CBS & Fox developing arranged-marriage reality shows

No, really. Two strangers, vetted by each others' friends and family but never having met, get married.

http://www.thrfeed.com/2009/06/fox-reality-wedding-strangers.html
http://www.thrfeed.com/2009/02/cbs-picks-up-arrangedmarriage-series.html

No word on who gets the shows about the divorces.

 

Isn't there a provision for this in the Defense of Marriage Act?

 

Something something sanctity of marriage something something...

 

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So, has humanity jumped the shark?

 

Honestly, yeah.

I'm not particularly religious, but I believe there is a special level of hell for the ad wizards who came up with this one.

 

Hasn't this already been done?

 

No, you might be thinking of the "Joe Millionaire" show where they hired an actor to play a rich dude and do a "Bachelor" type show, selecting a bride from among the gold diggers.

Sanctity of marriage, indeed.

 

In some fairness, arranged marriages have been happening for years ... doing it as a reality show is low class, but still.

 

I'm developing a show for Fox called "Vagina Auction."

I'm a big fan of calling things what they are.

 

So, which network is going to be the first to have a same-sex episode?

 

I'll do the spin-off competitor show on Spike TV called "Whore."
We'll find all our talent from 'Charm School' cast-offs.