The "It's Not Real" World
Topic: Television and Media
I want MTV to start a new 'reality' show. They seem to be the people that like the edgier kind of programs, so this is right up their edgey alley.

I call it "The 'It's Not Real' World." It's kind of like The Truman Show. Take 4 people, and tell them they're going to be in the next The Real World series. Put them on an island with all the amenities... the supposed object of this show being that they don't have any other people to interact with but each other, and they'll only be able to contact home once per week. They'll have food, shelter, and everything will be run on a series of generators; the island is completely self-sufficient. They'll even have satellite TV.

Then, leave them there. Tell them they're going to be alone a bit while the rest of the group is picked up. While they're by themselves, run a 'broadcast' on their televisions (it's actually closed-circuit) that makes them think there's been a nuclear war, and everyone lost but them. They're the last people on the planet. I know it wouldn't be easy, but so what? If we can put a man on the moon, we can make 4 people stupid enough to be on a 'reality TV' series believe they're the last idiots on the planet.

Here's the kicker. It's 2 men and 2 women. But one of the men and one of the women are gay.

"Next week, on our new series, watch what happens when 4 people stop being polite, and explore their own sexuality in an attempt to save mankind by repopulating the Earth." If they're going to repopulate, they all need to participate, right? But why should the gays have to do something unpleasant for them, and not the straights? If everyone's going to be fair, the straights are going to have to quid-pro-quo...

Having dropped that on you, I'll just let you imagine the ensuing fun.

Just don't miss the final episode, when they get told it was all just a gag.