Gemmill 47211 Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 The setup is that three sick patients in need of a kidney transplant compete on TV for votes from the public, and the winner gets the kidney of a terminally ill cancer patient. I am not making this up by the way, it's Endemol's newest show that they're gonna be running in the Netherlands. WTF?! http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=832572007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia 0 Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 Cheap, gutter programming this is trivialising human life. Should be fucking ashamed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasepud 59 Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 quick lets all boycot Big Brother as a protest... oh nobodys watching anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7327 Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 Its only a matter of time before its death by vote on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11080 Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 Its only a matter of time before its death by vote on TV. as long as the same people who apply for Big Brother apply for this, I'll not be too concerned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31600 Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 "Charver Crucifixion" I'd watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia 0 Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 "Charver Crucifixion" I'd watch. "Can of LCL Russian Roulette" would be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radgina 1 Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 "Charver Crucifixion" I'd watch. "Can of LCL Russian Roulette" would be good. how would that go ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 47211 Posted May 29, 2007 Author Share Posted May 29, 2007 "Charver Crucifixion" I'd watch. "Can of LCL Russian Roulette" would be good. how would that go ?? Bumfights thinks she's found a new drinking game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31600 Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 Something similar to Bart's April Fools prank in the Simpsons I'd imagine, give them a six pack and one of them explodes in their face, the twist is that actually all of them explode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 47211 Posted May 29, 2007 Author Share Posted May 29, 2007 They still wouldn't be able to resist the "puah nectah" that is LCL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radgina 1 Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 "Charver Crucifixion" I'd watch. "Can of LCL Russian Roulette" would be good. how would that go ?? Bumfights thinks she's found a new drinking game. it would come in handy in the lercal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia 0 Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 "Charver Crucifixion" I'd watch. "Can of LCL Russian Roulette" would be good. how would that go ?? One 6 pack, two charva's and one can laced with cyanide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 2 Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 The setup is that three sick patients in need of a kidney transplant compete on TV for votes from the public, and the winner gets the kidney of a terminally ill cancer patient. I am not making this up by the way, it's Endemol's newest show that they're gonna be running in the Netherlands. WTF?! http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=832572007 That really is revolting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasepud 59 Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 The setup is that three sick patients in need of a kidney transplant compete on TV for votes from the public, and the winner gets the kidney of a terminally ill cancer patient. I am not making this up by the way, it's Endemol's newest show that they're gonna be running in the Netherlands. WTF?! http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=832572007 That really is revolting. I think the worst bit about this is how the final winner would be announced, you cant even start to imagine the looks on the losers faces as they realise that frankly their last shred of hope has just gone. Its sick beyond belief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Toplass-101 Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 The setup is that three sick patients in need of a kidney transplant compete on TV for votes from the public, and the winner gets the kidney of a terminally ill cancer patient. I am not making this up by the way, it's Endemol's newest show that they're gonna be running in the Netherlands. WTF?! http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=832572007 That really is revolting. I think the worst bit about this is how the final winner would be announced, you cant even start to imagine the looks on the losers faces as they realise that frankly their last shred of hope has just gone. Its sick beyond belief. Its is a horrible idea, already feel for the people who dont win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 99 Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 That is totally shocking, I actually laughed when I heard this on the news this morning, not out of humour but from total astonishment that anyone would actually do this. More so when people started being interviewed saying it was acceptable as it raised the issue of the lack of donors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcastlebroon 0 Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 sick tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Endemol reckon it's to highlight the lack of organ donors. I doubt it personally. A UK doctor on the news pointed out it isn't really ethical to decide which patient gets an organ transplant on the basis of a popularity contest. Slight understatement there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 337 Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 We were talking about this at work last night. Some random (and often tongue-in-cheek) thoughts included... - Will the grand finale show be showing a live feed of the donor kidney being harvested from the clinically dead donor and into the winner. At the point of transplantation will they have cheering crowds and fireworks? - Why is the terminally ill patient only donating one kidney when they have two healthy ones? - What happens if the recipient's body rejects the donor kidney? (Other than the obvious, of course) Bit of an anti-climax really. - If there are votes to decide who gets the kidney (therefore making it a popularity contest) then imagine being the person who comes last. Not only are you gonna die but it would appear that everyone hates you aswell. - Will they have tasks like bushtucker trials? "How badly do you want this kidney? Are you willing to eat this plate of shit to prove it?" Who says nurses are twisted? On a serious note, I love a good ethical dilemma but I don't even know where to begin with this one. It's just so wrong on so many levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31600 Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 There's no public vote, though the public can text in their advice and opinions. I thought it was just a one off episode? Not a series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 337 Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 There's no public vote, though the public can text in their advice and opinions. I thought it was just a one off episode? Not a series. As I said, they were extremely random thoughts.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 According to that article there's a public vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31600 Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Three contestants aged between 18 and 40, all with kidney disease, will compete for public votes to secure the organ by making short films about their lives. Viewers can text the dying woman with messages about who should get the kidney Seems to sort of contradict itself there. Every other source I've seen says it's the woman's choice and she will only receive messages of advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Three contestants aged between 18 and 40, all with kidney disease, will compete for public votes to secure the organ by making short films about their lives. Viewers can text the dying woman with messages about who should get the kidney Seems to sort of contradict itself there. Every other source I've seen says it's the woman's choice and she will only receive messages of advice. I just meant that's where people probably got the idea from. Either way, it's a popularity contest and given Endemol's past I'd say this is more about courting controversy for ratings than raising awareness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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