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Old 12-09-2008, 08:48 AM  
Sarah_Jayne
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Originally Posted by nico-t View Post
its airing here too i think the british version, only saw the promo's and it looks like another lame reality show, such an easy tear jerking show, i hate it. It's this concept that is cheap as fuck and gets wrapped around in different packages all the time:

- poor people
- give them cash
- film them crying

So much of these shows get made. Simple, cheap concept.
The first season or so of the UK version were enjoyable and interesting because the millionaires were actually having their eyes open to things. Plus, they had to live within the means of whatever pay they were getting at their new job. As it moved on, it felt more like the millionaires were doing it more for publicity (whereas the first couple seasons they didn't know the show would be popular), I stopped believing that the people being surprised had never seen the show to be so convinced by the cover stories about why there was a camera crew with the person and the show stopped following the millionaires having to live on their wages (presuming they stopped wanting to only eat beans on toast for a month).
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