The old man is about to rip that kids kidney out with his teeth
It is hard truth TV executives do not want to face; the appeal of the reality TV show maybe on the wane.
Recent viewing figures for ITV’s controversial Kidney Swap: LIVE, which saw two senior citizens from same family compete for a chance to receive the kidney of their genetic grandson, have been described by an unnamed source within ITV as, ”fucking awful”.
Kidney Swap: LIVE, the brainchild of production company Raped Asshole, is yet another in a series of high concept reality style game shows. Kidney Swap promised viewers the chance to see a kidney transplant live on air, and a prognosis of ten more years boozing and smoking for the winner, with the loser returning to dialysis and an uncertain future.
Kidney Swap: LIVE, which was broadcast over a two week period at 8pm each night received only 1.1million viewers at it’s peak, the finale, in which the 9 year old kidney donor, Marcus Wellburn, sadly died during the procedure leaving both Huntley Wellburn and Helena Wellburn–Keane, kidney-less and a grandchild down. At it’s lowest point Kidney Swap: LIVE had viewing figures that matched the last Liberal Party Political Broadcast.
Zendra Loontic, the show’s executive produce, said she unconcerned. “We’ve got a very strong format with this show, and the finale, although tragic, will secure us decent sales on our subsequent DVD highlights companion, which is due for release this Monday – the problem with the viewing audience, they want blood letting from day one. We didn’t get blood letting until day twelve”.
ITV have already confirmed that there will be a second series of Kidney Swap: LIVE despite the fall of viewer interest. ITV argues that the gameshow/reality show/ medical drama format will take a second series to really bed in. “Just look at Celebrity Jungle Hunt” said a spokesperson for the station, “It took a second series and the on screen death of Felicity Kendall to start making an impact in the ratings”.
Death, disease and celebrity - ugrh.
10 comments:
Another great idea Herge.
How about "Celebrity Jungle Kidney Swap: LIVE"? I think it's a winner! You get a bunch of tissue-typed E-list celebs in the jungle and get them to perform life-saving surgery on each other. Even better, get them to perform cosmetic surgery on each other; they'd have to improvise on using bush tucker for breast implants, but it'd certainly make for intersting and lively, if not fatal, boob jobs.
You're still a sicko, Herge.
Lisa, sadly as Tina will confirm, all the TV shows I cover are real.
Things are truly out of hand here regarding reality tv shows. I will of course continue to report from the cutting edge of these extremely disturbing broadcasts.
BTW, Simon Cowell is a missionary from the UK Reality TV circuit.
What's the name of the show your mates gonna be on?
Karen, I thank you and take that as a compliment.
April - Well hellllooooo. And thanks.
Tina. Not a bad idea. I have a couple of shows in reserve, one of which I think is as close to distastful as I've come.
Coming soon.
Feeling a tad wired + finished downloading the first season of the HBO show The Wire, so watching that, doing the occasion blog comment and designing more posters etc with photoshow.
Meanwhile the Dashshund sleeps soundly in her bed next to my desl.
Tis bliss I tell ya, mind you I am finally going to bed in a min - suns starting to come up here.
I might be embellishing slightly when it comes to the reality TV shows.
Simon Cowell, he truly is one of satans little helper missionaries.
I meant photoshop earlier, not photoshow - don't know what the hell I'm on about at times.
Tomorrow is a holiday here also - we call it Bank Holiday Monday.
I actually don't know - I think it commemorates having a day off. Which is fine.
What about yours?
Our Bank Holidays are to commemorate how many Bank Holidays the rest of the bastards in Europe get compared to us. All we get out of Europe is a good shafting right up to the fur.
Herge's reality TV shows are real to some extent.
I'm not making very good coffee today. This is my second cup and it's rank.
Tina - thanks for the clarification on the UK bank holiday.
Lisa - this is why you, april (pissoff) Connie, karen and thordora have convinced me that folk from canada are the nicest, most thoughful and intelligent people on the planet.
Your explanation of memorial day was delightful.
Bless you all.
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