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Why we want Britney and Jacko on reality TV -- Here's who the WB should choose for its new series about real-life celebrities
| Aug 20, 2002
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NOT THAT INNOCENT Britney would probably bolt five days into a reality-TV season
Britney Spears: Bob King/APL/WireImage.com

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Has-beens of Hollywood, rejoice! According to Variety, the WB recently announced it would be picking up six episodes of a reality TV series tentatively titled ''The Surreal World.'' The show reportedly will move eight one-time pop culture stars into a San Fernando Valley home, then relentlessly follow their roomie-induced squabbles for two straight weeks à la MTV's ''The Real World.'' Producers for the show have already approached dozens of publicity-hungry musicians, former TV stars, and onetime teen idols to join the cast. But why go lowbrow when there are so many A-list superstars who could use a publicity boost? Here are the eight celebrities we'd like to see when they stop being polite and start getting surreal.

Britney Spears
WHY She needs somewhere to hide from her Mexican ex-fans
MOST LIKELY TO Walk out halfway through the show
WHY SHE'S AN IDEAL ROOMMATE Can be tortured with ''Mickey Mouse Club'' reruns
WHY SHE ISN'T Will flip roomies off for no good reason

Billy Bob Thornton
WHY Needs a crash pad since Angelina kicked him to the curb
MOST LIKELY TO Buy his roomies burial plots
WHY HE'S AN IDEAL ROOMMATE Always a willing blood donor
WHY HE ISN'T He might sing

Martha Stewart
WHY After the ImClone scandal, she may need a roof over her head -- or a credit line at KMart
MOST LIKELY TO Redecorate the living room
WHY SHE'S AN IDEAL ROOMMATE Herb-crusted salmon Wednesdays!
WHY SHE ISN'T Break her milk glass figurines and you're DEAD

Arnold Schwarzenegger
WHY At 55, the aging action star's only ''Collateral Damage'' is achy joints
MOST LIKELY TO Jam the medicine cabinet with Aspercreme
WHY HE'S AN IDEAL ROOMMATE Gets a senior discount at the movies
WHY HE ISN'T Says ''I'll be baaack'' every time he goes to the bathroom

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