Danger Island
Danger Island is a reality show in development that pits actual convicted felons against manhunters. We're one step closer to The Running Man. You can apply to be a contestant, but you can't have been convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation. The $1,000,000 prize goes to the victim of the winner's last crime. So I guess if the winner had beaten someone to the point of quadrapalegia and then commited mail fraud, the US Postal Service would get the prize. (thx lee)
Update: For the confused, the main incentive for the felons (besides repentence) is a $50,000 scholarship for their children.
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Why would anyone want to be on a show where your prize goes to someone else who you clearly didn't like that much? If you're smart, the day before you're scheduled to appear on the show you'd beat up your best friend and get arrested so the two of you could split the prize money.
I didn't mention: the winner also gets a $50,000 scholarship for their child (having a child is required).
And you can't be on parole or anything, so your technique wouldn't work.
As one who has worked in all sorts of reality TV and works on a show where people drink blended rat shakes, even I think this show crosses a line. Basically it's a show for people who have always dreamed of hunting man (I myself call that the most dangerous game).
What if I didn't murder someone, it was involuntary man slaughter, then can I be on the show? And what if I didn't rape that girl, I just sexually assaulted her, then I'm in the clear, right? Oh, and did you notice that Lou Ferigno of "The Hulk" is on the show as a man hunter. Sweet. I hope Jesse Ventura does this show.
I hope all the criminals are there for mail fraud and tax evasion. Maybe some embezzlement. How about Kevin Mitnick? I'd like to see him hunted for half an hour each week.
Think how disappointed Lou would be if he had to strap on a sash of bullets just to look after some tax evaders.
I thought they'd be drug kingpins...but who's the victim - the American govt? Maybe this whole thing is staged by the Justice Dept to offset the deficit. I think Anthony's right: heavy w/ assaulters and thieves, likely.
Line? What Line?
Are you sure this is real? I smell tuna. The application form has multiple grammatical and spelling errors. Also, since when has adultery been a felony?
This is messed up; I really hope it's not real. Glad to hear it's not Anthony's new project though. Also glad that Martha Stewart has her own shows now, so she won't apply to be on it, now that she's out of jail. I bet she could easily distract the manhunters with a trail of gourmet cookies that leads to the rival camp, or by crocheting a Martha decoy. Hmmm. Speaking of which, have you seen Craft Corner Deathmatch? ("It's Martha Stewart Living meets Mad Max Beyand Thunderdome when amateur crafters compete against each other, against the clock and against the imposing Craft Lady of Steel... Host Jason Jones is the devious ringmaster, throwing twists into each challenge and riling up the bloodthirsty studio audience.) Now THAT's tv. (Or so I imagine. Sometimes I wish I had cable. But only sometimes.)
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