Talk:Viva La Bam

Links
Edited all pages linking to Viva la Bam to correctly link to Viva La Bam. --mtz206 19:48, Jun 21, 2005 (UTC)

Possible copyvio?
Some of this material is identical to what appears in the episode guide at, but I"m not sure which way the material was originally copied because they allow editing too. Night Gyr 17:53, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm going to wikify the episode guide, I think that will eliminate any possibly copyright vio, right? Awiseman 16:07, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Um, an episode guide does not an article make. If they must be included, the episodes should be on another page. Either way, this article needs more general information on the show. I don't think much of the trivia is actual trivia either. --Nosmo 15:46, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

'Scripted'... source?
Why does this page describe the show as appearing to be improvised, but largely based on scripted, organized material? It's not; the DVD commentaries are concrete proof of this. Yes, MTV did take 'creative liberties' (adding CGI, for example), but to say it's scripted to a 'great degree' is false. In fact, the only episode that came close to being totally scripted was "Civil War." ("Viva La Top 5" was quite obviously scripted as well, but that doesn't count.)
 * I have to disagree, although much of the dialogue and minor pranks were off-the-cuff, the storylines and staging were arranged ahead of time and the description in the article seems entirely accurate. It would be interesting to see a reliable source which verified the show could legitimately be described as spontaneous.  Dei z  talk 04:03, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, that's more what I was talking about. I am aware that the storylines were planned in advance.  Saying that it was scripted, however, implied that the show was written out line-by-line, which obviously wasn't the case.  However though, and this is based directly on what Bam and his friends have said (refer to the DVD commentaries), not every episode was planned out in advance; it was said specifically that the idea for what we saw in "Family Reunion" (smashing out the front door to put in a drawbridge) just came out of nowhere.  If anything, I think that the 'planning' of the show should be explained in more detail, because the description on the page is fairly general; obviously, all reality shows are planned to some extent.
 * I've changed scripting to pre-planning.  Dei z  talk 07:32, 27 July 2007 (UTC)


 * I think you're taking the word 'scripted' too literally. There is a whole sub-genre of 'reality shows' called 'scripted reality' (actual industry term). Some examples of Scripted Reality shows are 'Hogan Knows Best' or MTV's 'Super Sweet 16.' In this sense, 'scripted' doesn't mean that the words coming out of the people's mouths were pre-written, but that the 'scenes' were arranged for the TV cameras. In that sense, you can definitely call Viva La Bam scripted reality. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.245.252.145 (talk) 22:16, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

To think that Bam has such a naturally spontanious life as potrayed on the show is foolish. Viva la Bam is scripted reality show and this page should state that.Killhammer (talk) 03:42, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
 * It does. However, there is no need to insert this into the first line as some kind of "defining" characteristic.  Dei z  talk 04:02, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

Actually there is, otherwise it's false information.Killhammer (talk) 02:37, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

Viva "La" Bam
I know there isn't a reason to add it into the article, but "la" is a Spanish article meaning "the," but always proceeds a feminine noun. I wonder if Bam overlooked this or he wants the world to know a dirty secret concerning his gender. NERVUN (talk) 00:59, 26 February 2011 (UTC)