Moment of Truth (or acting?)

So have you seen the ads on T.V. for this new show on FOX called "The Moment of Truth"? It's the one where contestants answer questions while strapped to a lie detector to determine whether or not they are telling the truth. Apparently the questions get harder (a.k.a. more scandalous) as you go. We have not actually seen the show, nor plan to. In fact every time we see the stupid ad for it we re-emphasize just how awful it looks. The show is a shining example of how low T.V. execs will go to shock an audience. It's also an example of people's pleasure in seeing other people's dirty laundry exposed. Seriously, what are you really getting out of the type of show that asks one of the contestants, "Have you ever cheated on your wife with one of her friends?" I can't even imagine the warm, fuzzy feelings you'd feel after watching an entire episode. I feel like I need to shower after seeing a preview!

Apparently this show is a spin off of others from around the world that have been very successful. Get this: Colombia had to cancel its version of the show after a contestant won $25,000 after admitting she had hired a hit man to kill her husband. Sounds like a stellar person to be rewarding with prize money.

We did hear about an episode here in the US where a woman "confessed" she wished she were married to her ex-boyfriend instead of her husband while (gasp!) the husband sat dumbfounded in the audience. Well, turns out these two really had been a couple, but were on the outs way before the show and agreed to do the show for money. So... it was acting. Sean later discovered this same woman lost all of the money she had "won" when she answered "Do you think you are a good person?" with "yes" and the lie detector said she was lying. Haha! Hope the humiliation was worth all that money you made... oh wait, you went home a loser-- same way you came in.

Stepping off the soapbox now.