surfgranny Posted June 2, 2007 Posted June 2, 2007 Endemol, which created "Big Brother" in 1999, produced a show where a woman supposedly dying of brain cancer narrowed a group of 25 kidney patients down to two who were to receive her kidneys. Called "The Big Donor Show." contestants had to give emotional pleas telling why they should receive the organ. Problem was, it was a hoax. The woman was not actually dying of a brain tumor and the entire exercise was intended to put pressure on the Netherlands' government and to raise awareness of the shortage of donated organs. All but three were dismissed by the so-called donor for being too old, too young, smokers, ex-smokers or unemployed. The final three prospective recipients were real patients in need of transplants, but were also in on the hoax. Viewers were not in on the hoax, however, and were asked to vote for their favorite candidate by sending a text message for 47 cents.
King123 Posted June 2, 2007 Posted June 2, 2007 Thats retarded, Did they actually get organs? that would make me so mad.
Mendes56 Posted June 2, 2007 Posted June 2, 2007 I read an article about that show! I also thought it was real, a little macabre but real. Seems kind of cruel to those people desperate for a transplant. Also I wonder what they'll do with the money they collected. They'd do well to give it to charity.
King123 Posted June 2, 2007 Posted June 2, 2007 they better of gave it to charity, or to give it the people so they could get organs.
surfgranny Posted June 2, 2007 Author Posted June 2, 2007 Did they actually get organs? that would make me so mad It was a hoax so no organs were given to anyone. Don't know where the money went.
A_BB_Aholic Posted June 3, 2007 Posted June 3, 2007 Thats awesome. I mean it sounds like the only ones hoaxed were the viewers. Can you imagine something as disgusting as voting for one dying person to get an organ over another? And to pay 50 cents to do it! Thats wild. I wonder how many votes were cast. I dont really get the political statement they were trying to make, I mean I smoke and if I needed a lung would not expect to get one before a nonsmoker,of course that's JMO.
surfgranny Posted June 3, 2007 Author Posted June 3, 2007 Abba, you smoke??? Maybe that's why the producers didn't take you. They didn't want to buy the patches for you like they did for Nakomis! Just playing!
King123 Posted June 3, 2007 Posted June 3, 2007 Is that why you ddnt get picked? do you smoke granny?
A_BB_Aholic Posted June 3, 2007 Posted June 3, 2007 Nah, you know what great TV it is (not to mention live feeds) when the dumb smokers who didn't pack enough cigarettes decide they are quitting, lol. Isn't that when Nakomis broke down in Season 5? Silly smokers, pack more cigarettes!!!!
surfgranny Posted June 4, 2007 Author Posted June 4, 2007 LOL, Abba! Nik probably thought she'd be there just a week. She was on the block the first eviction. Just think, she'd never have known she had a "special" brother if she'd been evicted that first night. Is that why you ddnt get picked? do you smoke granny? King - they didn't take me because I'm over 40fatwrinkledwear glassesnormalhave real boobsnot from Floridadon't have an agentnot what they're looking forhave a Master's degreewent to Harvarddon't have a twin sistercurse too much for the censorsYou can take any, some or all of the above as reasons why they didn't take me - but smoking isn't one of them because I don't smoke.
April Posted June 4, 2007 Posted June 4, 2007 SG you are NOT fat!! those qualities would be a great HG I hope you apply next year!
A_BB_Aholic Posted June 4, 2007 Posted June 4, 2007 Thats funny, granny. I wish she had been evicted first, Julie would have said "Jennifer, you've been evicted AND that weird guy who can't form a sentence over there is your brother, now say goodbye"
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