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No, it's not a story idea. And maybe some of you have seen this, but as I don't watch any daytime tv, I was completely unaware that it existed...and completely astounded to see it (though, maybe I shouldn't have been). The show is called "Maury"--the guy who is the host (I'd call him a vampire but that would give vampires a bad name), and it's a cross between Jerry Springer and a Paternity Game Show (I don't know if it's local or national).
Here's how it works. A woman comes on the show (call her "mom"). She thinks she knows who the father of her child is. The guy has been tested.
Mom: "My baby looks like him. I think he's the dad."
(Backstage "Dad"): "That is not my baby. No way in hell!"
(Backstage girlfriend of "dad"): "She's a slut and that is not his baby!"
Dad and girlfriend come out. Accusations fly between weepy mom and indignant dad/girlfriend. Words on the tv announce: The Results are in!
Maury: "He is NOT the father!"
Mom runs off stage to collapse backstage sobbing, while Dad and girlfriend hug and jump for joy. Horray! He's not the dad! (couldn't this have all been solved with a condom?). Maury comforts mom promising her "I'll help you find the father!" (Of course he will. That way the game goes on for another round!).
Whoever's right wins. Now here's the kicker. Women come back on this show time after time in search of their baby's dad. So you get one woman:
Mom 1st time: "I'm 100% sure he's my baby's dad."
Maury: "He his NOT the father."
Mom 2nd time: "I am 110% sure he's the dad."
Maury: "He is NOT the father...."
Mom 9Th time: "I am 200% sure he's the dad!"
Maury: "He is NOT the father!"
Now, you might be thinking, as I was...how many men did she sleep with within a, say, 2 week period? Of course, given her math skills, she might not be able to count back to that particular month--nor remember who she slept with. But damn.
Within an hour show, we get guys who think they're the kid's dad, but may not be, husbands who assumed their wife was faithful and both kids are theirs...but it turns out only one kid is, and best-friend's husbands who might be the dad and oh, is the best friend pissed to learn her husband cheated on her with her ex-best friend (but NO, he's not the Dad, so ex-best-friend has now admitted her affair, ruined her friendship and best friend's marriage and STILL doesn't know who the father of her baby is).
This all interests me only in so far as it's science fiction made real. 40 years ago this would have been a sci-fi short story. But there it is. The only thing missing are the prizes that ought to be won:
Maury: "He is the father of your 3rd child! You have won and will be driving away in a new mini van with room for your three kids and their three respective dads! Now the whole family can be together!"
Am I the only one amazed by this show?
Here's how it works. A woman comes on the show (call her "mom"). She thinks she knows who the father of her child is. The guy has been tested.
Mom: "My baby looks like him. I think he's the dad."
(Backstage "Dad"): "That is not my baby. No way in hell!"
(Backstage girlfriend of "dad"): "She's a slut and that is not his baby!"
Dad and girlfriend come out. Accusations fly between weepy mom and indignant dad/girlfriend. Words on the tv announce: The Results are in!
Maury: "He is NOT the father!"
Mom runs off stage to collapse backstage sobbing, while Dad and girlfriend hug and jump for joy. Horray! He's not the dad! (couldn't this have all been solved with a condom?). Maury comforts mom promising her "I'll help you find the father!" (Of course he will. That way the game goes on for another round!).
Whoever's right wins. Now here's the kicker. Women come back on this show time after time in search of their baby's dad. So you get one woman:
Mom 1st time: "I'm 100% sure he's my baby's dad."
Maury: "He his NOT the father."
Mom 2nd time: "I am 110% sure he's the dad."
Maury: "He is NOT the father...."
Mom 9Th time: "I am 200% sure he's the dad!"
Maury: "He is NOT the father!"
Now, you might be thinking, as I was...how many men did she sleep with within a, say, 2 week period? Of course, given her math skills, she might not be able to count back to that particular month--nor remember who she slept with. But damn.
Within an hour show, we get guys who think they're the kid's dad, but may not be, husbands who assumed their wife was faithful and both kids are theirs...but it turns out only one kid is, and best-friend's husbands who might be the dad and oh, is the best friend pissed to learn her husband cheated on her with her ex-best friend (but NO, he's not the Dad, so ex-best-friend has now admitted her affair, ruined her friendship and best friend's marriage and STILL doesn't know who the father of her baby is).
This all interests me only in so far as it's science fiction made real. 40 years ago this would have been a sci-fi short story. But there it is. The only thing missing are the prizes that ought to be won:
Maury: "He is the father of your 3rd child! You have won and will be driving away in a new mini van with room for your three kids and their three respective dads! Now the whole family can be together!"
Am I the only one amazed by this show?
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