Players

Run at Big Bad Con, Oakland CA.

The Upgrade’s premise is a least common denominator of television entertainment. Couples are chosen and flown to an exotic resort. Then they are broken up and formed into new couples that date beneath the glare of the cameras. In the end, there is a closed vote where all participants decide whether they would like to stay in their old relationships or “upgrade” to the new one. If both “new” partners vote to upgrade, they are lavishly rewarded. In contrast, couples that survive the upgrade process enter the Hall of Faith and receive a modest prize. Couples that split their votes – well, that’s good TV.