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That "Millionaire" Show To Air. What Do You Think ?
If you don't know, this television show sets up a guy, who works construction, to meet 25 women.
In his day-to-day real life, he makes 20k or something a year working construction.
The show tells these women that he's worth 50 million.
They try to be the one he chooses to be with.
Yep, the network is promoting dishonesty.
Yep, the women are evidently "gold diggers".
Are ALL wrong ? NONE wrong ?
Gosh. There are just so many levels on this.
What do you think?
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January 6, 2003, 16:13
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January 6, 2003, 16:16
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I see you haven't forfeited your citizenship to Ispam. 
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January 6, 2003, 16:19
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i think it's funny as hell
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January 6, 2003, 16:22
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Not being a fan of reality shows (except for survivor) my wife and I usually ridicule any reality ads when we see then on TV. (she does like Amer, Idol)
But the thought of scamming 25 potential gold diggers does seem slightly appealing. I just want to know which episode they tell the wenchs. That's the only one I want to see. Hope Joe survives that episode in one piece 
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January 6, 2003, 16:30
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I wish there was a way that they could all lose.
Survivor, yeah thats what I watch.
Fear Factor and their poor culinary habits lost my t.v. 
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January 6, 2003, 16:36
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Everyone involved in the show is acting immorally, so I don't see any allure in watching it.
The women are immorally seeking to marry a stranger because of his money.
The man is immorally participating in a plan to trick these women for his own financial gain.
The network is Fox, so 'nuff said.
I don't feel sympathy for any of them. I guess they all deserve one another.
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January 6, 2003, 16:47
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The Networks Win!
I have honestly become desensitized to the pitiful side of human nature that reality shows exploit. I am no longer outraged by these outlandish premises and have come to accept that reaity shows are in fact "acting lite" and "an outdoor improv workshop". Photogenic and overly outgoing 'regular' people are in these shows are neither regular nor representative of the popualtion at large.
Bring on thegolddigging fun!
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January 6, 2003, 16:53
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I wonder how much they are paying this guy to do this.
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January 6, 2003, 17:04
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Hmmm
I don't think I will watch this one (unless the women are really hot of course ) but I did see the add for this one. Who knows, wouldn't be funny/ironic if one of the women truly fell for him and didn't care that he wasn't rich ?? It actually might be interesting to see how/when they tell the women and how they react. I'm sure that several will lose interest in him because of his "dishonesty" and "deceit" claiming to value honesty and saying "it wasn't about the money".
They have this thing set up to the extremes though . . . a woman thinks she is going with a millionaire and it turns out that he earns less than 20k. You don't have to be a goldigger to hope that your future spouse might earn more than that.
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January 6, 2003, 17:06
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its hard to work up any pity for gold diggers.
id like to see the show done in reverse
bring out the gold digger men and watch them squirm
when they find out its some poor waitress.
i don't know , is it just me that wants to watch some men squirm for a change..... 
im sure im asking this on the wrong forum
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January 6, 2003, 17:14
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The whole concept disgusts me. Some people will find it entertaining and will watch it. I will not. *shrug*
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January 6, 2003, 17:17
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I really wonder how on earth somebody thinks that this would NOT be a 'scripted' show...
(ie, they're all actors, this is bad social porn for morons, we shouldn't watch this BS.)
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January 6, 2003, 17:23
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Honestly, I hardly watch any t.v. other then the news or an occational DVD now and then. I prefer to go out or just spam here at 'poly.
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January 6, 2003, 17:26
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The concept itself is rather funny, because they both try to gain advantage by lying to eachother...
But as usual, how the hell can they make an interesting programme about it? It's much like Big Brother... except that Big Brother didn't have any amusing aspect at all
(I have never watched reality Tv before, not even survivor, which is just as boring as all the rest)
I do think reality tv originates from America... I recall shows about : AMERICA'S MOST DANGEROUS PURSUITS or Hot cops (?) or America's most wanted, anyway things where ppl get to see the most vulgar, uninteresting aspects of life (like, seeing drunk ppl puke on a cop's car, seeing a nutcase drive square into a wall).
Now that kind of shows thrives here too  hooray!
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January 6, 2003, 17:51
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Not being a fan of reality shows (except for survivor) my wife and I usually ridicule any reality ads when we see then on TV. (she does like Amer, Idol)
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You should try the Osbournes, its "alternate reality TV".
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January 6, 2003, 17:57
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Actually, there were alot of reality T.V. shows in Europe in the mid nineties. But I think one of the first shows that was reality based was "The Real World" on MTV.
These shows suck, but I do want to see the looks on these Bimbos faces when they are told that he has no money.
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January 6, 2003, 18:00
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i hope he does it and donates all the money he makes from it to charity
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January 6, 2003, 18:01
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You should try the Osbournes, its "alternate reality TV".
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Actually I watched it once. That was way way too much reality for me.
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January 6, 2003, 18:13
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i don't understand the appeal of the Osbournes...it's just an Indy Reality show...they get ratings by saying it's the Anti-Reality show, but really, it's just a reality show aimed at goths punks and metalheads
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January 6, 2003, 18:42
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bring out the gold digger men and watch them squirm
when they find out its some poor waitress.
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But if she's hot... 
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January 6, 2003, 18:52
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Originally posted by boann
its hard to work up any pity for gold diggers.
id like to see the show done in reverse
bring out the gold digger men and watch them squirm
when they find out its some poor waitress.
i don't know , is it just me that wants to watch some men squirm for a change.....
im sure im asking this on the wrong forum
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Ah, but that wouldn't work. If you've seen the ads for Joe Millionaire (the name of this upcoming show), you'd see that they've selected a pretty good looking guy (subjective, I know, but he's pretty much got magazine model looks). If they selected a good looking female and tried the reverse situation you long for, no guy would care if she was rich or not.
Otherwise summed up as follows.
Female mentality - He's rich? Interested. He's good looking too? Bonus.
Male mentality - She's good looking? Interested. She's rich too? Bonus.
* note: I'm not saying this is my mentality nor that it is universal, just what's prevalent and on TV.
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January 6, 2003, 20:49
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Americas most dangerous pursuits is so biased. I think its meant for 7 year olds who still regard the police as supermen.
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Well stated Kontiki. 
I hate reality shows, but this one has a pretty interesting premise. It may be the first one I watch.
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yeah Kontiki , that is really very true..
speaks a lot for men doesn't it.
who cares if she can converse or think or even contribute to the relationship....if shes hot shes in...
gawd
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Originally posted by boann
yeah Kontiki , that is really very true..
speaks a lot for men doesn't it.
who cares if she can converse or think or even contribute to the relationship....if shes hot shes in...
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On the other hand, who cares if he can't converse, he's got money.
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January 6, 2003, 23:05
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Just watched it tonight, wasn't too interesting. Too much prissy stuff like all the time spent on gowns and dancing. But from what the preview sounded like the next show might be better- they are taking all those prissy girls and taking them to the stables to hard manual labor and shovel ****! Plus it seemed like fights were starting to break among them, so I'll probably watch it next week.
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January 6, 2003, 23:37
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Fox continues to lead the charge to the bottom. 
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January 6, 2003, 23:37
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yeah Kontiki , that is really very true..
speaks a lot for men doesn't it.
who cares if she can converse or think or even contribute to the relationship....if shes hot shes in...
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You just don't like men, do you?
The premises for reality shows are becoming unrealistically absurd. Eventually they'll just collapse and the genre will die. At least I hope so.
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January 6, 2003, 23:55
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The won't die, they'll multiply. Primarially because they are dirt cheap to make and red necks every where tune in to watch them.
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