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===General===
===General===
*hit reality television series
*Hit reality television series
*in its eighth season
*Production company [[Fraction Media]]
*new season will begin June 24 in a special location north of the city
 
*production company [[Fraction Media]]
*In its eighth season (as of 2005)
*includes scientists, doctors, humanities students and a [[PCAG]] finalist
*Includes scientists, doctors, humanities students and a [[PCAG]] finalist
*weekly puzzle challenges will play a greater role and will involve more audience participation
*New season will begin June 24 in a special location north of the city
*Weekly puzzle challenges will play a greater role and will involve more audience participation
 
 
===Descriptive===
*The show has continually evolved, from a risky pilot to one of Perplex City's most watched shows.
*Twelve researchers are confined in a lab complex for months to conduct research.
*Producers make contestants compete for equipment, space and a share of the weekly budget
*Under constant threat of weekly eviction if they fail at puzzle challenges
*Performance is judged by guest professors from the [[Perplex City University|University]] and the [[Perplex City Academy|Academy]].
*The constant pressure to achieve often results in outstanding research and blazing on-screen romances
 
 
===2004 Season Contestants===
*[[Evan Boch]] won last year's season, and will be covering the new season for the [[Perplex City Sentinel]]
*[[Evan Boch]] won last year's season, and will be covering the new season for the [[Perplex City Sentinel]]
*the show has continually evolved, starting from a risky pilot that was condemned by academics and social commentators alike for appealing to the lowest common denominator, to one of Perplex City's most watched shows
 
*twelve researchers are confined in a lab complex for months to conduct research, under constant threat of weekly eviction if they fail at puzzle challenges, or if their research is deemed too poor by guest professors from the [[Perplex City University|University]] (and recently, the [[Perplex City Academy|Academy]])
 
*producers make contestants compete for equipment, space and a share of the weekly budget, and the constant pressure to achieve often results in outstanding research and blazing on-screen romances
===2005 Season Contestants===
*a recent media conference the producers of The Lab mentioned they were considering their legal options after discovering that Earth 'television' companies had apparently copied their reality show concept
* [[Kevin Alten]], a proteomics graduate student from [[Marmalejo College]]
* [[Torin Cornforth]], a history undergraduate from [[Perplex City University]]
* [[Ryman Gardner]], senior PCAG player and visiting fellow at the [[Academy]]
* [[Louise Haydock]], a neuroscientist from [[Perplex City University]]
* [[Shakti Sekand]], epidemiology researcher at [[Marmalejo College]]
* [[Kalli Shepuse], a theoretical physicist at the [[Rose Institute]]




===References===
===References===
*Perplex City Sentinel
*Perplex City Sentinel
**article, "New 'The Lab' Announced" ([http://wiki.incognitus.net/mirror/ppc/www.perplexcitysentinel.com/19.05.05/archives/2005/05/new_the_lab_ann.html link])
**article, 19-MAY-05  "New '[[The Lab]]' Announced" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2005/05/new_the_lab_ann.html link])
**article, 22-JUN-05 "Names of Six '[[The Lab]]' Contestants Leaked" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2005/06/six_contestants.html link])

Revision as of 17:08, 22 June 2005

General

  • In its eighth season (as of 2005)
  • Includes scientists, doctors, humanities students and a PCAG finalist
  • New season will begin June 24 in a special location north of the city
  • Weekly puzzle challenges will play a greater role and will involve more audience participation


Descriptive

  • The show has continually evolved, from a risky pilot to one of Perplex City's most watched shows.
  • Twelve researchers are confined in a lab complex for months to conduct research.
  • Producers make contestants compete for equipment, space and a share of the weekly budget
  • Under constant threat of weekly eviction if they fail at puzzle challenges
  • Performance is judged by guest professors from the University and the Academy.
  • The constant pressure to achieve often results in outstanding research and blazing on-screen romances


2004 Season Contestants


2005 Season Contestants


References

  • Perplex City Sentinel
    • article, 19-MAY-05 "New 'The Lab' Announced" (link)
    • article, 22-JUN-05 "Names of Six 'The Lab' Contestants Leaked" (link)