Comments on: Watching People Get Fired: This Is Entertainment?

By: KH

KH — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:03:36 +0000

To Jeff: Yes, but the people who are degrading themselves on Japanese TV are usually hired celebrities and not ‘real people.’

By: Toni

Toni — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:37:29 +0000

We cannot even begin to measure the emotional/psychological damage that will be the result of this sort of program; not just to those who are publically fired, but to those put in the position to decide who must go.

By: Marc

Marc — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:34:05 +0000

Truly disgusting, and a perfect example of how far we’ve fallen in this country. My guess is that the producers of this tasteless and cruel garbage believe they can’t go broke misunderestimating the level of Schadenfreude in the U.S. right now and think they’ll make big bucks off people’s desire to see someone worse off than themselves screwed over by their employer and coworkers.
Can gladitorial games, throwing people to the lions, and Caligula be far behind?

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:11:26 +0000

Creative Chaos said, “It would be a shame if it becomes a hit, or worse, develops a loyal enough following to prompt other producers to consider even more degrading forms of entertainment.” That has been happening for a long time on Japanese TV, with people frying themselves on giant griddles or allowing themselves to be boiled for infamy.

By: Donna

Donna — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:45:27 +0000

Hopefully the lawsuits filed by individuals incensed about confidential and personal information being shared with coworkers and aired on TV will outpace ad revenues and the show will be pulled after the first episode! And how sick are the TV producers who think it would be fun to shove a camera in the face of a person while their livelihood is being stripped away and then submit them to public humiliation? I hope the lawsuits net big, big bucks for the people subjected to this cruelty!