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A large-scale “prank” show staged by a Danish TV network has sparked controversy after airing. According to reports, the production team kept lying to the target for four months, pulling in hundreds of people — including the man’s own family and friends — to carry out the filming. On the German-language forum Lemmy c/dach, users compared the stunt to the British show “Space Cadets,” debating how valid the man’s consent really was and whether he was adequately compensated for appearing.
Large-scale TV prank sparks controversy in Denmark
Source: tagesschau.de / Original article here
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This isn’t the first time a staged prank involving a large cast has made headlines — the British show “Space Cadets” (a reality show that faked a space mission), cited in the thread, is a well-known earlier example of the same genre. What makes this case unusual, though, is that the target’s own family and friends were drawn into the production’s scheme before filming even began, and Lemmy’s reactions were split over the gap between “five days” and “four months,” as well as over how valid his consent really was. While the man is reported to have eventually agreed to let the footage air, the original article doesn’t specify when that consent was given or what state of mind he was in at the time, and no details are provided about his appearance fee or contract terms. Specifics about the show’s name or the man’s identity go beyond what can be confirmed from the thread, so they should not be stated definitively.
*This article is a Japanese paraphrase/summary of the thread “Großangelegter TV-Streich sorgt in Dänemark für Skandal” from the overseas forum Lemmy c/dach. Responsibility for the translated content rests with this site’s editorial team.
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