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Iacgmouh - Richard Madeley
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I see Richard Madely has been taken to hospital 'as a precaution' after falling ill on the show.
I remember forty years ago when we as a nation watched aghast as Clive James showed clips of Endurance', a Japanese game show where contestants were tortured for the entertainment of the viewing masses, and he quite rightly pointed out that this was a hugely horrible way to offer something disguised as amusement for anyone who was disturtbed enough to find entertainment in it. We all put it down to a fundamental cruelty in the Japanese psyche, and nodded that we are very very different in the West.
Now, we have exactly the same thing, except without even the poor excuse of offering money prizes to unknowns - we have it with rich 'celebrities' being paid fees to humilaite themselves for the edification of the viewing public.
What sort of a viewing nation have we become where making people ill is seen as entertainment? If we have slid down that path in a mere forty years, what sort of a dystopian future are we headed for?
Are we going to torture animals for amusement? Oh, I forgot, we've already done that in this horrible programme - but because the creatures concerned do not make any noise when eaten alive, and are not judged attractive enough for anyone to disgusted at their treatment, only their appearence.
I honestly think we have to have a serious look at what sort of a culture we are turning into, and maybe think about stopping this nonsense, however popular it may be.
Popularity is simply not justification for this kind of programme - let's be honest, you could produce a show of bear baiting and it would achieve an audience.
Time to stop pandering to the worst in people, before we start 'entertaining' ourselves with spectacles that would make the ancient Romans turn away.
I remember forty years ago when we as a nation watched aghast as Clive James showed clips of Endurance', a Japanese game show where contestants were tortured for the entertainment of the viewing masses, and he quite rightly pointed out that this was a hugely horrible way to offer something disguised as amusement for anyone who was disturtbed enough to find entertainment in it. We all put it down to a fundamental cruelty in the Japanese psyche, and nodded that we are very very different in the West.
Now, we have exactly the same thing, except without even the poor excuse of offering money prizes to unknowns - we have it with rich 'celebrities' being paid fees to humilaite themselves for the edification of the viewing public.
What sort of a viewing nation have we become where making people ill is seen as entertainment? If we have slid down that path in a mere forty years, what sort of a dystopian future are we headed for?
Are we going to torture animals for amusement? Oh, I forgot, we've already done that in this horrible programme - but because the creatures concerned do not make any noise when eaten alive, and are not judged attractive enough for anyone to disgusted at their treatment, only their appearence.
I honestly think we have to have a serious look at what sort of a culture we are turning into, and maybe think about stopping this nonsense, however popular it may be.
Popularity is simply not justification for this kind of programme - let's be honest, you could produce a show of bear baiting and it would achieve an audience.
Time to stop pandering to the worst in people, before we start 'entertaining' ourselves with spectacles that would make the ancient Romans turn away.
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I'm a different breed of moron...I'm glued to HGTV because I'm obsessed with property programs. Then there's both really and blaze for paranormal and things that go bump in the night. It's what distracts me from all the reality of the news and just what passes for every day life right now.
I don't care what others might think...just show some sympathy when I show obvious signs of my brain turning to mush.
I don't care what others might think...just show some sympathy when I show obvious signs of my brain turning to mush.
Mamya - // The debate about all manner of reality TV has thundered on for decades and numerous studies have reached varying conclusions about why people watch. //
I am in no doubt about why people watch, and why these shows continue to be made.
My point is whether or not we should consider, as a society, if this is actually a road we wish to travel further down.
I am in no doubt about why people watch, and why these shows continue to be made.
My point is whether or not we should consider, as a society, if this is actually a road we wish to travel further down.
// ourselves with spectacles that would make the ancient Romans turn away.//
they didnt turn away from much....
did victorians object ( in the strongest possible terms ! horse whips etc) to wm topaz mcgonagall's lines on the death of the prince consort - as dwelling morbidly on a tragedy for money?
down the wondrous telegraph, the electric message came
he is no better - he is much the same
they didnt turn away from much....
did victorians object ( in the strongest possible terms ! horse whips etc) to wm topaz mcgonagall's lines on the death of the prince consort - as dwelling morbidly on a tragedy for money?
down the wondrous telegraph, the electric message came
he is no better - he is much the same
pastafreak - // /...My point is whether or not we should consider, as a society, if this is actually a road we wish to travel further down.//
I suspect society has more pressing things to worry about at this time. //
True - but that doesn't mean the issue is not worth considering.
There are always 'more pressing' issues, but that doesn't stop any one of them from being important enough to think about for a few minutes, and maybe venture an opinion.
Interestingly, I am still waiting for a firm fan of the show to address the point I raised in my OP.
I suspect society has more pressing things to worry about at this time. //
True - but that doesn't mean the issue is not worth considering.
There are always 'more pressing' issues, but that doesn't stop any one of them from being important enough to think about for a few minutes, and maybe venture an opinion.
Interestingly, I am still waiting for a firm fan of the show to address the point I raised in my OP.
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