Horrible Reality TV: Solitary 3.0
I was watching an episode of Solitary 3.0 this weekend, and I have to say that reality TV has hit a brand new low for me. I mean, I can see that some reality TV is just trash from the word 'go', but this seemed like it might have had a shred of interesting content in that it could have been done in a format where people were really stressed, and really was the equivalent of solitary confinement.
But no... this is just individual achievement. Better to call it "Everyone for Themselves". There's no extended period of silence. No sensory deprivation. No real psychological stress put on these folks... they get to smell crappy things, sit on painful seats, do stupid drinking games with Root Beer... it's constant games. Not like any solitary any prisoner ever faced.
In the end, I realize that they can't really hurt someone for fear of a lawsuit. But they could have made it a lot more interesting. I can't imagine I'll ever watch again.