Reality shows are a weak guilty pleasure of mine. Seeing people compete for a big prize really brings out their true nature. Will they lie, cheat, or steal to get the big prize.

Now a Dutch Reality series takes it a little too far. Ok, a LOT too far. Times Online says:

The macabre contest will be broadcast in the Netherlands on Friday. It is produced by Endemol, the maker of Big Brother, which is about to begin an eighth series in Britain. But while the worst that can happen in Big Brother is public humiliation, the Big Donor rivals are battling for their lives.

Lisa, 37, a terminally ill cancer patient, has agreed to donate a healthy kidney. She was unhappy about anonymous donation and wanted to establish a connection to a deserving person with kidney disease: that way her family could feel that her death had helped to keep someone else alive. But how, said Lisa, could she choose one life over another? How could she make the process less random?

The choice has been left to the television audience. A short film will be shown about each candidate depicting his or her life, family and friends. The candidates will be interviewed and spell out their dreams for a fulfilled and successful life. In the manner of Big Brother or the Eurovision Song Contest, viewers will register their choice by text message.

All I can say is Out Wit, Out Last Out Play seems to have a new meaning. This could be the ultimate Survivor.

With this crossing of the line, can The Running Man be far away?

I am without words.

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