Has Reality Tv Gone Too Far?
RyoOhki
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The article pretty much says it all. A new reality show in the US is based around a pregnant mother chosing from competing couples about who will adopt her child.
Now frankly I find this a bit sick. These people are playing around with a child's life; imagine if you were the child in question and you grew up to see that you were a pawn on a TV show. Reality shows previously have consisted of contestants who make a choice to be on the show: a baby has no choice about whether it would like to be auctioned off in front of millions of viewers.
I don't like reality TV full stop, but that's because I find the shows boring and pointless. I object to this show though on moral grounds.
So what's everyone else think about this?
The article pretty much says it all. A new reality show in the US is based around a pregnant mother chosing from competing couples about who will adopt her child.
Now frankly I find this a bit sick. These people are playing around with a child's life; imagine if you were the child in question and you grew up to see that you were a pawn on a TV show. Reality shows previously have consisted of contestants who make a choice to be on the show: a baby has no choice about whether it would like to be auctioned off in front of millions of viewers.
I don't like reality TV full stop, but that's because I find the shows boring and pointless. I object to this show though on moral grounds.
So what's everyone else think about this?
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I think it's pretty dodgy for the kid but then every child is screwed up... at least this way it will have something concrete to pin the blame on rather than spending years trying to invent a reason for all its psychological problems.
The show is a <b>documentary</b>, not a true "reality show." The reality of it is that the girl <i>is</i> picking from people who <i>do</i> want to adopt the child. That's how this sort of process really works.
It's pretty pathetic that they have to market this like some big deal game show. It's just showing a girl trying to find a good home for her child - nothing more.
Honestly i think reality TV shows suck... and i wish for every participant a swift and painful death... which is why i think i would watch one only if it was a Deathmatch between contestants.
But yeah, this is insane. the saddest part is that people are actually going watch this.
I mean, the end of this case is that the baby gets the best possible future. However the means of that is something dishonorable and "sick" to a lot of you. But think what the kid is getting!
If you don't like the means, don't watch the show. But competition is a part of life. In the trump show, I mean you seriously think this doesn't go on already? It's called the interviewing process, and subtracting the corny "you're fired" and cameras, everything else is normal.
Hell, that's why it is called reality television!
I mean, the end of this case is that the baby gets the best possible future. However the means of that is something dishonorable and "sick" to a lot of you. But think what the kid is getting!
If you don't like the means, don't watch the show. But competition is a part of life. In the trump show, I mean you seriously think this doesn't go on already? It's called the interviewing process, and subtracting the corny "you're fired" and cameras, everything else is normal.
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Reality tv is in no way close to reality.
I'm going to have to agree with kung fu here though.
<b>The show is a <u>documentary</u>, <u><i>not</i></u> a reality show. The "reality show" term was used in a poor marketing strategy trying to play on the success of other shows. The adoption process is no game - this is the actual process of choosing adoptive parents for one's baby.</b>
<b>The show is a <u>documentary</u>, <u><i>not</i></u> a reality show. The "reality show" term was used in a poor marketing strategy trying to play on the success of other shows. The adoption process is no game - this is the actual process of choosing adoptive parents for one's baby.</b> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Thank you for repeating your statement. Now I shall believe what you say, cause I mean all I really needed to believe your statement was some good ol' fashioned repetition to kick me in the rear. Thanks!
But this... this... this would be suicide for <i>any</i> company to attempt. Thank goodness it's just a documentary!
yea thats the one... not a bad rent... nothing more.
Whee!
Spend 10 weeks in a house and get filmed.
Spend 10 weeks in a bus and get filmed.
And countless "couple on an island" reality shows.
Don't they get it? People don't watch it.
A grand concept, trashed by cheap lame wanna-be.
I still think Mark Burnett is the only one who gets it right (usually anyway).
Hate Reality shows that awarded the lack of talents like William Hung.
Someone had to decide to authorize your parents to get you or not - children generally aren't handed out like candy. There are often multiple couples trying to get a single adopted child - one gets it, the others don't.
Once again, this is not a contest, it's a documentary. It's the real process with crappy sensationalist marketing.