How low can they sink? ABC plans new reality show.

[WDWHound]

This is just unbelievable. Battling over someones estate on TV. I cant beleive the Disney Company would allow this garbage on its network.

Here are a couple of excerpts from a CNN article describing a new reality show ABC has planned.

"HOLLYWOOD, California (Reuters) -- Call it outrageous fortune: ABC and the producer of ratings hits "The Bachelor" and "Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?" are developing a reality show in which the family and friends of a wealthy benefactor will compete in a do-or-die battle to win the bulk of his estate, Variety reports"

"Family members and friends who take part in the series will be put through a series of challenges each week, many of them designed by the benefactor. In these weekly competitions, players will vie for a shot at some smaller portion of the benefactor's estate -- the BMW or the vacation house. "

"What's more, "The Will" will incorporate a vote-off portion in which friends and family members get a shot at eliminating someone from the game -- essentially cutting that person out of the will. It's possible that a group of cousins, for example, could gang up to vote out cranky Uncle Lloyd."

"Family members who have a lifetime worth of baggage will be voting each other out," Fleiss said. "It's much more interesting than a bunch of strangers doing it to each other."

Here is a link to the full article:
http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/25/offbeat.television.will.reut/index.html

 

[becka]

OMG! That is terrible!

What are they thinking?

 

[honeywolf7]

That's awful.

 

[Toby'sFriend]

I agree WDWHound. It really is time for the decision makers of ABC television to be shown the door.

 

[Dan Murphy]

I watch commercial TV in very rare instances today, Don. It has way too much trash and garbage for me to waste my time with. Lots of sick shows out there, all looking for the buck. From what I have read, these 'reality shows' only try to top each other, similar to the crazy shows where they have people come in, one with weirder and more perverted tales that the next, argue and fight with each other while the 'audience' cheers them on.

 

[caitycaity]

just a question...

if this is what the "benefactor" wanted upon his death, why is it so awful?

wouldn't you want your wishes respected?

i have to admit i didn't read the link, so maybe i am mis-informed, but it sounded like this was laid out in the person's will.

 

[Obi-Wan Pinobi]

Oh, this is ridiculous!!!

Becka, that's the problem .... I don't think they ARE thinking!

I'll admit I'm a fan of Survivor and Amazing Race, but that's about it for me as far as reality shows go. Oh, and Trading Spaces, if you consider that a reality series.

I pity the poor person that hosts this. Their career will have hit rock bottom.

 

[tedsmom]

I have relatives who could be on this show!

 

[Toby'sFriend]

Caity I have to admit that I didn't read the link either but to me it doesn't matter whether or not it made somebody happy to think of all his relatives slugging it out on TV in order to get his money....

It's just trashy, lowest common denominator, cheap to produce but yet sensational enough that we'll get headlines garbage. I don't want to see it.

 

[WDWHound]

Originally posted by caitycaity
just a question...

if this is what the "benefactor" wanted upon his death, why is it so awful?

wouldn't you want your wishes respected?

i have to admit i didn't read the link, so maybe i am mis-informed, but it sounded like this was laid out in the person's will.

Caity: I don't think it matters if it was the benefactor's wish in this case becuase the show will not be about the benefactor. It will be about a bunch of people debasing themselves on TV to grab as much as they can of the benefactor's money. What the benefactor wants is his business, but ABC does not have to air it.

 

[caitycaity]

so the gripe is more with abc, not the show? i can understand that. ABC's programming has been pretty abysmal recently.

 

[Jeff in BigD]