And now the show has been cancelled permanently. Good. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48279613
On Tue, May 14, 2019 at 2:06 PM Adam Bowie <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes. A very sad case. > > If it means the end of that particular show, then it won't be any cultural > loss. In the UK, this week is Mental Health Awareness Week (In the US, > it'll be in October), and in these hopefully more enlightened times, I > would hope that ITV cancels this garbage. > > On Tue, May 14, 2019 at 11:23 AM Kevin M. <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Looks like a suicide. Guy took a lie detector test to prove he didn’t >> cheat on his girlfriend, but failed the test. Couple broke up; he was found >> a few days later. >> >> >> http://news.sky.com/story/jeremy-kyle-show-victim-63-took-his-own-life-11719596 >> >> >> On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 3:51 AM Adam Bowie <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I don't know anything of this specific case, but yes the Jeremy Kyle >>> show very much follows the form of Jerry Springer. Lots of shouting and >>> bleeped swearing. An audience that actively catcalls the participants. Not >>> the finest broadcasting. >>> >>> I've certainly read that some people actively connive to get on the show >>> - a free trip to Manchester where it's recorded, some expenses and a stay >>> in a hotel. Those can be incentives enough for some. As long as the >>> producers get a show, they're not too bothered. But there might be question >>> marks about post-show support from those who aren't play-acting for the >>> cameras. >>> >>> The show has been a staple of ITV's daytime lineup since 2005, and Kyle >>> had a brief attempt to take the format to the US making a couple of >>> syndicated seasons of the show from 2011-2013. >>> >>> It's the TV equivalent of bear-baiting, although it seems to do solidly >>> enough in the ratings for the show to keep running. >>> >>> As I say, I know nothing about the specifics of the case, but it may be >>> that the facts just haven't emerged yet. Murders can be reported, but prior >>> to a court case, everything must be factual. Anything likely to prejudice a >>> subsequent court case can't be reported: >>> >>> With suicide, it's more about being considerate around the subject. >>> Precise methods aren't described and reasons for a person taking their own >>> life aren't hypothesised. In many instances, reporting about suicide will >>> be accompanied by links to support organisations. >>> >>> Post reality-show support has become a significant issue in the UK with >>> the separate deaths of two previous contestants from Love Island. While >>> there is some level of screening before the contestants are chosen for >>> these things, and there is some support afterwards, it's not clear how much >>> there is. Either way, these shows don't always provide much support after >>> the show's aired. >>> >>> >>> Adam >>> >>> On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 11:01 AM Kevin M. <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Details don’t seem to be provided, but the series appears to be one of >>>> those Jerry Springer holdovers, so one can only guess as to the subject >>>> matter or the nature of the guest who has died. UK media isn’t allowed to >>>> give too many specifics when it is a suicide or murder, but comparisons to >>>> the infamous Jenny Jones case are easy to make. It is of dubious comfort >>>> that the US is not the only nation with sleaze TV. >>>> >>>> I’ll leave it to our UK group members to add context. >>>> >>>> >>>> https://www.itv.com/news/2019-05-13/the-jeremy-kyle-show-off-air-and-suspended-indefinitely-after-death-of-guest/ >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Kevin M. 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