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2004-04-30, 12:28 AM #41
nah.. but if you've seen The Running Man.. i can definatly see that happening.

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2004-04-30, 12:48 AM #42
I'd like to say that I'm surprised by this, but I can't. It was bound to happen sooner or later.

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2004-04-30, 1:10 AM #43
It'd be snazzy if they did a show that was like Cube. I'd definately watch that.

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2004-04-30, 4:05 AM #44
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Jin:
It'd be snazzy if they did a show that was like Cube. I'd definately watch that.

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Agreed
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2004-04-30, 6:49 AM #45
Wait, wait, wait...

5 couples are competing to adopt one child? Are they unaware that there are thousands of other kids in need of adoption?

Am I missing something here?

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2004-04-30, 7:12 AM #46
You sure are, sunshine. You sure are.

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2004-04-30, 7:27 AM #47
That's ****ed up.

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2004-04-30, 8:52 AM #48
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by oSiRiS:
Next we'll have an Unreal Tournament where people fight to the death for points.

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GRAND IDEA!

You do realize once we colonize on new planets and pirates roam space, this type of thing will be a typical sport for thugs. I GUARANTEE it.

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2004-04-30, 9:03 AM #49
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by DogSRoOL:
Wait, wait, wait...

5 couples are competing to adopt one child? Are they unaware that there are thousands of other kids in need of adoption?

Am I missing something here?</font>


Adoption can be surprisingly expensive for the adopters, with agencies charging up to $35,000 (yes, thirty five thousand dollars) for finding a healthy Caucasian baby. I imagine the network will be covering these costs on the reality show.

Also, I'm basing this solely on Friends, but newborn babies might be in much shorter supply than older kids.

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2004-04-30, 9:17 AM #50
The 5 couples aren't competeing for the one child - the show is supposed to be about the mothers "quest to find the right parents for her child."

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2004-04-30, 9:22 AM #51
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Flexor:
Woops! There goes my respect for Barbara Walters!

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You mean you had some before?

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2004-04-30, 9:28 AM #52
There hasn't been a single good thing on TV since studios had the capability to monitor ratings.

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2004-04-30, 9:29 AM #53
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Spork:
Also, I'm basing this solely on Friends, </font>


I stopped reading after that. Credibility = Gone. [http://forums.massassi.net/html/tongue.gif]

Oh, and to the people who thought up this GREAT idea for a show:

Step 1. Put gun in mouth.
Step 2. Pull trigger.
Step 3. ???
Step 4. Profit!

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2004-04-30, 9:32 AM #54
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Jin:
The 5 couples aren't competeing for the one child - the show is supposed to be about the mothers "quest to find the right parents for her child."

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All five couples want the child, correct? Then they're competing, right?

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2004-04-30, 9:34 AM #55
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by happydud:
I stopped reading after that. Credibility = Gone. [http://forums.massassi.net/html/tongue.gif]</font>


Fair enough, but the first part was a fact [http://forums.massassi.net/html/tongue.gif]

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2004-04-30, 9:47 AM #56
And besides, it looks like I was right. Heaps of adoption websites mention long waits and even 'closed adoption lists' for people wanting to adopt an infant.

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2004-05-01, 7:11 AM #57
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">FIVE couples desperate for a child will be seen competing to adopt a baby on American television.

Host ... veteran broadcaster Barbara Walters.

The program, promoted as "the ultimate reality show", follows a 16-year-old mother's search for parents for her daughter.

It shows her interviewing the prospective parents and then the arrival of her baby.

It also shows the child settling in to her new home, being baptised and finally meeting her mother again in the TV studio.

Be My Baby is to be broadcast as part of the respected ABC news program 20/20.

Host Barbara Walters, who is an adoptive mother, presents the search tonight.

The mother, known only as Jessica, will be seen interviewing five sets of prospective parents.

Each try to convince her they are the most suitable to take care of her child.

John Stossel, who co-hosts 20/20, said: "Barbara will bring you what might be called the ultimate reality show.

"As you watch, a pregnant teenager will decide which of five couples gets her baby.

"As the competing parents try to persuade Jessica they are Mr and Mrs Right, the teenager talks about 'playing God'. She refers to her initial interviews with the couples as the 'elimination round'."

Complaints poured into the network after commercials promoting the reality show theme were broadcast earlier this week.

As a result, they will be toned down.

American radio journalist Jane Braverman, who is adopting a child, said: "While I haven't seen the show, it sounds like the marketing department at ABC was attempting to add a reality-TV spin, which is definitely an all-time low, especially when children are at stake.

"My friend's teenage son, who was passing the living room when the promotion was airing, even found it offensive. He said: 'How could a child be a prize in a reality show?' "

ABC spokesman Jeffrey Schneider said the show simply documented Jessica's experience as she went through the open adoption process.

"It is a thoughtful report on the process of open adoption that we think will be of interest to the American people. Clearly, there is no competition," he said</font>

no compitition?WHAT THE $$$$ yes there is!
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As the competing parents try to persuade</font>
Key word? COMPETE!
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">FIVE couples desperate for a child will be seen competing to adopt a baby on American television</font>
and again!Plus ive NEVER! respected 20/20
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">It also shows the child settling in to her new home, being baptised and finally meeting her mother again in the TV studio</font>
HOLY CRAP!
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Host Barbara Walters, who is an adoptive mother,</font>
presents the search"shes adopted [a kid] ?id like to see what SHE wanted to do..nest on abc:Apopt me season 29 The [hated] hit
show where people compete for grown adults!who have been adopted 20 years erlier
were gonna compete for slaves soon arnt we?

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janitor bobs idea of rogers video: He's actually the overweight guy next door who has a HUGE selection of videos, including the entire Lethal Weapon, Halloween, and 'Ernest' series.
The advantage is is that you can 'borrow' movies for long amounts of time without him remembering that you borrowed them.

The disadvantage is the pizza cheese grime on the DVDs

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2004-05-02, 1:21 AM #58
Aren't there also really strict criteria for adoptions, like the parents having to be under a certain weight?
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2004-05-02, 5:53 AM #59
Cetrtain weight?lets all join me in a big W T F

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janitor bobs idea of rogers video: He's actually the overweight guy next door who has a HUGE selection of videos, including the entire Lethal Weapon, Halloween, and 'Ernest' series.
The advantage is is that you can 'borrow' movies for long amounts of time without him remembering that you borrowed them.

The disadvantage is the pizza cheese grime on the DVDs
2004-05-02, 7:46 AM #60
I dont think its a problem as long as the baby will be in good hands.

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