Moment of Truth
Ok, I ranted about this on my show today but I'm going to rant here, too. Did you see 'Moment of Truth' last night on TV? It's a new game show where the contestant is asked questions and has to answer them truthfully on camera to win money. That all sounds well and good until you realize, first of all, these questions are incredibly personal and invasive, second, they've already answered these while hooked to a polygraph machine which is consulted each time they answer on camera and, third, they're answering these not only on television but also in front of their family and friends. Last night as his wife was sitting in front of him, a contestant was asked if he'd postponed having children because he didn't really believe his wife was going to be with him long term. And he answered yes. The squirm factor in watching this is unbelievable! This show was done in Columbia and in one episode there a woman admitted to hiring a hit man to kill her husband. The series was cancelled after that episode. I saw an interview with the executive producer and creator and he says "We're not out to destroy someone" (yeah, right, I watched it last night) "I don't think there's any joy in watching someone crumble under the lights. So, typically, the people that we cast to be contestants are stronger people. They have good self-esteem and a strong sense of themselves." I would certainly hope so! So, did you watch it last night? And if you did, are you going to tune in again? I may, I may not, depending on how uncomfortable it gets. The top prize you can win on this is $500,000. You know, with the top prize being $1,000,000 on 'Survivor' and $10,000,000 on 'The Power of 10' is this really worth doing? Last night, the first contestant ended up going home with no money at all. I wonder what the long term consequences for him will be.
