tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107110337665377241.post4271800754283758309..comments2023-10-22T16:59:51.624+01:00Comments on Fluffy Pink Duck: Reality TV BullshitFluffy Pink Duckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08795462371793193205noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107110337665377241.post-62053138960542279552009-06-02T09:35:57.176+01:002009-06-02T09:35:57.176+01:00Reality television.. something of an oxymoron, no?...Reality television.. something of an oxymoron, no?<br /><br />I used to think the contestants of reality shows deserved everything they got - I mean nobody goes into these things unaware of the risks, surely. Just how morally bankrupt are TV producers & executives? Are there any lengths they won't go to for ratings? Is there any line they won't cross? Will the viewing public ever wise up? I seriously doubt that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107110337665377241.post-61069683458785124172009-06-01T21:30:15.441+01:002009-06-01T21:30:15.441+01:00Must admit I got sucked into the whole BGT thing, ...Must admit I got sucked into the whole BGT thing, without reall thinking about the impact it has on the people involved.<br />I remember how stressed I was with a tiny article in the local rag. This level of mass mad media exposure that these people have to cope with would certainly send me over the edge.<br />You're right that it is totally disingenuous for the producers to claim they could not forsee the reaction when that is exactly what they craved.<br />I feel chastened todayJenny Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10276228989420501834noreply@blogger.com