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Animal Planet's Inversion

People who don't read what they sign agree to be on show.
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Representatives from the new show "Inversion" make the rounds in tall office buildings asking for people to help them out with a documentary. For the pilot I was imagining that they'd give a brief to potentials about dominance in human society, stress, etc. and offer payment to those who agree.
Those who agree to be on the show are told that in all effort to maintain realism, they will not know when they will be on the show.
For the pilot, I was thinking that a group of naturalists will be waiting outside of show subject's office on the roof of an RV. (cleared with police of course.)
When subject is spotted, the best marksman or woman will dart and tranquillize subject. All naturalists will then rush up to subject (along with a small cadre of lawyers to explain to any onlookers who might become distraught).
Subject is weighed, teeth checked, blood sample taken, etc. just as you see done to animals. A running intelligent commentary continues throughout giving insight to viewers about the human condition in such urban environments.
"Ah, take a look at this. This one here is a smoker. We're seeing less and less of that these days and that's good because in this ......."
After subject comes to and is helped back on their way the show will clip away to an interview with the subject and his feelings about the experience.
Following shows should the pilot make it & the lawyers are good enough to convince the subject that they did indeed sign up for what happened, could follow similarly in different human environments.
Possibly even a parallel to a catch and release using bait. & stapling on a radio transmitter to the back of the subject's shirt? I'm sure there are so many more things that are done to animals that would not seem acceptable at all to watch being done to people. Like Reality TV.
Zimmy, Apr 27 2005

Click on the one that says "chopper" after the intro. http://www.linksnacks.com/
Grrrrr! Those thieves! [Zimmy, Aug 18 2005]

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       So this is basically a reality tv show where people are shot and observed? I like it!
froglet, Apr 27 2005
  

       Crikey! What a beaut.
You're all right, you're all right mate.
  

       A bun to you if they're first chased by, and darted from, a helicopter.
AbsintheWithoutLeave, Apr 28 2005
  

       Another bun if they're pursued unendingly by Steve Irwin.
Detly, Apr 28 2005
  

       "...& stapling on a radio transmitter to the back of the subject's shirt?"   

       I thought that the top of the ear was more traditional.
st3f, Apr 28 2005
  

       //Another bun if they're pursued unendingly by Steve Irwin.//   

       "Crikey, would you look at the size of that one!"
finrod, Apr 29 2005
  

       Let's see, They did the tranquilizer, catch & release, and a bait spot just as mentioned. I wonder if I could get any money out of them.
Zimmy, Aug 18 2005
  

       And what annoys me even more is, they ran that add on Animal Planet!
Zimmy, Aug 18 2005
  

       Hey! I happen to like his show, and fishing! There should be more program's about fishing.   

       //Ah, take a look at this. This one here is a smoker. We're seeing less and less of that these days and that's good because in this ...// being a smoker, this worries me....
Susan, Aug 18 2005
  

       Don't feel ripped off Zimmy. This is similar to something that I swear I saw on an old SNL or Monty Python that spoofed "wild america" back in the early 80's and had a voice over on hunting the "North American Bum".
sophocles, Aug 18 2005
  

       Reminds me a bit of the Big Train sketch - 'Jockeys hunting Prince in grassland'.
weedy, Aug 19 2005
  
      
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