Sliders episode, a prediction of reality TV?

FaxModem1 · Post by **FaxModem1** » 2003-06-24 10:55am

I watched Sliders this morning, it was the episode called ,"Dead man Sliding", about how that world turned the courts into a game show unto which the jury was the American audience and voted by calling in,the defendant's advocate only has till commercail break to defend him, if the defendant was found guilty he chose his punishment by choosing a door or spinning a wheel, the entertainment of the nation becomes more important than the man's life.

So, is this or something like this possible for the future of reality TV?

I hope not, but something tells me it is.

Post by **Vympel** » 2003-06-24 10:57am

Course not. Such absurdity would never be countenanced by any court, or government.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-06-24 10:58am

I hope nott too but to please the retards they might do it,without the sliding part.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-06-24 11:46am

what a cheap ripoff of The Running Man. now that was a damn cool movie.

FaxModem1 · Post by **FaxModem1** » 2003-06-24 11:48am

Your right Col. Crackpot, but the question is still the same, can something like this ever happen?

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-06-24 12:06pm

FaxModem1 wrote:Your right Col. Crackpot, but the question is still the same, can something like this ever happen?

Scott Peterson
OJ Simpson
Martha Stewart
Bill Clinton
Oliver North
etc.....etc.....etc.....

It already does to a degree.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-06-25 01:51am

Col. Crackpot wrote:what a cheap ripoff of The Running Man. now that was a damn cool movie.

No, it was a damn stupid movie. Now the book, THAT was good.