New reality show

[surrey jim]

On in the Netherlands where three serouisly ill people are competing to get a life saving operation.

How low can reality TV get

 

[Tricky Dicky]

As someone who will be needing a kidney transplant this sounds absolutely appalling. Not surprised it's the Dutch though.

 

[surrey jim]

here

Outcry over TV kidney competition
The Big Donor Show logo
The show comes from Big Brother creators Endemol
A Dutch TV station says it will go ahead with a programme in which a terminally ill woman selects one of three patients to receive her kidneys.

Political parties have called for The Big Donor Show to be scrapped, but broadcaster BNN says it will highlight the country's shortage of organ donors.

"It's a crazy idea," said Joop Atsma, of the ruling Christian Democrat Party.

"It can't be possible that, in the Netherlands, people vote about who's getting a kidney," he told the BBC.

The programme, from Big Brother creators Endemol, is due to be screened on Friday night.

The 37-year-old donor, identified only as Lisa, will make her choice based on the contestants' history, profile and conversation with their family and friends.

Viewers will also be able to send in their advice by text message during the 80-minute show.

The former director of TV station BNN died from kidney failure and spent years on a waiting list for a kidney transplant.

"For years and years we have had problems in the Netherlands with organ donations and especially kidney donations," said Alexander Pechtold of D-66, the Dutch social liberal party.

"You can have a discussion about if this is distasteful, but finally we have a public debate," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

 

[severnside gull]

Supposedly it's main aim is to highlight the deficiencies in the system that prevents people who need care from getting it...........and if you believe that you'll believe anything.
Still, based on the "lowest common denominator" theory it should be a smash hit and we will probably be getting out own version soon.
How about three politicians waitting for a (heart/brain/conscience....) transplant

 

[bhaexpress]

As someone who will be needing a kidney transplant this sounds absolutely appalling. Not surprised it's the Dutch though.

I'm sure that will get the PC brigade out but it has to be said that Holland is the European centre of Peodphiles so this 'show' whilst tasteless in the extreme doesn't surprise me either.

 

[Lokki 7]

In the book "Vernon God Little", there is a reality show on death row where the inmate with the lowest public vote gets executed each week. Can see it happening.

 

[readingstockport]

How low can reality TV get

Well this is pretty shit as well isn't it?

http://www.marryjodiemarsh.com/

According to a post on popbitch only 8 people turned up at the 'audition' that was held yesterday

 

[Tricky Dicky]

I'm sure that will get the PC brigade out but it has to be said that Holland is the European centre of Peodphiles so this 'show' whilst tasteless in the extreme doesn't surprise me either.

I have nothing against the Dutch at all - I actually quite like them. I'm just not surprised.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Do the runners-up win a free photograph of Princess Diana in a car in Paris?

 

[REDLAND]

you can't help but admit it will be bloody good tele

 

[Les Biehn]

European centre of Peodphiles

Dear G_d! An official centre for Peados! That is sick.

 

[The Large One]

This is something like out of a bad Arnold Schwarzenegger movie.

 

[Les Biehn]

It sounds like someone has just slightly changed Bill Hick's idea of using terminally ill patients as stunt doubles.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

If I thought for a second that the aim was to highlight lack of transplant organs (e.g. 6,000 waiting for kidneys in this country), then I could just about see some merit in it. However ,being completely cynical this is purely about getting TV ratings in very bad taste IMO

 

[bhaexpress]

I have nothing against the Dutch at all - I actually quite like them. I'm just not surprised.

I like them and have Dutch relatives but this .....

 

[NMH]

A great attempt to out-do Jerry Springer-style television.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

I like them and have Dutch relatives but this .....

I worked for the Dutch army for a while and that was great fun. P.S. If you ever wanted to invade Holland, almost the entire army goes home for the weekend - we could drive onto the army base without getting stopped.

 

[pasty]

All these shows are crap. I read in the paper last week that the father of a girl currently in the Australian Big Brother house had died, and she had not been told as the rules state "No contact with the outside world". She had even missed the funeral and yet still didn't know he had even died.

 

[pasty]

I have nothing against the Dutch at all - I actually quite like them. I'm just not surprised.

Did you ever meet my ex-wife TD ?

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Did you ever meet my ex-wife TD ?

Yeah I did. I suspect you may have a biased opinion of her