Stupid TV

xoxoxoBruce · 02-28-2004, 08:03 PM

American TV has taken a lot of abuse (justified IMO) about dumbing down the content. Well, like the sci-fi people say, we are not alone.
On the German version of "Who wants to be a millionaire", the question was "What is George W. Bush's first name?" After narrowing it down to two choices and the studio crowd voting two to one for "George"

, the contestant chose Edmund.
We are not alone, indeed.

wolf · 02-28-2004, 09:06 PM

So much for the Master Race.

Please tell me this was a parody ...

xoxoxoBruce · 02-28-2004, 10:16 PM

Don't know for sure. It was posted on an Australian site (orsm)that's not safe for work or polite company but they gave no indication it wasn't on the level. They had 3 pics that were supposed to be screen captures.

lumberjim · 02-28-2004, 10:18 PM

the strange thing is, that when they asked her who was burried in Grant's tomb, she got it right.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-28-2004, 10:22 PM

No kidding. What was the answer?

Shattered Soul · 02-29-2004, 12:12 AM

ACK! *choke*

*sigh*

Torrere · 02-29-2004, 12:56 AM

So, not only the contestant but 1/3 of the audience answered the question wrong, too?

jaguar · 02-29-2004, 01:30 AM

All this really proves is that people who watch a lot of TV are equally stupid the world over. Yay for global equality.

SteveDallas · 02-29-2004, 04:25 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Torrere
So, not only the contestant but 1/3 of the audience answered the question wrong, too?

Well we can hope that most of the ones who answered wrong in the audience did it on purpose to mess with the contestant. But that could be a vain hope.

Pi · 02-29-2004, 01:11 PM

It's a fake. I saw the real show on TV.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-29-2004, 01:38 PM

I'm glad to hear that, Pi. Was the question the same without giving away the answer in the question? And did she get it right?

russotto · 03-01-2004, 08:43 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by xoxoxoBruce
No kidding. What was the answer?

No one is buried in Grant's tomb.

02-28-2004, 08:03 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Stupid TV American TV has taken a lot of abuse (justified IMO) about dumbing down the content. Well, like the sci-fi people say, we are not alone. On the German version of "Who wants to be a millionaire", the question was "What is George W. Bush's first name?" After narrowing it down to two choices and the studio crowd voting two to one for "George", the contestant chose Edmund. We are not alone, indeed. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 04-07-2007 at 06:04 PM.

02-28-2004, 09:06 PM	#2
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	So much for the Master Race. Please tell me this was a parody ... __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-28-2004, 10:16 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Don't know for sure. It was posted on an Australian site (orsm)that's not safe for work or polite company but they gave no indication it wasn't on the level. They had 3 pics that were supposed to be screen captures. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-28-2004, 10:18 PM	#4
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	the strange thing is, that when they asked her who was burried in Grant's tomb, she got it right. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-28-2004, 10:22 PM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	No kidding. What was the answer? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-29-2004, 12:12 AM	#6
Shattered Soul Shuttered and locked Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 97	ACK! choke sigh __________________ I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sad...the dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had....

02-29-2004, 12:56 AM	#7
Torrere a real smartass Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Kirkland, WA Posts: 1,121	So, not only the contestant but 1/3 of the audience answered the question wrong, too?

02-29-2004, 01:30 AM	#8
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	All this really proves is that people who watch a lot of TV are equally stupid the world over. Yay for global equality. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

02-29-2004, 01:11 PM	#10
Pi desperate finder Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Luxembourg Posts: 437	It's a fake. I saw the real show on TV. __________________ Complex simplex

02-29-2004, 01:38 PM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I'm glad to hear that, Pi. Was the question the same without giving away the answer in the question? And did she get it right? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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