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Wednesday 26th November 2003

Epson looks for 'typical' British family to do an 'Osbournes' 3:23PM, Wednesday 26th November 2003

Imaging specialist, Epson is looking for a 'typical' British family to star in a worldwide reality show live on the Internet. For over three months, Epson cameras will follow the family around and record their every move beginning March 2004.

Epson threatens...sorry...promises to record the family's movements from the time they wake up to the time they go to bed and presumably right up to and including their first appearance in the divorce court.

The 'winning' family will also appear in an Epson advertising campaign, star in a photographic exhibition showing '100

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days in the life of the UK's most famous family', and appear at a 'VIP party'.

For their trouble the family will receive Ł11,250 and a contribution from Epson to the charity of their choice. The family members will also be showered with Epson kit including cameras, printers, scanners and projectors to allow them to transmit their own pictures onto the online channel. Only the cynical would conclude that Epson will ensure that the kit is left lying prominently around the home for maximum product placement.

Epson will be scouring the country from 10 centres including Southampton, Bristol, Cardiff, Manchester, Glasgow, Newcastle, Sheffield, Birmingham, Norwich and London for potential victims...sorry...candidates. Those who wish to volunteer can go to http://www.the-epson-family.com, although this site wasn't live at the time of writing.

Steve Malone

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