Posted by caraher on February 4, 2007, at 19:25:44
In reply to Re: Yes, I am the weakest link. Goodbye. (Sob), posted by Declan on February 4, 2007, at 19:11:30
Those "talk" shows (like Jerry Springer") are notorious for things like free-flowing alcohol backstage. I wasn't even thinking of those programs under "reality shows" but they have many of the same "features."
There was a killing a few years ago as a result of the "Jenny Jones" show... they had a "secret crush revealed" theme they'd trot out periodically, and they had a guy come out for the taping with a female coworker. But the "twist" was that while he was expecting her to confess to a crush on him, in fact it was a man who declared his love. The object of the crush was embarassed and wound up fatally shooting the other man several weeks later. Nothing excuses what he did; but it seems quite likely that without the public stunt there'd be a lot less tendency to resort to unconscionable violence.
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