Fox is sending a bizarre collection of celebrities to fake Mars for a new reality show
It’s not easy keeping up with the increasingly deranged appetite for reality TV shows, especially when those shows feature celebrities as contests. But in an effort to pursue the weirdest matches possible, Fox has committed to sending a dozen of the most random celebs imaginable to fake Mars in order to get William Shatner’s endorsement on the new reality show. Stars on Mars.
The full list of matches of the series:
- Lance Armstrong – Legendary cyclist with a tarnished reputation after the doping scandal
- Natasha Leggero – Comedian
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Marshawn Lynch – Former NFL player
- Christopher Mintz-Plasse – Actor
- Adam Rippon – Olympic figure skater
- Ronda Rousey – Wrestler and former UFC fighter
- Tom Schwartz – Television Personality
- Richard Sherman – Former NFL player
- Tinashe – Musician
- Porsha Williams Guobadia – Television Personality
- Tallulah Willis – the daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore
- Ariel Williams – Actor
Meanwhile, William Shatner will play the role of mission control. It’s not at all clear what any of these celebs have in common besides fame, which is exactly how all celebrity reality shows should be cast.
The show will task its contestants with colonizing and conquering a fake Mars in contests that will slowly eliminate contestants until only one remains. What exactly these competitions might be and how exactly they relate to Mars is unclear so far. One thing we do know is that the show’s contestants are eliminated via vote, meaning the winner of fake Mars will be determined just as much by social competition as it is by physical competition.
While it’s odd that the goal of the series is ostensibly to decide which celebrity we’ll be forever in solitude on Mars with, maybe if the show lasts enough seasons we could eventually send 12 random famous people to real Mars for real. a social Hunger Games.
Stars on Mars debuts on Fox starting June 5.