...it's a hoax THIS time... I'm sure someone thought the pitches for "The Swan" and "Who Wants To Be A Superhero?" were jokes at first, too.
Daryle On Jun 1, 2007, at 5:25 PM, Martin wrote: > 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" > > --------------------------------- > TV dinner still cooling? > Check out "Tonight's Picks" on Yahoo! TV. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
