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Fame Academy [DVD] [2002]

DVD ~ Patrick Kielty
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Patrick Kielty, Cat Deeley, Richard Park, Carrie Grant, David Grant
  • Directors: Sebastian Kaddatz
  • Producers: Alex Dundas, Alex Hardcastle, Ali Smith, Charmaine Postana, Heather Darroch
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: Exempt
  • Studio: Vision Video Ltd.
  • DVD Release Date: 18 Dec 2002
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000083EDF
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 33,748 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Synopsis

Fame Academy was the BBC's alternative to the highly successful ITV series Pop Idol, and set out with the same aim of discovering a hot new pop talent for 2003. The twist was that the contestants were holed up 24 hours a day in the academy buildings, and each week the students were forced to battle it out in a live televised show to save themselves from elimination. This DVD follows the paths of all the contestants, emphasising the eventual winner David Sneddon.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Dissapointing, 16 Jan 2003
By A Customer
Having been a huge fan of Fame Academy from start to finish,I was naturally very eager to get this DVD..however I'm left feeling very dissapointed and a bit ripped off by the lack of new stuff here.Don't get me wrong,the musical section is great(though I would have liked to see David and Lemar's wonderful version of As on there) but the footage which promised the 'Fame Academy story from start to finish'was short,boring and included about two clips I hadn't seen before!It just told(very briefly)what happened,not what I was expecting at all I' sure they could have done a lot better than this.
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25 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A wasted opportunity, 9 Jan 2003
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I admit it, I was completely obsessed with Fame Academy. I think it was the best reality TV show ever. As a consequence I watched a lot of the live streaming on BBC Choice but generally only in the evening. I was so excited when this DVD came out as it promised lots of unseen material. IT DOES NOT! Most of the DVD is just highlights of the Friday night show on BBC1. There does not appear to be anything that has not been already broadcast. If you are a die hard fan you are going to buy this but otherwise don't bother as there is nothing that has not been seen before.

On a more positive note there is more coverage of Ainslie than any of the other student which can only be a good thing. Even here they have not included classic scenes like when him and Mali were pretending to be farmers.

The DVD includes a selection of songs performed on the Friday show, including some that are not on the CD, including Bad Bad Butcher!

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5.0 out of 5 stars So cool!, 6 Jun 2005
"Fame Academy" is really cool!I wotch "Star Academy" in my contrey
and i love it!This is my favourite show!I love the music and this is one musicworld for the many fans of the cool music!
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4.0 out of 5 stars A review of a review
I was disappointed that there wasn't more content in this. A few of the more memorable performances would have been good rather than just a few seconds clip. Read more
Published on 4 Jan 2004 by rjockwell

5.0 out of 5 stars loved it
I really loved this dvd.
it showed really fun bits of the stuff that happened at the academy, you see the highs and lows of the fame academy contestants, you see every weeks... Read more
Published on 18 Jul 2003 by nayo

5.0 out of 5 stars Happy Viewing
I really enjoyed this DVD as to me it represented a happy easy going documentary full of happy, positive people who liked nothing better than singing their hearts out! Read more
Published on 8 April 2003

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