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Spike pilots follow the dodgy and the daft
Male-skewing US cablenet Spike TV has greenlit five original unscripted pilots, focusing on men behaving dangerously, illegally and stupidly.
 Two of the one-hour episodes focus on men with dangerous jobs. River Men follows barge operators who steer cargo ships through the treacherous waters of the Mississippi River, while USA vs The World pits Americans in hazardous jobs against their foreign counterparts. The pilot will feature Florida alligator wranglers and Australian crocodile trainers.
A further two pilots centre on those 'employed' on the wrong side of the law. Tank and Cobra follows a pair of real-life bounty hunters, and Human Predators is about men who take lives, criminally and professionally.
Idiot Hall of Fame, meanwhile, will provide Spike's pilot season with a lighter side. It's a half-hour late-night clip show airing footage of men doing stupid things.
The MTV Networks-owned channel has also announced talent for two of its series in development. Professional wrestler Kurt Angle will host hidden camera show Caught in the Action, while actor and former Navy SEAL Cade Courtley (JAG, The Pacifier) will front Surviving Terror.
Emily Brookes
7 May 2008
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