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12/29/2002 10:15:00 AM | Timothy The Running Man Commeth: Reality Television Ethics Have any of you those commercials for ABC's Joe Millionaire? All the women think they are competing for a multi-millionaire, but the show iss advertised as a reality TV show with a twist. They tell us the guy really isn't rich, but earns only $19,000, which we know from the beginning, but the women do not. Now I was a huge fan of survivor. I loved the first series. But Doesn't this reek of psychological experimentation? We all get to giggle to see if the women were really just in it for the money (as if anyone who goes on TV like this is really going to fall in love in an utterly normally way). But my prediction: right after the episode where the women are told Joe's millions are a lie, they are told no, we lied again. He really is (somewhat) rich. We'll see if I'm right that ABC can play us all twice. I don't know if they are smart enough to play it that way, but that's what I would do if I were a producer. (Strangely, I find that scenario more acceptable, not sure why). perma link |
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