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COMMENTS: The Big Kidney
"Even the broadcaster admits the concept is offensive." CBS' Richard Roth was describing the latest reality gameshow from Holland's BNN-TV, the network that invented the Big Brother franchise, which is aired in the United States by CBS. de Grote Donor Show features a terminally-ill 37-year-old woman choosing which of the three contestants, each suffering from kidney disease, will receive her organ in a transplant. The founder of BNN-TV was an entertainer "famous for ratings stunts" who died of kidney failure five years ago. "The station says the program is a tribute"--but Roth did not elucidate whether it was a tribute to his illness or to his stunts.
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