To paraphrase the Bard, "I was not this angry since I came to the Netherlands."
How *dare* they! To perpetrate a hoax such as this, and couch it as reality-
huh? "Survivor", you say?
To quote Emily Litella, "Never mind..."
Brent Wodehouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6714063.stm
TV kidney competition was a hoax
A Dutch TV contest which purported to show a dying woman choose a patient
to receive her kidneys was a hoax.
The "donor" in the show was in fact an actress - though the three people
vying for an organ were real patients in need of a kidney transplant.
The three knew that The Big Donor Show, which aired on Friday, was not
real. The producers say it was made to highlight the shortage of Dutch
donors.
Before the hoax was revealed, the show had attracted widespread criticism.
"We are not giving away a kidney here, that is going too far even for us,"
presenter Patrick Lodiers said at the moment when the fake donor was
apparently about to reveal her choice of patient.
The 37-year-old "donor", identified only as Lisa, was to make her choice
based on the contestants' history and profile, and conversation with their
family and friends.
Viewers were invited to send in their advice by text message during the
80-minute show.
"We have only done this cry for help because we want to solve a problem
that shouldn't be a problem," a producer told a news conference after the
show.
"There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get
organized along the lines of the Mafia." -Kurt Vonnegut, "A Man Without A
Country"
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