Running Man, Here We Come
Running Man, Here We Come by Roxanne McDonald
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Make a Wish Foundation meets Oprah’s Angel Network in this new interactive reality show intended to make one contestant’s dream come true—and unintentionally bringing us one step closer to crowd-controlled fate. |
If who is producing “The Great American Dream Vote” is any indication of the potential for success (brought to us by the producers of “The Bachelor” series, then this new interactive game show should do quite well.
But then again, any reality TV environment where the people get to decide the fate of the contestants is also the latest in popular trends. There’s my issue, concerned (or even worried) as I am that we are hurtling at cyberspeed toward the day when the only kind of reality competition
entertainment to satisfy our hungers will be that which satisfies, too, our bloodlust, our mass mentality, and our need for scapegoats.
If you think I’m kidding, rambling, or out of my mind, just rent a copy of The Running Man. Look at what happens when they run out of TV show ideas, contestants, and rewards of any value.
So far, “The Great American Dream Vote” (after only one episode, of course) has no issues with people being dissatisfied with the prizes.
Six contestants stand before the people, the audience, and pitch their cases for their great American dreams:
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