Moment of Truth

[CuriousInIL]

Has anyone watched this show?

What do you think?

Why do folks with so much to hide decide to "play" this game?

 

[ciaradawn]

I've watched it sometimes. It's interesting. I think the couples talk about things before they get on the show, so it's not really hidden secrets. That's what I think anyways. And people have been interviewed that played the show and they did say that they talked about things before they went live; since they know what's going to be asked anyways. They say that they aren't prepared for the strong emotion of the show, but they knew about it.

I think it's all for entertainment.

 

[rainygirl]

I've also watched a time or two..I take it for what it is..total mindless trash t.v..Something to watch when I have pretty much nothing better to do..And I have also read that the "guests" are pretty aware of most of what will be asked...

 

[ciaradawn]

They know what will be asked. They are giving a lie-detector test ahead of time so they know exactly what is going to be asked; just not the order of the questions.

 

[immersedingrace]

I have mixed feelings. The last one I think was the hardest because the man admitted to sex with other women. This weeks sounds like it will be even worse. I have mixed feelings about watching it but I believe that the women who want to go on here, at some level, WANT to have their secrets out and feel this may be a good way to do it.

 

[GrannieAnnie]

Only 2 shows have been seen in Australia. I watched the first one and thought it was total trash and have no intention of watching any more.

 

[snoochface]

I watched a few episodes. The one a couple weeks ago, the host kept saying how he felt like the show went too far and was distancing himself from responsibility. The woman playing the game, in my opinion, wanted out of her marriage and was looking for a way to make her husband dump her or something. There's no way she did not destroy her marriage, and she knew all the questions that would be asked ahead of time.... and still chose to play.

It is trash TV. I'm not above watching those kinds of shows, though.

 

[ciaradawn]

yup. trash. but entertaining trash! it's like Deal or No Deal & Don't Forget the Lyrics & Smarter than a Fifth Grader, etc. etc. . . they're good to watch if you're in the mood at the moment and need a filler. Although often I find myself changing the chanel. But I might watch tomorrow... apparently she goes the furthest so far, which should be interesting. I want to see someone take home a ton of cash finally!

 

[JulySheMustFly]

I watched the first one, not by my choice, and it was enough for me. Even though they know the questions and even if the spouses know the true answers before the show, that doesn't make any hurt from those situations go away. IF anything the chance of that wound causing future damage in the relationship would increase. Then there's the chance that yeah both spouses knew the truth of a hurtful question but on national tv to have the dark corners of your marriage come to light for all your friends and family to know. That's an embarrassment that I can't imagine.

 

[Oblivious]

I have never watched it but I'm aware of what the show is all about. As far as why people go on a show such as this, the only reasoning I can think of is for the $$$ (obviously) and the 15 minutes of fame (if it's even that much!).

 

[Redguard]

I don't watch the show, but my wife showed me this video on YouTube yesterday.

Watch... as a wife loses it all (in more ways than you know :o)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzZWqYWhdQw

 

[bliz]

What is appaling about this show is that we end up with an audience applauding when people say these horrible things - like showhow it's OK that you cheated on your spouse because you are truthful about it now.

 

[JBJoe]

The whole show is nonsense.

First off, lie detectors are extremely inaccurate. That talking head who shows up on all of the talk shows touting their accuracy is a well spoken fraud. As has been pointed out before, every spy in the US in the last 30 years has had a lie detector test (it's required for an ongoing security clearance) and not one of them has been caught with it.

But let's look beyond that. Assume their stated accuracy is correct: that the lie detector is 95% accurate (completely laughable, but let's just say it is). The contestants have 20 questions they must answer "truthfully." Now, what's the probability that someone answering every question honestly will get falsely called a liar on the show?

It's about 1 in 3.

Anyway, in answer to the big question of "why would these people go on?" The answer is probably fairly simple. Thousands of people are interviewed and only those with something really juicy to hide make it to the actual TV episode. That's what the audience wants - to see some morally corrupt individual exposed!

It's disgusting, but it gets watched.