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Swim. This is my idea for a new show. Pick up random people on the street, tie a couple pounds of bricks to their legs and throw them in a lake. Do or Die mother(beep).

(Purpose of this thread, to express my annoyance with all these wannabe talent shows like American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance. If you like these show; the exit is on the bottom right hand corner.) ;) Thanks.

i always thought a version of survivor or big brother where the last one alive wins would be a good idea...

:D

With a twist, if you win, you still die. Hahaha, ain't it funny.

i always thought a version of survivor or big brother where the last one alive wins would be a good idea...

i always thought a version of survivor or big brother where the last one alive wins would be a good idea...

I was hoping that's be the point from the start.

I don't swim anyway. Forget the bricks. I'm doomed.

I don't swim anyway. Forget the bricks. I'm doomed.

Tell it a show like that wouldn't be funny. I mean totally random people, just drive up to them, tie some bricks and/or other heavy things and throw them in a deep lake/river/ocean/sea of water.

American Idol should allow audience members to throw tomatoes at singers that suck.

American Idol should allow audience members to throw tomatoes at singers that suck.

There aren't enough tomatoes in the world.

American Idol should allow audience members to throw tomatoes at singers that suck.

Anything that smells foul rather. And I mean everything (no not really, throwing shit is going a bit far)

well i would like it if we brought back the gladitorial games... I know I know.."this guys crazy" but ..we could solve a lot of problems with this..so hear me out..

1. End prison over crowding
2. Save taxpayers money
3. Provide entertainment the whole family can enjoy...:p
4. We can charge admissions..thus generating revenue for the state..and I can Guarantee you every stadium where games were held would be packed..its that primal lust for blood we all have that will drive the masses to come..and we can even show it on Pay Per View!! :D

better yet...we can have politicians fight to the death...as well..that might motivate those fucktards in Washington to actually do something besides sit around and bitch at one another..and no office will be immune and ever level of government will be eligible..local..state and federal...and best of all the audience decides whether to spare their lives or not..talk about giving power to the people...so who's with me..? :D

dude i would totaly win that. anyways i think it would be cool to throw in some whales and sharks.

Haha. I'd kick some ass on that show - I could sink a water-cooler jug to the bottom of a 20-foot pool with little trouble in my day, and although I'm sure I'm not quite at that level anymore, I'd still do well, I think. :p

Swim. This is my idea for a new show. Pick up random people on the street, tie a couple pounds of bricks to their legs and throw them in a lake. Do or Die mother(beep).

(Purpose of this thread, to express my annoyance with all these wannabe talent shows like American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance. If you like these show; the exit is on the bottom right hand corner.) ;) Thanks.

Only let's do it with pseudo-celebs. The first show should be Rosie O'Donnell vs. Dog the Bounty Hunter's wife. Then we could have Tom Cruise and Pat Robertson. Really, random people off the street would not be nearly as amusing or gratifying as obnoxious celebs and someone might miss them.

If one must have annoying gladiatorial games televised all over the world (thus advertising our dearth of imagination), let's at least do it with people no one will miss (Well, Dog might miss Beth, but she's his 7th wife, he'll get over it).

This reminds me of the NS issue about immigration where one of the options puts forward the idea of turning entry into the country into a gameshow called 'Who wants to be an immigrant?', the contestants having to maneouver around landmines and sentry towers to win :p

Only let's do it with pseudo-celebs. The first show should be Rosie O'Donnell vs. Dog the Bounty Hunter's wife. Then we could have Tom Cruise and Pat Robertson. Really, random people off the street would not be nearly as amusing or gratifying as obnoxious celebs and someone might miss them.

If one must have annoying gladiatorial games televised all over the world (thus advertising our dearth of imagination), let's at least do it with people no one will miss (Well, Dog might miss Beth, but she's his 7th wife, he'll get over it).

His 7th wife! My God, you'd think after 6 attempts he'd find someone who didn't match HIS name as much:p

In my kind of reality/game show, one would hear such an excerpt from the host: "Our first contestant is maneuvering around the quicksand pits...OH! The weasels got her!"

:)

"Make the audience vomit"
"So you think you can take a sauce pan to the face?"
"Dancing with the homicidal maniacs"
"American Asshole"
"Convey your response in less than 20 core words"
"The refugee life"

tying bricks on people's legs would be stupid.

but its still a great idea

first week, its 12 people swimming in a typical (urine ridden) YMCA pool

next week, its 11 people swimming in lake erie

3rd week, hudson river in NYC

4th week, jersey shore

5th week, north shore oahu in surfing conditions

6th week, toss them off an alaskan crab fishing boat and make them swim to shore

7th week, okinawan typhoon

it wouldnt get past week 4.

well i would like it if we brought back the gladitorial games... I know I know.."this guys crazy" but ..we could solve a lot of problems with this..so hear me out..

1. End prison over crowding
2. Save taxpayers money
3. Provide entertainment the whole family can enjoy...:p
4. We can charge admissions..thus generating revenue for the state..and I can Guarantee you every stadium where games were held would be packed..its that primal lust for blood we all have that will drive the masses to come..and we can even show it on Pay Per View!! :D

better yet...we can have politicians fight to the death...as well..that might motivate those fucktards in Washington to actually do something besides sit around and bitch at one another..and no office will be immune and ever level of government will be eligible..local..state and federal...and best of all the audience decides whether to spare their lives or not..talk about giving power to the people...so who's with me..? :D


force all ex presidents (and the current one) to fight to the death against 17 genetically modified albino gorillas in heat, with a popsicle stick

lol the ultimate sink or swim

Could do a follow up version called So you think you can fly

I don't see where you would get "a couple pounds" of bricks.

In lifeguard training, we had to retrieve from the bottom and carry a ten-pound rubber brick on our chests across the pool. A cement brick would be far heavier.

The difficulty in swimming isn't in the weight itself, it's with being unable to use your hands due to having to hold the brick. Basically, it requires a sustained, powerful kick. It's intended to demonstrate the difficulty of carrying a victim with your arms while you're getting them out of the water. I guess it was devised before the rescue tube was invented. :)

This reminds me of the NS issue about immigration where one of the options puts forward the idea of turning entry into the country into a gameshow called 'Who wants to be an immigrant?', the contestants having to maneouver around landmines and sentry towers to win :p

and i've always wanted a show like that to exist. it's still less cruel that what our government does to illegal immigrants...
hooray for australia...

So, how much longer until we get to the Running Man (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Running_Man_%28film%29)