter-personality: a barrel racer who wants to be an actress. The two will share air time on a Super Made at the end of September.
Lindsey’s training culminated in her run on Saturday at a rodeo in Maryland. I won’t give away her finishing time. What I’ll do is post the show date and time when I find out for sure.
When I called yesterday, they were getting ready for the celebratory party, and MTV would be filming. My mom flew out from Ohio to see her granddaughter race. Mom used to barrel race when she was a teen, and MTV is playing up that angle. My brother told them also that his sister (me) is a coma survivor as a result of a horseback-riding accident. They might take off on that bent too, and My Lost Summer would get a plug on a nationally televised show!
I can’t wait to see Lindsey. Everyone I spoke to yesterday—Mom, my nephew, and my brother—all said she was beautiful.
posted by Elizabeth Evans Fryer at 5:43 AM
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