A version of an BBC and AustraliaBC show that was modelled after a Japanese show and aired in Sweden too is now coming to New Zealand … and Canada. The basic concept of the show is that business hopefuls, entrepreneurs, pitch to potential investors, venture capitalists, and try to negotiate a investment deal.

I am interested in seeing how the show turns out. I am skeptical whether it will right trade-offs between “good television” and “reality experience for the viewer” will be made for my taste.

Here are what some other people are saying about the upcoming show:

Who said what? Contest insidethedragonsden.com

Below are 5 quotes, each uttered on set to one of the pitchers. Your job is to correctly guess who said what. The prize is a Dragon’s Den crew shirt and a place on the ARMCHAIR DRAGONS honour roll. First to get all 5 correct wins. Just post your answers below. One entry per person please.

Who said:

1. I invest in good people, for that reason, I’m out.

2. You’ve got two chances, slim and none, and slim has left the building.

3. I’m going to show you why the call me Mr. Wonderful.

4. You have invented skis but you are trying to sell them to people in the desert.

5. We are like a lending committee at a bank, but way tougher.

Dragon’s Lair Rick Spence Canadian Entrepreneur

If this show, which airs in October, gets this one message across – that most small businesses deserve to be financed only with debt (loans), not equity – I think the CBC will be doing business (and a lot of starry-eyed entrepreneurs) a huge favour.

Rednecks seek $75,000 for t-shirts The Tea Makers

One of the CBC’s new reality shows is Dragon’s Den, where entrepreneurs apply for venture capital.

Wait, where are you going? Just listen to me for a sec.

One of the biznob consultants keeps an exuberant, confusing, kinetic blog that also acts as a kind of production blog for the show.

Q: Why would you be a good bet for the Dragons to invest in?

A: I have built a strong reputation as a product launch specialist in the global technology and consumer products industry.

Dragons’ Den - A CBC Reality TV Show Voices.com - The Voice Over Blog

The Dragons had great questions such as “what would you do with a $1 million?”, or “how many customer’s do you currently have?”, “what makes Voices.com different from a talent agency?” — all of which I provided very strong and compelling answers to.

Although no deal was signed on the spot, I’m confident that we’ll continue to grow and the right opportunity will present itself.

What a great experience!