Quote From: gwarrior6That reminds me of the movie, the Running Man with Arnold Schwartzenegger plays a convict that plays this survival game on national TV. I think it was based on The Long Walk, by Stephen King, or was written by him.
Like ohdang said, this is nothing new, we've been amused by gruesome things since before the Roman empire. Strange how entertainment evolves and saturates our lives. I think we are so desensitized to what is entertaining that we need more and more shock to entertain us in this age of "lets not censor anything" in the name of freedom of speech. Although, then what is left to entertain us? I agree that we should be able to vent our spleens if we choose to, but why do we have to resort to the outrageous to be entertained? Hmm...
When I saw the responses (I haven't seen the show yet) I was instantly reminded of the movie "The Running Man". I opined to my husband a few weeks ago that we are almost to that point with reality shows today. I think people are so lost and so ungrounded that they are looking to be entertained, instead of entertaining themselves. Maybe it goes back to unimaginative childhoods.
I am a Baby Boomer and have a terrific and balanced 35 year old daughter who has 2 balanced teenagers. All played outside. All were limited to 1 extracurricular activity. All are avid readers and have wonderful imaginations. All can be alone and entertain themselves. All are volunteers in come capacity. We passed these things along to the grandchildren through our daughter. Her husband came from the same background.
I think a lot of these fame seekers don't know how to like themselves or entertain themselves. You must be able to be happy alone before you can be happy with someone else.
