The Moment of Truth: the only gameshow where if you lose, you leave with less than you arrived with.
The gameshow appears on FOX, contestants on a previous occasion are asked I think 50 questions hooked up to a polygraph. When they appear on the show 21 questions are asked and as the stakes are raised the questions get more difficult. If at anytime the polygraph detects a lie the game is over and you leave with nothing. The show is difficult to watch as people share their deepest secrets, socially undesirable beliefs, and damaging behaviors for a chance at half a million dollars.
Last night's episode featured a woman who truthfully answered 'yes' to the questions "Do you believe you were in love with an exboyfriend on your wedding day?" and "Do you think your exboyfriend is the one you should be married to?" and "Since you've been married have you had sexual relations with anyone other than your husband". These questions got her to the $100,000 mark. After she answered these devastating questions and the lie detector determined these answers "TRUE" the audience clapped. Her parents looked ashamed, her husband looked depressed, and the audience clapped. She ultimately left with nothing after answering yes to "Do you think you are a good person" and it was determined to be FALSE.
This show is difficult to watch and the host makes a point to say how uncomfortable he is and wishes the contestant would stop. However, the audience never seems uncomfortable clapping when a contestant answers a question truthfully no matter what the content. While entertaining, this show is basically ruining lives and sometimes for no money at all. Most contestants from Deal or No Deal leave with more money and only play a game of chance. I dont think the stakes are high enough to tell the nation, your employer and any future employers, and your family all the things you should probably keep to yourself. I can't understand why people would go on this show! Afterwards, the audience can be entertained by another person willing to ruin their life on television, but meanwhile past contestants face horrible embarassment, accusations of racial prejudice, trouble at work, and divorce among other things.
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This show WILL destroy America!!!
I can not believe this is the type of show America has lowered itself to, and people actually take the time to undermine themselves by watching it. This show is filth, and just shows how people will do anything for money and a little fame. I do not understand how the show can let someone like this lady confess to cheating, and then go on and ask her a question that is internally based and then say it is wrong. If she thinks she is a good person didn't she answer the question right? I mean yes everyone in their right mind would say if you cheat on someone or steal you are a bad person, but she is only human and that does not mean she doesn't ever do good things. It just shows that the questions are bullshit and I totally agree with Brent that this show is related to how we are turning America into hell.
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