Britney and Kevin: Chaotic is an American reality show created by Anthony E. Zuicker. The starring starred American singer Britney Spears and her then husband Kevin Federline . Consisting of five episodes, the series was released on UPN from May 17 to June 14, 2005. The series reflects a chronicle of a couple’s relationship from courtship to engagement and wedding.
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| Genre | reality |
| Authors) | Anthony E. Zuicker |
| Starter topic | "Chaotic" performed by Britney Spears |
| Composer | Michael bell Karlsson Pontus Wynnberg Henryk Jonback |
| Country of Origin | USA |
| Number of seasons | one |
| Number of issues | 5 |
| Production | |
| Producer (s) | Michael Wil |
| Executive Producer (s) | Britney Spears Kevin Federline Susan Zirinsky |
| Duration | 22 minutes |
| Broadcasting | |
| TV Channel (s) | UPN |
| Broadcast Period | May 17, 2005 - June 14, 2005 |
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| Subsequent Transmissions | |
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Most of the videos were originally shot for Spears' personal reality series to document The Onyx Hotel Tour's European tour in the spring of 2004. Spears fell and injured her left knee during the filming of the video for the single “ Outrageous ”, due to which the rest of the tour and the series were canceled.
Britney and Kevin: Chaotic was heavily criticized by critics who considered the series the end of a career for Spears. Critics have noted Spears' excessive narcissism and criticized the themes of the series because they are too frank. Britney and Kevin: Chaotic was released on DVD, including Spears' first mini-album of the same name .
Content
- 1 Background
- 2 Creation
- 3 Critical Reviews
- 4 American Television Ratings
- 5 episodes
- 6 Home Media
- 7 Notes
- 8 Literature
Background
MTV News announced in April 2004 that Spears is planning a reality show to document her life behind the scenes during the European part of The Onyx Hotel Tour . [1] Selected under the name OnTourage , the footage from the six-week stage was compiled into a six-episode series, each episode of which was sold for approximately $ 1 million, "much more than most reality programs." [1] Spears was a narrator and filmed material about her dancers and cameramen. [1] The show was supposed to end before the summer of 2004. [1]
On June 8, during Spears filming the Outrageous clip in Manhattan , she fell and injured her left knee. [2] She was immediately taken to a local hospital and had arthroscopy performed the next day. Britney spent six weeks with a tight bandage and the next eight to twelve weeks of rehabilitation, which canceled all upcoming concerts. [2] As a result, OnTourage also fell into disrepair. [3]
In July of that year, Spears announced her engagement to American dancer Kevin Federline , whom she met three months earlier. Since Federline only broke off relations with actress Shar Jackson , who was pregnant with their second child, this engagement was the subject of close attention of the media . [4] They held the wedding ceremony on September 18, 2004, but officially married three weeks later on October 6 due to a delay in the settlement of the couple’s pre-wedding agreement. [5] In October 2004, the singer announced that she would take a career break to take care of her family. [6]
Creation
After the "fierce war," on April 5, 2005, it was announced that Spears had signed a contract with UPN to air a reality show about her relationship with Federline. The series, which was released in five episodes, opened the chronicle of the relationship “from the first courtship to the engagement and, ultimately, to the ceremony of marriage. [7] In a statement on the series Spears said:“ From the day I and Kevin met, there have been constant rumors and erroneous conjectures about our life together.I feel that last year, the tabloids have been chasing after my life, and I'm really glad to show my fans what really happened, better than all the stories that were misinterpreted by journalists in the past. As I mentioned above, now I'm collecting Subscribe to express my personal life through art. " [7]
Originally called Britney and Kevin: Can You Handle Our Truth? , before changing it to Britney and Kevin: Chaotic with the key phrase "Can You Handle Our Truth?" ( Rus. Can you accept our truth? ). [8] The main locations for OnTourage were used for Britney and Kevin: Chaotic . [3] According to Spears, the series helped to get to know each other better: “I didn't know Kevin so well, and when I pulled out my camera, I felt better. This is really strange, because at first it was stressful. We were so nervous when we were together. I was really shy, and when I took the camera in my hands, I felt that I could express more. ” [9]
Criticism Reviews
Britney and Kevin: Chaotic has been heavily criticized by critics. Taylor Caric of Flak Magazine found the series to “offend common sense and decency,” [8] commenting that “Britney’s ridiculous behavior in Chaotic confirms the obvious openness of her status as a“ celebrity product ”and“ the calculated nature of her success. ” [ 8] He also noted that music critics “will easily open the gateway to new and creative ways to discuss her failed attempts against sanity in pop culture.” [8] DVD Talk Aaron Beyrle viewed the series as “an absolute natural disaster,” writing: " Britney & Kevin: Chaotic is an absolutely watchable and terrible crash of the series. ” [10] Ed Gonzales, author of Slant Magazine , remarked:“ The extreme style of filming the show makes it especially difficult to look at - no more and no less - a totem for narcissism populist narcissism ” He stated that Spears' views expressed in the series suggest that she “believes that she is the one and only in the world.” [11]
Josh Walk of Entertainment Weekly felt that Britney and Kevin: Chaotic was Spears' career suicide on camcorder, commenting that "the truth is not only that it is tasteless, but also obsessed with itself to a dangerous degree." Walk also noted that “many overlapping things are shameful on this show, as are Britney herself, which I may not be able to understand.” [12] Variety's Laura Fryce took the series as “a visual attack from the camera’s disgusting camera angles, likely to upset even the most insensitive viewer.” [13] Haley Butler on the Jam portal ! gave the final episode a mixed review, saying that it was full of “heartbreaking moments” and “the only episode without Britney’s idiotic jokes, childish behavior and reasoning about life,” commenting that Spears and Federline’s wedding scenes “looked very emotional and touching.” Butler also became interested: “Do they think their show has reached its goal?” [fourteen]
US Television Ratings
The first episode of the series was watched by 3.7 million viewers, [15] making UPN the most watched channel since the beginning of March 2004 at 9:00 p.m. [16] The second episode attracted 3 million viewers, ending eighty-first in the time slot for the week. [16] The third and fourth episodes were watched by 2.5 million viewers each, [15] while the final episode aired an hour earlier - at 8:00 pm EST , [17] with 2.1 million viewers. [15] The Britney and Kevin: Chaotic show lost in particular 1.6 million viewers during the month of the broadcast. [fifteen]
Episodes
| No. | Title | Producer | American viewers [15] (million) | Original Release Date |
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| one | "Can You Handle My Truth?" | Anthony E. Zuicker | 3.7 | May 17, 2005 |
| Spears has fun with the new camera, at times focusing on other people, but mostly on himself. She asks people about their opinions on sex, love and marriage during a tour in London. Federline appears as the new guy Spears. | ||||
| 2 | "Who Said Anything About Love?" | Anthony E. Zuicker | 3.0 | May 24, 2005 |
| Spears takes off the first special moments of her relationship with Federline. She is also nervous when Federline first watches her stage performance. | ||||
| 3 | "Scared to Love You" | Anthony E. Zuicker | 2.5 | May 31, 2005 |
| The relationship between Spears and Federline develops until the moment when Spears admits that he loves him. However, when Federline does not reciprocate, Spears closes in on herself and confesses to the camera for comfort. | ||||
| four | "Magic Happens" | Anthony E. Zuicker | 2.5 | June 7, 2005 |
| After a day in Paris, Spears realizes that Federline is “the only” one for her, so she offers to get married. Federline refuses, and later offers her a hand and a heart. | ||||
| 5 | "Veil of Secrecy" | Anthony E. Zuicker | 2.1 | June 14, 2005 |
| The Spears and Federline family, as well as their relatives and friends, arrive as they think of the betrothal party, but find out that they actually came to their wedding. | ||||
Home Media
Britney & Kevin: Chaotic ... the DVD & More was released on September 27, 2005 in the United States. [10] The DVD included five episodes of the series, music videos for the singles “ Do Somethin ' ” (2005) and “ Someday (I Will Understand) ” (2005), as well as a bonus mini-album with several new songs, including the soundtrack of the show - the song "Chaotic". [10] [18] A photo gallery from the couple’s wedding ceremony was also included in the publication. [10] The presentation was presented in a screen size of 1.33: 1. [10] In Japan, the DVD peaked at line 40 on the Oricon DVD chart, remaining on the chart for 4 weeks. [19]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Moss, Corey Britney Spears Takes Another Cue From Madonna, Shops Reality Series . MTV. MTV Networks (April 13, 2004). Date of treatment December 25, 2009.
