Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Spinning the Big Donor


Reality TV is a little different in the Netherlands. While our shows have become more bizarre and more-luck-than-talent based, the "Big Donor Show" can win savvy contestants a kidney through persuasive appeals to its donor.

Even the Dutch aren't entirely happy with it, admitting it is "controversial." The wishes of the organ's donor override the order on the current four-year waiting list while the donor is alive. But the education minister says his hands are tied as freedom of speech keeps him from "interfering in the content of programs." ...Every education minister's conundrum.