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Re: [RC] OT Wife Swap - Elizabeth ChaseWell, Linda, then I'd be negotiating for the terms of the contract to follow their advertising as stated where the world sees it. They can always find somebody else. It takes strength of character to not succumb to the kinds of pressure and psych numbers done by the people who produce these kinds of shows. And that is one thing that is revealed, the relative level of character of the participants. Having someone who is good would, to me, be a welcome relief and change of venue. And maybe I am ignorant and naive.... but I also believe in integrity. At least I can sleep fairly well at night.... after two sleeping pills and a nightcap.... <grin> As I stated earlier, I am not a reality show fan, save for two, Project Runway and Top Chef.... but I also learn from those shows as well, since I like to tweak the garments I sew, and I love to cook. Omigod has anyone watched a complete episode of Housewives of Orange County? I can't even get through a commercial; ick. I shake my head at the drama and back-stabbing, and praise the Being that my own dramas aren't interesting enough for the world to notice. Absolutely love this line...... With pseudo-reality shows,primitive people got it right, the camera steals your soul. Liz MN --- Linda Marins <coldeye22@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elizabeth Chase" <elizabethchase1@xxxxxxxxx>The link states the show is unscripted.... ...I think I'd put some money down on her maintaining her integrity and dignity. She has some interesting ways of getting expressing herself, to be sure.Pardon me, but this is naive. Of *course* the show is scripted. The basic script is "People make fools of themselves." The worse it gets for the families, the better the Producers like it. If they really are casting for an endurance family, the script already reads "Swapped in wife tries to ride horse at an endurance ride and cameras follow her for miles as she whines and courts disaster." That's why they are insisting on *two* riders in the family: so that the other riding family member can accompany the swapped wife/victim during this climax segment....I could also see her walking away if the line in the sand were crossed.You *can't* walk away. You've signed a *contract*. I guess you can tell I hate pseudo-reality shows. The only one I've seen where the people seem to be respected is "Little People, Big World" and that's because engendering respect for little people is the point of the show. The 10 minutes I could stand of the wife swap show made it look like it was one of the most egregious violators of its subject's dignity. > Linda Marins =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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