The TV Producer

All TV, by its very nature, is manipulated in some way or faked by producers. We have to do this otherwise people wouldn’t watch. If we just filmed everything, put it all together and then transmitted it, everyone would want to hang themselves whilst having their teeth drilled.

I have lost count of the times I’ve persuaded people to say or do stuff on camera that they wouldn’t normally have done in a million years. This includes the man who had a fetish for car exhausts and although never actually carrying out his desire to have sex with them (whilst still attached of course), I got him to actually do so on camera. It was tastefully done though, there was no nudity involved and the exhaust went on to make a full recovery.  

I have filmed a guy addicted to (or so he claimed) masturbation who embarked on therapy sessions that involved walking through a market and stopping in alleys to knock one out. I had asked to the therapist to make some treatment up that we could film and this seemed like a good one.

Then there was the girl who was selling her virginity to the highest bidder. I managed to get her to include the need for asphyxiation in her ad even though she had never done it nor in fact wanted to. We then filmed some of the respondents showing exactly how they would do the deed.

All reality stars are there to be exploited and manipulated for the entertainment of viewers. http://thetvproducer.com/archives/97 They will be for as long as reality formats exist and people want to watch them.