Comment On the other hand... (Score 1) 644
From another perspective, although making fun of people is, for some, despicable (unless the people being made fun of are American), after looking over the website and looking at the great lengths this show went to in order to convince these people that they really were going into outer space, I started to wonder about the "thrill ride" aspect of the whole experience.
Think about it, we go to places like Cedar Point, Disney World, Universal Studios, etc, to enjoy immersive experiences. We spend billions on immersive video games like God of War, as well. There was a hit movie made about paying for someone to be "fooled" into believing they were having a spy/intriuge experience: The Game, with Michael Douglass. We pay big money for experiences all the time.
For the time being, these guys are on the biggest thrill ride on earth. Sure, some of them may feel like chumps when it's all over, but, then again, they may just be "thrilled".
No "suspension of disbelief" here. However, looks like the producers could only get away with this once; maybe twice. After that, everyone already knows, and so, no-one can experience the thrill of believing. How much would someone pay for a thrill ride that convinced them, for the time being, that they were actually on a space shuttle for five days?
Think about it, we go to places like Cedar Point, Disney World, Universal Studios, etc, to enjoy immersive experiences. We spend billions on immersive video games like God of War, as well. There was a hit movie made about paying for someone to be "fooled" into believing they were having a spy/intriuge experience: The Game, with Michael Douglass. We pay big money for experiences all the time.
For the time being, these guys are on the biggest thrill ride on earth. Sure, some of them may feel like chumps when it's all over, but, then again, they may just be "thrilled".
No "suspension of disbelief" here. However, looks like the producers could only get away with this once; maybe twice. After that, everyone already knows, and so, no-one can experience the thrill of believing. How much would someone pay for a thrill ride that convinced them, for the time being, that they were actually on a space shuttle for five days?