- ↑ 1 2 Silverman, Stephen M .. Britney Cancels Tour Due to Bad Knee , People , Time Warner (June 16, 2004). Date of treatment December 27, 2009.
- ↑ 1 2 Reporter, Access Hollywood Britney's new show explores 'truth' . msnbc.com. NBC Universal / Microsoft (May 7, 2005). Date of treatment December 30, 2009.
- ↑ Reporter, Staff Britney Spears' Biography (link not available) . Fox News (July 31, 2008). Date of treatment June 6, 2010. Archived July 28, 2012.
- ↑ Heller, 2007 , p. 80
- ↑ Vineyard, Jennifer Britney Spears Announces She's Taking a Break from Her Career . MTV (October 16, 2004). Date of treatment June 10, 2010.
- ↑ 1 2 Harris, Chris Britney Spears' Reality Show Is' A Documentation Of Love ' . MTV . MTV Networks (April 5, 2005). Date of treatment September 11, 2011.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Carik, Taylor Britney & Kevin: Chaotic . Flak Magazine JR Norton (May 26, 2005). Date of treatment September 11, 2011.
- ↑ Jennifer Vineyard. Reality-TV Britney Asks Fans: Can You Handle The Truth? (May 13, 2005). Date of treatment December 21, 2010.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Beierle, Aaron Britney and Kevin: Chaotic (CD + DVD) . DVD talk . Internet Brands (October 7, 2005). Date of treatment September 11, 2011.
- ↑ Gonzalez, Ed Britney and Kevin: Chaotic . Slant Magazine (May 18, 2005). Date of treatment September 11, 2011.
- ↑ Wolk, Josh Shooting Her Own Foot . Entertainment Weekly . Time Warner (May 18, 2005). Date of treatment September 11, 2011.
- ↑ Britney and Kevin: Chaotic . Variety Reed Business Information (May 18, 2005). Date of treatment September 11, 2011.
- ↑ Butler, Hayley Britney's 'Chaotic' series wraps up . Jam! (June 14, 2005). Date of treatment September 11, 2011. Archived October 3, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Dehnart, Andy Britney and Kevin lost more than 1.5 million viewers during the show's five weeks . Reality Blurred (June 20, 2005). Date of appeal September 12, 2011.
- ↑ 1 2 Dehnart, Andy Britney and Kevin: Chaotic reportedly faces cancellation, Britney's mother's wrath. . Reality Blurred (May 26, 2005). Date of appeal September 12, 2011.
- ↑ Dehnart, Andy Britney and Kevin: Chaotic concludes tonight. . Reality Blurred (June 14, 2005). Date of appeal September 12, 2011.
- ↑ Britney and Kevin: Chaotic . Allmusic . Rovi Corporation . Date of treatment March 23, 2013.
- ↑ ブ リ ト ニ ー ＆ ケ ヴ ィ ン ： ケ オ テ ィ ッ ク ブ リ ト ニ ー ・ ス ピ ア ー ズ の プ ロ フ ィ ー ル な ら オ リ コ ン 芸 能 人事 典 (jap.) Oricon (November 7, 2005). Date of treatment September 11, 2011.
Literature
- Heller, Dana Alice. Makeover television: realities remodelled. - IBTauris , 2007. - ISBN 1-84511-330-6 .