The Manual v Man Up?

From the Broadcast website of which I am a subscriber, I today learnt of a new programme that has just been commissioned. This programme is called 'Man Up' and the overall description sounds extremely similar to my own groups programme 'The Manual', which we have produced whilst at University. This gave me a mixture of feelings. I was quite angry that our shows premise and basic treatment has been imitated by another production company. However I was also quite happy and reassured that our shows premise must be of a high quality as it is pretty much exactly the same as this programme, this having been commissioned by a huge broadcaster such as Fox. Here is an extract from the Broadcast website about the programme in question:

Title: Man Up
Description: The series will take a group of males, from mummy’s boys to geeks, and attempt to transform them into capable men. Man Up will have makeover elements and will include a stylist, a life coach and a confidence coach.
Greenlight Status: Production
Length: 10 x 60 mins
TX Date: 2013
Genre: Popular Factual
Channel(s): Fox (UK)
Producer(s): Dave Emerson and Ian Carre
Commissioning Editor(s): Nicole Streak
Commissioned: 21 Mar 2013
Production Company: Betty TV (Discovery)
Posted: 21 Mar 2013

Man Up. (2013, March 21). Retrieved March 23, 2013, from the Broadcast Greenlight website: http://greenlight.broadcastnow.co.uk/greenlights/5919-man-up

My production group at university have produced a pilot for 'The Manual' and in the coming weeks we will start to prepare for the second episode, this being aired on Friday 31st May 2013. In the mean time, here's the pilot for you to enjoy.

'The Manual'