Who Wants To Marry A Liar-Loser/Multi-Millionaire?
February 19, 2000 5:54 PM Subscribe
Who Wants To Marry A Liar-Loser/Multi-Millionaire? Unfortunately for Hard-bodied nurse Darva Conger, her. It seems that the pointy chinned-geek multimillionaire of Fox's ratingsfest "Who Wants To Marry A Multi-Millionaire" wasn't exactly the man he made himself out to be. (I personally would've gone wither with the other blonde, or the brunette next to her at the end.) - Aw c'mon - you can admit it - I know you saw at least some of that two hour scoop o' slop... - Uhhmmmm welll... yeah - well I was just testing you - I didn't see it either... yeah... umm I was watching basketball.... On an entirely different note - how about that 90210? - I'm really getting worried about Kelly...... Uh yeah, well I was just testing you again... Ummmmm... I gotta go now...
I rarely watch any of the big networks; I tend to stick to the History channel, TLC, Travel Channel, Cartoon Network and the Discovery Channel.
I was on the Yahoo TV listings page trying to see what was on, when I spotted this two-hour entry on Fox. It's relation to "Who wants to be a Millionaire?" was clear, but I assumed it was some opportunistic TV movie, and had to admit being curious about what the plot hook was.
I was sickened when I saw what it really was. I did not tune in; I had no curiosity whatever about it.
The entire concept is apalling. This was even worse than the Dating Game; at least there they tried to pretend that the decision was being made on the basis of personality, and they weren't making what is normally considered to be a "life commitment" to a total stranger. Here, these women were actually willing to marry someone they'd never met, based solely on the knowledge that he was wealthy.
Frankly, there's a certain cosmic justice in discovering that he turned out to be a snake. Any woman this foolish deserves what she gets.
They were actually married on camera? Amazing.
Is there any depth to which TV will not stoop? I saw trailers for a show on one of my channels for "vacation videos" which showed someone being mauled by a polar bear which reached its head through the bars at a zoo and grabbed this person's leg.
What next? Televised executions? I wouldn't put it past them.
About ten years ago, a government official in NY called a press conference, and in front of a room full of reporters, while cameras were rolling, he pulled out a pistol, stuck it in his mouth, and pulled the trigger.
The TV news that night on the channel I happened to be running ran the clip, including his death. I turned my head and refused to watch.
And I never watched that TV channel's news show again.
posted by Steven C. Den Beste at 9:47 PM on February 19, 2000
I was on the Yahoo TV listings page trying to see what was on, when I spotted this two-hour entry on Fox. It's relation to "Who wants to be a Millionaire?" was clear, but I assumed it was some opportunistic TV movie, and had to admit being curious about what the plot hook was.
I was sickened when I saw what it really was. I did not tune in; I had no curiosity whatever about it.
The entire concept is apalling. This was even worse than the Dating Game; at least there they tried to pretend that the decision was being made on the basis of personality, and they weren't making what is normally considered to be a "life commitment" to a total stranger. Here, these women were actually willing to marry someone they'd never met, based solely on the knowledge that he was wealthy.
Frankly, there's a certain cosmic justice in discovering that he turned out to be a snake. Any woman this foolish deserves what she gets.
They were actually married on camera? Amazing.
Is there any depth to which TV will not stoop? I saw trailers for a show on one of my channels for "vacation videos" which showed someone being mauled by a polar bear which reached its head through the bars at a zoo and grabbed this person's leg.
What next? Televised executions? I wouldn't put it past them.
About ten years ago, a government official in NY called a press conference, and in front of a room full of reporters, while cameras were rolling, he pulled out a pistol, stuck it in his mouth, and pulled the trigger.
The TV news that night on the channel I happened to be running ran the clip, including his death. I turned my head and refused to watch.
And I never watched that TV channel's news show again.
posted by Steven C. Den Beste at 9:47 PM on February 19, 2000
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posted by palegirl at 9:09 PM on February 19, 2000