Tuesday, July 27, 2004
Reality TV plummets to new low
In what its critics have termed the "sickest ever reality show", a British production company is planning a sperm race in which a human egg is fertilised live on television. In "Make Me a Mum", a woman will take fertility drugs to produce eggs and 1,000 men will compete for the privilege of having their sperm selected. The sperm of two finalists - a man selected by the mum-to-be on the basis of sex appeal, wealth, fitness and personality and a man selected by scientific experts - will race to create a baby.The production company, Brighter Pictures, is owned by the company which produces Big Brother. Its creative director, Remy Blumenfeld, defended his concept. "There's a tremendous amount of science to this show. It's fascinating. It's much more about the rules of the science than the rules of attraction."
In what its critics have termed the "sickest ever reality show", a British production company is planning a sperm race in which a human egg is fertilised live on television. In "Make Me a Mum", a woman will take fertility drugs to produce eggs and 1,000 men will compete for the privilege of having their sperm selected. The sperm of two finalists - a man selected by the mum-to-be on the basis of sex appeal, wealth, fitness and personality and a man selected by scientific experts - will race to create a baby.The production company, Brighter Pictures, is owned by the company which produces Big Brother. Its creative director, Remy Blumenfeld, defended his concept. "There's a tremendous amount of science to this show. It's fascinating. It's much more about the rules of the science than the rules of attraction."
