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The Fox network is making a reality show out of the troubled economy. An upcoming series titled, "Someone's Gotta Go," lets employees of a small business decide which one of their colleagues will be laid off.

Fox says it has no air date yet for the series, which is being developed by the company behind "Big Brother" and "Deal or No Deal." Each week, a different company lays off an employee.

Fox also wouldn't reveal the show's host, which it says is a business consultant who will offer advice to participating companies.

To me, that takes the "reality" thing a little too far.  I would have absolutely no interest in watching something like this; reveling in an employee getting fired (rather than a game show contestant, like on the Apprentice or Hell's Kitchen) is sick to me.

Ouch.  You hate Fox, huh, crownsy?  I don't think the network as a whole is as bad as you do; I think a lot of their shows are solid.  24, House, Bones, Prison Break, Sarah Connor Chronicles, etc., are all pretty solid TV, as well as their Sunday night animation.

However, this idea for a reality show is wretched.  I'm assuming that this one will be scrapped before it airs, or last about a week.

what moron would want to be on that show?

Quote from: eja117 on April 08, 2009, 03:56:53 PM

Fox has a history of being a trash network. They lucked out on shows that were trash like Family Guy, The Simpsons, and especially Married with Children, and this show will be trash. I predict it will be one of the most popular shows on tv

Not to threadjack, but The Simpsons is "trash"  It's widely recognized as one of the greatest TV comedies of all time.  You sound like my Jr. High Principal when he banned those "Underachiever and Proud of It" t-shirts.  MWC I'll give you, though I liked it, it pretty much reveled in its own trashiness.  Family Guy is a mix, especially in the first few seasons.

And this show won't be a smash success, I'd be surprised if it lasted a full season in the format as described in the OP. 

Quote from: eja117 on April 08, 2009, 05:00:07 PM

The Simpsons is trash for different reasons, mostly cause they think they're better than everyone. It's a fairly pretentious show that's built on stereotypes and political correctness.
It's witty, and at times just plain funny what with Homer and whatnot, but in general it's a trash show
It's one of the few shows I can think of right off the top of my head that has an entire character built on attacking a culture only it's a stereotype of one.

I can't really think of any TV comedies off the top of my head that don't play off stereotypes - it's kind of a central method of making fun of people, which is how most comedies try to get laughs.  And using stereotypes to "attack a culture" seems like the exact opposite of being politically correct.  Cartoons do tend to be over-the-top by nature, hence the term "cartoonish".  Reasonable folks can disagree though. 

Just out of curiosity, which character are you referring to as attacking a culture?  Cletus?  Comic Book Guy?  Disco Stu? 

Anyway, I'll drop the threadjack after this, I was just puzzled cause I haven't heard anyone call the Simpsons trashy since 1993 or so.