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1 year ago
in Why it’s okay to be mean to the contestants on the show… on The Biggest Loser Recap
"But, and this is where you’ve come unstuck, if Alison is not actually the lovely person we see on TV, but the producers decide a lovable mother of three is of more interest to viewers, they can leave out all the bits where she’s swearing her head off about this contestant, being rude to that contestant and generally being horrible."
Firstly, I'm not unstuck, secondly I may be naive when it comes to many things, but I'm going to have to disagree with you on this one. Let us use Alison as an example (again sorry).
Let's be clear. Yes, Alison is the loving mother of three... We know this. We learnt it before the show went to air and they were playing those damn ads.. She is the Kristy of this series if you will. All the contestants are archetypes of of many varieties. We all know what they are and we root for the good guys and give the thumbs down to the villians like JJ. To take these characters out of their archetypal strongholds would upset the apple cart so to speak. Leaving the masses confused and turning to Home and Away in a heartbeat.
So Yes you are right Mythor, the producers have it in their best interest to put across all the niceties that Alison has to offer whilst leaving the potential nastiness on the cutting room floor. But... you know what, I'm confident that if Alison were to have a fit of rage and hit someone... We would see it see... Only if it were relevant to the story and applicable to her journey... If it was a random incident that had no impact on the episode, then yes, they'd ditch it because it does not offer progression her character or doesn't tie in nicely with the stupid temptation that's on.
Cheers
Firstly, I'm not unstuck, secondly I may be naive when it comes to many things, but I'm going to have to disagree with you on this one. Let us use Alison as an example (again sorry).
Let's be clear. Yes, Alison is the loving mother of three... We know this. We learnt it before the show went to air and they were playing those damn ads.. She is the Kristy of this series if you will. All the contestants are archetypes of of many varieties. We all know what they are and we root for the good guys and give the thumbs down to the villians like JJ. To take these characters out of their archetypal strongholds would upset the apple cart so to speak. Leaving the masses confused and turning to Home and Away in a heartbeat.
So Yes you are right Mythor, the producers have it in their best interest to put across all the niceties that Alison has to offer whilst leaving the potential nastiness on the cutting room floor. But... you know what, I'm confident that if Alison were to have a fit of rage and hit someone... We would see it see... Only if it were relevant to the story and applicable to her journey... If it was a random incident that had no impact on the episode, then yes, they'd ditch it because it does not offer progression her character or doesn't tie in nicely with the stupid temptation that's on.
Cheers
1 year ago
in Why it’s okay to be mean to the contestants on the show… on The Biggest Loser Recap
I'm not trashing you Mythor.
I was merely commenting on what many of us believe and that is that the show is heavily manipulated and "fixed".
Quote- "What we see each night on television is just what the producers of the show want us to see. If they want us to think Alison is always the nicest, most caring, most considerate and generally lovely girl on set, then all the footage that supports that gets aired, while all the footage that might show her as a horrible, mean spirited and evil woman is conveniently left out."
I believe this is what I read.... And what I commented on.
Maybe, just maybe, Alison is a genuinely a really lovely girl who doesn't say horrible, mean sprited things. This is why we don't get "the other side".
Like I said, I think you (and many others) give the producers too much credit.
I was merely commenting on what many of us believe and that is that the show is heavily manipulated and "fixed".
Quote- "What we see each night on television is just what the producers of the show want us to see. If they want us to think Alison is always the nicest, most caring, most considerate and generally lovely girl on set, then all the footage that supports that gets aired, while all the footage that might show her as a horrible, mean spirited and evil woman is conveniently left out."
I believe this is what I read.... And what I commented on.
Maybe, just maybe, Alison is a genuinely a really lovely girl who doesn't say horrible, mean sprited things. This is why we don't get "the other side".
Like I said, I think you (and many others) give the producers too much credit.
1 year ago
in Why it’s okay to be mean to the contestants on the show… on The Biggest Loser Recap
I believe you give the "Producers" far too much credit. Sure, they dictate what "events" will take place each day at the house. However, they do not control how the contestants will react like some evil puppet master. If a contestant behaves is a particular manner (Let's say Garry Gorges on 90 Jaffers) then all the cameras will focus on that person. They are not going to focus on someone who is just sitting there waiting for it to end. This would be boring and we'd complain more than we do already. The subsequent Interviews (from all contestants) filmed after the fact, will focus on the so called incident (Garry eating). This "thread" would be followed in the editing process and the end product is what you see on TV.
My point is, These so called producers haven't gone out of their way to "get" Garry and make him look weak. It was probably the only interesting moment that transpired during temptation and they ran with it. Yes the Biggest Loser is showing us only what they want to us to see. But manipulating what contestants say and do and demonising some and preferential treatment to others...? This is far fetched and bordering on conspiracy theory. It is reality to a point, spiced up to make it digestable to a 7pm timeslot as light entertainment.
My point is, These so called producers haven't gone out of their way to "get" Garry and make him look weak. It was probably the only interesting moment that transpired during temptation and they ran with it. Yes the Biggest Loser is showing us only what they want to us to see. But manipulating what contestants say and do and demonising some and preferential treatment to others...? This is far fetched and bordering on conspiracy theory. It is reality to a point, spiced up to make it digestable to a 7pm timeslot as light entertainment.
