Scary, eh? O_o
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When he won a video deck to go with his TV, he was able to watch his two videos--an exercise video and a cycling tape. He saw a woman for the first time in 10 months. In November, he won two rolls of toilet paper, a huge moment in his life!
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seriously
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Kel had this to say about Pirotess:
this makes me fear for the state of the human race...seriously
Never base judgements off the worst examples
that is seriously disturbing.
Second, though, it appears that he had a bit more information than the web page implied: he was a failing actor who knew that he was auditioning for a very long-lasting job that was going to be embarrassing and uncomfortable, and he knew that he was being taped, even if he didn't know he was being broadcast (and he may have known far more, depending on how staged you believe the show was)
Third, and most important in my mind, it seems that he was able to leave at any point. Yes, he didn't have any clothes, and much of what he had already done would have been in vain if he did leave, but he was not sealed in. It was his own determination that kept him there for so long, not an abduction.
I don't want to defend the show, I think it's a horrible concept: I don't even like the idea behind reality TV, and this is leagues beyond that. But it's not quite as bad as the first article made out. The producers should only be dragged out and beaten, not dragged out and shot.
Good scources of information:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/newsid_213000/213207.stm
http://www.tokyoclassified.com/biginjapanarchive299/281/biginjapaninc.htm
[ 01-26-2002: Message edited by: Chalesm ]
And a useful conversation to read, which had a few people who have actually seen the show:
http://www.plastic.com/media/01/06/13/2016250.shtml
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An interesting tidbit of info: My sister is currently in Japan as a foreign exchange student, I told her about this and the family she is staying with loves that show, they own the episodes on DVD, she's seen them
