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...there you go indeed. I saw the last 35-40 minutes of the programme.
There wasn't a kidney, it was a hoax. The "terminally ill" Lisa was an actress. The three participants in need of a kidney were very real, but in on the complot as well. Throughout the program they were telling about the problems and limitations they are experiencing daily and how much they need a donor kidney in order to live a normal life. The public voted by text messaging to advise "Lisa" whom to give the kidney to. At the same time they could text message free of costs to order a donor card. Then Lisa had to tell one of the candidates to leave. "Sorry, but I think the other two are more in need of a kidney". It sounded so cruel I just couldn't believe it was real. But just before the final decision was being announced the plot was revealed.
Utterly brilliant. High morality combined with the banality of reality TV. Provocative, groundbreaking, touching the limits of what is acceptable, but opening up the discussion on controversial issues. Typically BNN. They've done it again, but this time they didn't just shook Holland but much of the world as well. More than 100 foreign TV broadcasting organisations were present in the studio to report on this vile and sick show. I imagine they must've felt cheated when there wasn't anything juicy to report.
Now hopefully our politicians will put the same effort into helping reduce the donor shortage as they did in condemning this programme.
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