Topic: This Reality TV stuff is going too far now....

[germ]

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Billionaire television producer John de Mol, behind the pioneer show Big Brother, will test the limits of reality TV with a program in which a woman searches for a potential sperm donor to conceive a child.

His new TV station Talpa, launched earlier this month, confirmed it will air a program called "I want your child ... and nothing else!" but gave no further details about the show due at 1830 GMT Wednesday.

"The plan is that we visit potential donors and -- of course on camera -- decide which man is most suitable," the 30-year old woman who will feature in the program said in an interview with De Telegraaf newspaper.

"Afterwards there will be artificial insemination," said the woman who was identified only as "Yessica" and who has bought a house with a room for a child.

The show is a one-off competing with four other reality TV programs, one of which follows five former prostitutes starting a cafe. The program receiving most votes from viewers Saturday, after all the shows have aired, will be turned into a series.

De Telegraaf also published an email address for men wanting to donate sperm to Yessica.

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WTF? Tell me this is a joke. Are there no bounds on stupidity? All for the almighty greenback ($$$)


Erik

[blackdiamond]

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Billionaire television producer John de Mol, behind the pioneer show Big Brother, will test the limits of reality TV with a program in which a woman searches for a potential sperm donor to conceive a child.

His new TV station Talpa, launched earlier this month, confirmed it will air a program called "I want your child ... and nothing else!" but gave no further details about the show due at 1830 GMT Wednesday.

"The plan is that we visit potential donors and -- of course on camera -- decide which man is most suitable," the 30-year old woman who will feature in the program said in an interview with De Telegraaf newspaper.

"Afterwards there will be artificial insemination," said the woman who was identified only as "Yessica" and who has bought a house with a room for a child.

The show is a one-off competing with four other reality TV programs, one of which follows five former prostitutes starting a cafe. The program receiving most votes from viewers Saturday, after all the shows have aired, will be turned into a series.

De Telegraaf also published an email address for men wanting to donate sperm to Yessica.

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WTF? Tell me this is a joke. Are there no bounds on stupidity? All for the almighty greenback ($$$)


Erik

I hope the prostitutes only serve food cooked hot enough to kill the "germs."

[germ [OP]]

Yea, they should do a before and after series on the hookers. That might make for some entertainment.

What's next? (I'm afraid to ask...actually I'm more afraid of the answer)

Erik

[blackdiamond]

On a slightly different subject...

I have noticed that the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is starting to deteriorate.  Now that they have divided into numerous weight classes and the fighters are joining "camps" for training, the trash talking is starting to sound like WWF, it is disgusting.  It was so much better when everyone got into the same ring settled it man to man.

It seems that when anything gets too big or over promoted it starts to stink.

[Lady Di]

The only reality shows I have watched are Junkyard Wars (which was way better when it was the Brit version) and American Chopper. Oh and The Apprentice. The rest are ridiculous junk (although Apprentice was ridiculous junk too, but I could help watching people getting fired).
But obviously people watch em or there wouldn't be so many. Just goes to show you.

[Lady Di]

OH, and I watch the History and Discovery Channels, which are real reality TV.