June 14, 2003
One Nation Tory
Land ahoy! RTE thought they had a great idea. Conviced that Ireland couldn't take its place among the nations of Europe without its own reality TV series, they decided that they would put a bunch of narcissistic attention seekers, sorry, contestants on a ship. They would be the crew and every week, viewers could phone in and vote one of them to walk the plank (alas, they fished them out afterwards).
Last night, the ship, called Cabin Fever, ran aground on Tory Island and sank. The crew are all beached on the island, and RTE have vowed that the show will go on. A pity, though that they are lining up a replacement ship to continue the voyage. I'd have much preferred a Lord of the Flies-type fight for survival on the island. Last man or woman standing wins the prize. And lives.
Presumably, the gobshite steering the ship yesterday is a good bet for eviction this week.
Posted by Monasette at June 14, 2003 10:00 AM