Fox asks adoptees 'Who's Your Daddy?'

dr. what · Post by **dr. what** » 2004-12-16 12:23am

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Family reunion is the next area being delved into by the reality genre.

US network FOX has announced plans for an "extraordinary" special which will see a girl, adopted at birth, attempting to pick out her biological father from eight paternal candidates.

Who's Your Daddy?, due to air January 3, will feature an obligatory twist: $100,000 will be hers if she guesses right. If she makes the wrong choice, the imposter walks away with the money.

FOX has been particularly bold with pioneering new reality shows in recent years. Former controversies include The Littlest Groom, a dating show for dwarves; Man versus Beast, a series of Olympic-style events between men and animals; and Married By America, an interactive show which saw viewers play cupid and pick out two singles to wed.
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Reality TV. It's the reason why the aliens haven't made contact with us....

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2004-12-16 12:24am

Fox, building new bottoms for barrels since 1993.

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2004-12-16 12:29am

I dated a girl once who was adopted and didn't know her biological parents. It was a very serious emotional thing for her, very complicated, and complicated for her adopted parents as well. Having known her and seen what it's like for her and her family, this just makes me ill.

Illuminatus Primus · Post by **Illuminatus Primus** » 2004-12-16 12:43am

Yup, those lefties are responsible for degrading American values.

I think Murdoch would sell babies' blood if he thought it'd be highly profitable.

Dillon · Post by **Dillon** » 2004-12-16 12:43am

dr. what wrote:snip

That is fucking awful beyond words. I didn't think anyone could outdo ABC's reality series where 4 couples competed for a baby. Look's like I was wrong.

Fire Fly · Post by **Fire Fly** » 2004-12-16 12:47am

Has Fox not realized that their risqué reality tv shows usually end up being floopers? You would think that after the umpteenth time, they had gotten the message that these kinds of reality tv show often don't have much staying power. Fox reality tv is serouslly lacking some creativity, not to mention ethics/morals.

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2004-12-16 12:51am

This is incredibly offensive, even for Fox.

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » 2004-12-16 12:52am

Oh joy. As if we didn't need more signs that this country was a shadow of what I was told I was entering, so long ago.

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2004-12-16 12:54am

*Passes out the pitchforks and torches.*

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2004-12-16 12:54am

Why would someone voluntarily subject herself to this? Does this woman have no self-respect?

Betcha ten bucks she will be an attractive blonde.

Executor32 · Post by **Executor32** » 2004-12-16 12:55am

I've thought about this before, but never this hard or this much in vain: When does shit like this happen in real life? After all, it is reality TV.

Specialist · Post by **Specialist** » 2004-12-16 12:57am

observer_20000 wrote:
That is fucking awful beyond words. I didn't think anyone could outdo ABC's reality series where 4 couples competed for a baby. Look's like I was wrong.

This actually happened

Dillon · Post by **Dillon** » 2004-12-16 01:17am

Specialist wrote:
observer_20000 wrote:
That is fucking awful beyond words. I didn't think anyone could outdo ABC's reality series where 4 couples competed for a baby. Look's like I was wrong.
This actually happened

Sadly, yes. Jon Stewart was talking about it a while ago. Apparently Barbra Walters was the host.

Skelron · Post by **Skelron** » 2004-12-16 01:22am

Joe wrote:Why would someone voluntarily subject herself to this? Does this woman have no self-respect?

Betcha ten bucks she will be an attractive blonde.

Never underestimate the simple desire to be on TV and get cash. for such things many will sell their soul to Murdoch. It's stupid, It's pathetic but it's the world we live in.

tharkûn · Post by **tharkûn** » 2004-12-16 01:29am

Sadly, yes. Jon Stewart was talking about it a while ago. Apparently Barbra Walters was the host.

No they didn't. Walters hosted a 20/20 gig where they followed a pregnat mother through an open adoption and treated it like it was a reality TV show. Sensational journalism at its finest.

If anyone ever wonders what the price of human dignity is they know Fox has the answer.

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2004-12-16 01:38am

How long until "The Running Man" comes to TV?

dr. what · Post by **dr. what** » 2004-12-16 01:49am

Superman wrote:How long until "The Running Man" comes to TV?

Sadly--I see something really like this within 10 years....

Keevan_Colton · Post by **Keevan_Colton** » 2004-12-16 04:25am

I cant believe that shit.
I'm adopted and I would never even consider going NEAR such a concept. Ugh.

Nieztchean Uber-Amoeba · Post by **Nieztchean Uber-Amoeba** » 2004-12-16 08:14am

They are REALLY stretching now.

Goddamn is this astupid concept.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2004-12-16 08:44am

Joe wrote:Why would someone voluntarily subject herself to this? Does this woman have no self-respect?

Betcha ten bucks she will be an attractive blonde.

I accept your bet.

Now give me ten bucks, because the girl in question here is an attractive redhead instead (I read about this in the morning paper and was sickened, though the girl is quite fit).

Post by **Lagmonster** » 2004-12-16 08:58am

It's in poor taste, and I won't watch it, but as long as everyone involved has agreed to it and the girl thinks it's worth it, I won't stop them from airing it.

Hell, lower that barrel bottom a bit more, if you want. I won't watch *this* crap, but go ahead and give me a call when you get the bottom of the barrel low enough to allow Fox to air hardcore porn at prime time.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2004-12-16 09:36am

Joe wrote:Why would someone voluntarily subject herself to this? Does this woman have no self-respect?

Betcha ten bucks she will be an attractive blonde.

If they can find subjects for the Jerry Springer Show I'm sure they can find them for this.

Petrosjko · Post by **Petrosjko** » 2004-12-16 04:37pm

dr. what wrote:
Superman wrote:How long until "The Running Man" comes to TV?
Sadly--I see something really like this within 10 years....

While I'm not figuring on made-for-TV blood sports just yet, I am waiting for somebody to get killed in one of these dumbass shows and have the network promo it to heaven.

I'm not saying they'll deliberately kill somebody, but when some idiot in Fear Survivor Brother Bachelorette Paris Resort gets their idiot ass killed, they know damn good and well it'll be a ratings bonanza.

I've never seen an episode of Survivor, but I remember well how it was in all the papers after that guy roasted himself cooking a pig in the second or third season.

egyptfrk · Post by **egyptfrk** » 2004-12-17 11:32pm

RedImperator wrote:I dated a girl once who was adopted and didn't know her biological parents. It was a very serious emotional thing for her, very complicated, and complicated for her adopted parents as well. Having known her and seen what it's like for her and her family, this just makes me ill.

I dated a guy once who was also adopted. Same thing. anything for ratings I guess...

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2004-12-18 01:37am

Wow, that is low, even for FOX.

I'm just waiting for Smash TV. "Big prizes! Big cash! I love it!"

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