Organ Donor Contest reaches new high in Reality TV - IT’S A HOAX!
It was decried as the show that would break the
reality TV format’s back.
The Reality is - I’m not dying!
It was decried as the show that would break the reality TV format’s back. The makers of the Dutch De Grote Donorshow (The Big Donor Show) promised a one-off programme in which a terminally ill woman would chose which of three contestants would receive her kidneys when she died.
But last night the show, which sparked worldwide controversy, was revealed to be a hoax staged by Endemol Netherlands and the public broadcaster BNN to raise awareness about organ donation in the Netherlands.
The hoax was announced at the end of last night’s show, which showed the “donor”, identified only as Lisa, 37, “selecting” the recipient of her kidney based on their history, profile and conversations with their families and friends.
Lisa, 37, was revealed as an actor by the programme makers, but the three patients involved were genuine cases who were fully aware of the stunt and supported the programme’s aims.
I was fooled as thoroughly as everyone else.
Posted: Sat - June 2, 2007 at 11:55 AM