The media works in strange and exciting ways. The report of this I read in the Chinese media said nothing about the sheep being used as sounding boards for writers!
Animal rights activists in Croatia have blasted a new reality show on the web where viewers vote on which sheep to save from slaughter. In the show, shown on www.stado.org, seven sheep in a house in Zagreb are filmed non-stop as famous writers come in and read their works to them. Viewers then vote on which of the sheep is thrown out of the house. After the 'eviction' the sheep has to be 'adopted' by a viewer or it is sent straight to the slaughterhouse. ... The man behind the show, Sinisa Labrovic, said: "I'm not torturing animals. I just wanted to show how people are used in reality shows and become nothing more than sheep." (Ananova.com)
I don't know which version of BB Croatia gets, but there's certainly not been anything as culturally nourishing as reading going on in the Australian version!! And come to think of it, it's not a bad idea if you're trying to get a younger generation exposed to writing! Is there a contest by writers to see who will read their work?
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