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Thursday, April 09, 2009

Well, what do you EXPECT from a network that thinks date rape jokes are funny?
Posted by Jill | 5:21 AM
Worst new show of 2009:
The Fox network is letting employees of some troubled small businesses decide which one of their colleagues will be laid off and turning the results into a reality show.

The series, "Someone's Gotta Go," is in production, but Fox wouldn't say on Wednesday when it would go on the air.

Each episode will feature a company with about 15 or 20 employees that needs to cut costs because of the economy. Instead of the boss deciding who is fired, the company will open its books to show everyone's salaries and let the employees make the call.

In an inverse to "The Apprentice," the chosen one loses, instead of gets, a job.

Fox says the laid-off worker will get a small severance, but isn't saying whether the network or producers are paying the participants in anything beyond the chance for prime-time fame. Fox is developing the show with Endemol USA, the company behind "Big Brother," "Deal or No Deal" and "Fear Factor."

Tory Johnson, founder and chief executive officer of Women For Hire, which organizes job fairs and advises women seeking work, said she wonders whether "Someone's Gotta Go" is a good idea at a time so many people are out of work.

"For most people who are concerned about job security or are desperate to get hired, I don't think there's much to laugh at in terms of watching someone else's pain and misery," said Johnson, a regular contributor to ABC's "Good Morning America."


Gee, ya think?

But why stop at just laying them off? Why not, say, feed them into the maw of a hungry tiger? On live television. With a musical accompaniment.

Now THAT'S entertainment.

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Anonymous Anonymous said...
You got it right. Only Fox would produce this crap. And the companies that agreed to participate? They deserve to close down. Such leadership is idiotic to say the least.
4/9/09, 2:45 PM  
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