TV: Scare Tactics
The hidden camera show has a long and storied tradition. Ever since the debut of Candid Camera back in the late 1940s (!), we'd been Punk'd and "Jamie Kennedy'd" many times over. Today's entry is "Scare Tactics," first hosted by Shannon Doherty and later by Stephen Baldwin. The twist here is that the prank played on the victim is similar to a situation in a horror movie. Here's what I mean:
Okay, so the show's not all that great, and there's a better-than-even chance some of the "victims" are people who are just playing along. But brother, it gave Shannon Doherty and Stephen Baldwin some paychecks, plus it occupied space in the Sci-Fi channel's primetime vacuum. Maybe, just maybe, that's enough.
posted by Mulliga @ 6:47 AM
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2 Comments:
I always thought the premise of the show was rather dangerous. At least it would be if someone such as ourselves was the focus of one of those segments.
One ep had an RV loaded with college age types in the dark woods, while a guy in a bigfoot suit jumped around outside the windows and acted threatening.
The National Enquirer had offered a million dollar prize a decade or so back for any hunter that bagged a sasquatch. I wonder if you could sue the magazine for the cash even if it turned out to be a tall actor in a monkey suit? After all, you had acted in good faith!
James
I think the victim is always accompanied by a friend or family member, so I'm assuming such things wouldn't happen. If they just scared a random guy, then inevitably they'd run into someone who's packing.
Actually, they'd make for some pretty funny TV, too.
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