Thursday, October 11, 2007

Excite News - Murder-for-Hire Admission Dooms TV Show

Oh how I'm glad this wasn't the cancellation of the upcoming US TV show. 

The hit game show "Nothing But the Truth" has been canceled after a contestant won $25,000 for admitting she hired someone to kill her husband.

Tuesday was the final day for the show, in which contestants attached to a lie-detector machine answered 21 increasingly invasive questions to win up to $50,000.

A U.S version called "Moment of the Truth" is still expected to be launched on Fox in the coming months, along with spin-offs in England, Australia, Germany, Italy and Spain, according to Howard Schultz, the Los Angeles-based creator of the show.

Oh how can you not love the premise of a show like this?  People being put on the spot to admit things that they had in their past right in front of loved ones.  I'm going to be right in front of my TV with a bag full of popcorn when this comes on TV here in the States.

What I really can't wait for is to see the look of disgust on people's faces when they admit some pretty horrible things to their families for what amounts to a year's worth of salary.  I'm sure someone wouldn't mind admitting they cheated on their wife to her face on national television and ruin their marriage over $50k.

Now put it up to say $500k and then you'll start seeing some real entertainment.

But that's just the side of me that loves watching UFC and boxing fights with friends and getting a hotdog and a beer.

 

Travis

travis@rightwinglunatic.com

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