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Locke · 05-25-2008, 04:50 PM

This week in reality TV, Survivor: Mars

In this riveting installment we get to see whether or not the Mars lander will be voted out of existence.

To make it fun for our viewers, the possible actions required to land this preposterously expensive piece of equipment will be on your screen and you can text your vote for emergency action in for a mere $1000/vote.

For example,

A) Deploy parachute
B) Self-Destruct
C) Activate inflight Martini Shaker
D) Dodge that enormous mountain

Seeing as there is no human life on the line here, will it be funny if this ends in unmitigated disaster?

I mean, if the thing explodes for no apparent reason in mid-descent and the head-honcho at NASA HQ drops an F-Bomb or starts randomly brow-beating his subordinates, is that just good TV?

The way I see it, these NASA boys havent marketed this enough, who is in charge of their promotions department, the NHL?

If they really sold the hell out of this they could have a win-win situation. If it lands without a hitch, cool, they've got a robot on Mars. Awesome. If not, millions of viewers watch a multi-billion dollar piece of high tech equipment go up in smoke.

Everyone's a winner.

But now, if this thing doesnt hit the ground perfectly, they're likely going to get their asses chewed off for the rest of eternity and face the very real probability of having their whole program shut down.

On a lighter note. At 5:00 we watch the Mars lander go out into the universe to explore. At 6:00 on SpikeTV we see whats actually out in that universe that wants to kill us.

I for one, welcome our new lightsaber wielding, Ewok killing and mind-controlling overlords.

05-25-2008, 04:50 PM	#26
Locke Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Income Tax Central Exp:	This week in reality TV, Survivor: Mars In this riveting installment we get to see whether or not the Mars lander will be voted out of existence. To make it fun for our viewers, the possible actions required to land this preposterously expensive piece of equipment will be on your screen and you can text your vote for emergency action in for a mere $1000/vote. For example, A) Deploy parachute B) Self-Destruct C) Activate inflight Martini Shaker D) Dodge that enormous mountain Seeing as there is no human life on the line here, will it be funny if this ends in unmitigated disaster? I mean, if the thing explodes for no apparent reason in mid-descent and the head-honcho at NASA HQ drops an F-Bomb or starts randomly brow-beating his subordinates, is that just good TV? The way I see it, these NASA boys havent marketed this enough, who is in charge of their promotions department, the NHL? If they really sold the hell out of this they could have a win-win situation. If it lands without a hitch, cool, they've got a robot on Mars. Awesome. If not, millions of viewers watch a multi-billion dollar piece of high tech equipment go up in smoke. Everyone's a winner. But now, if this thing doesnt hit the ground perfectly, they're likely going to get their asses chewed off for the rest of eternity and face the very real probability of having their whole program shut down. On a lighter note. At 5:00 we watch the Mars lander go out into the universe to explore. At 6:00 on SpikeTV we see whats actually out in that universe that wants to kill us. I for one, welcome our new lightsaber wielding, Ewok killing and mind-controlling overlords. __________________ The Beatings Shall Continue Until Morale Improves! This Post Has Been Distilled for the Eradication of Seemingly Incurable Sadness. The World Ends when you're dead. Until then, you've got more punishment in store. - Flames Fans If you thought this season would have a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention.