The Big Shaq Diesel Show

You may have heard, we on the reality side of the tracks, have scored yet another celebrity to star in our wonderful creative world of so called reality. This time the promising hopeful is NBA star Shaquille O'Neal...

Shaq (Diesel, Daddy, Mad Mountain, Big Kahuna, Aristotle, Steel, Kazaam, Shaq Factor (Okay I made that one up but it's catchy, you heard it here first) - or, whatever moniker he is going by this time) is going to be the star of new reality weight loss show for kids (Elementary and high school).

Drop and Give Me 20
Although the show is a great idea in theory, I am not sure what level of impact Shaq is going to have on teens in high school - who don't really listen to anyone; well at least I didn't in high school and maybe that's why I am a television producer today (Ah, I digress).

The point is, will kids want to give up soda and chips for Shaq? After all, we are talking about 'vital' necessities and giving up junk food as a kid is mortally inconceivable, if not blasphemous - that's like asking a teenage girl to get off the phone (Or, at least that's what my parents used to say...). Think about this, prior to governator, Arnold Schwarzenegger had been travelling the country as an appointed chairman of the Council of Physical Fitness and Sports visiting kids in elementary schools. Indeed, Arnold is a commanding presence, but Shaq should be an intimidating drill sergeant - we'll see...

The show is currently in production in Florida (6 episodes) and will air this summer on ABC.