TV hoax about to blast-off

Tombstone · Post by **Tombstone** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 10:50 am

In the style of The Truman Show a new reality TV show hopes to fool a group of Britons into thinking they have been blasted into space.

Space Cadets is a Channel 4 series that will see nine people being told they are set to visit the final frontier as space tourists.

In preparation the group will be informed they must undergo intensive training in Russia courtesy of the Space Tourism Agency of Russia, but in reality the groups will be "trained" for space in a disused airbase in a secret location in the UK.

Unbeknown to them, their shuttle will be a Hollywood creation, made originally for the film Space Cowboys.

A giant custom-built screen positioned just outside the shuttle will, it is

hoped, provide the illusion of a view of Earth from space including a hurricane over Mexico and a glimpse of the UK on one day when cloud cover parts.

The launch sound has been created by a Hollywood sound specialist while the shuttle will tip and rock in the process.

Channel 4 admits that the joke could be on them if the participants, who are currently being selected from a group holed up in a secret location with no contact with the outside world, cotton on to the stunt.

Three actors have been placed in the group and will be able to report back on whether there are any suspicions.

From: Sun Online - UK

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 11:48 am

If Anyone Is Fooled By That They Belong On The Muppet Show Instead

minks · Post by **minks** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 12:43 pm

Uncle Kram wrote: If Anyone Is Fooled By That They Belong On The Muppet Show Instead
Geeze if we know this news how can the "victims" not know this news. Gawd more proof TV is creating a mindless blob like society out there.

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 1:32 pm

This Must Be A Wind-up

Galbally · Post by **Galbally** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 2:24 pm

I've got a feeling that this is a wind up, Channel 4 did do that before when they ran ads for a new show called "Celebrity Lap Dance Island" in which members of the public got the opportunity to become celebrities by undertaking difficult phyical tasks, which were made more difficult as the tasks had to be accomplished in close proimity to very scantily clad lap dancing girls. Many people were taken in (not me of course!). P.S. This is not a joke BTW, they did do this as a **** take.

Well if it is true they are going to find it difficult to recreate the 7Gs that shuttle astronouts experience during launch, not to mention the zero gravity of space, unless that is that the people being picked are so thick they don't realize these things for themselves. Probably don't even think they will need spacesuits to go for a float outside the ship.

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 4:44 pm

If They're That Credulous, Maybe They Could Be Energised Aboard The Spaceship. Think You'd Have To Be Locked Away For Years To Buy Into The Illusion

Galbally · Post by **Galbally** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 3:31 am

SnoozeControl wrote: Uncle Kram... rude question, but doesn't it tire out your fingers capitalizing every word like that?:p

Anyway, if this show is like Big Brother, the crew will pair off and try to have sex in zero G. That might be hard to simulate, don't you think?

And probably hard to "stimulate" as well, well if you really were in zero gravity! Heys thats an interesting question, what would sex in space really be like? Would men have problems in the downstairs department, (if you know what I mean), would you have to be tied together or something, I wonder if they have ever tried to find out just to see what the story is? I know James Bond did it in space, but he can do anything so it doesnt count.

Bella_Boo · Post by **Bella_Boo** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 4:50 am

Honestly... what will they think of next... im not sure about other countries but australia is hounded with these new reality tv shows... its as if the TV studios are starting to think that we brainless or something? I am sick of television nowdays.... i find myself changing to pay tv and watching discovery channel... now thats reality television.... something our kids can learn... opening our minds... i miss documentaries... seems like commerical television has ditched them... i am scared to think what its going to be like in 10 years time....

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 12:02 pm

Well spotted Snooze Control. I always type in capitals only but noticed that comes out as lowercase with a capital at the start on this forum. Almost poetry I was thinking

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 12:08 pm

Think these reality shows try to out-shock all that's gone before. The behaviour of the more extreme amongst us does seem to filter back into the "real world". Where's it all heading?

Galbally · Post by **Galbally** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 2:05 pm

Uncle Kram wrote: Think these reality shows try to out-shock all that's gone before. The behaviour of the more extreme amongst us does seem to filter back into the "real world". Where's it all heading?

"Celebrity Gladitor Death Match!"..................hopefully.

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 3:48 pm

watch those C- List celebs jostling to appear on CELEBRITY PRINGLE STACKING

Jives · Post by **Jives** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 4:01 pm

I guess they could tell the participants that the space station (or shuttle mock-up) was rotating and that was why there was gravity.

And as to the lovemaking in zero-G. "To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction." On the first thrust, both parties would fly away from each other. (snicker.):wah:

Galbally · Post by **Galbally** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 4:56 pm

Jives wrote: I guess they could tell the participants that the space station (or shuttle mock-up) was rotating and that was why there was gravity.

And as to the lovemaking in zero-G. "To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction." On the first thrust, both parties would fly away from each other. (snicker.):wah:

Yes you could try and convince them of that, of course if they knew the laws of gravity they would quickly realize that for something as small as a space shuttle to create an artifical gravity by rotating it would have to be spinning like a top, and therefore the video people would have to set the video screens to show a view where the earth would be seen to be orbiting the shuttle about 25 times a minute. Somehow I think these people's mind would be more concentrated on the sex issue......somehow.

In terms of the sex in zero gravity issue, it is obvious that both parties would need some form of bracing or support to defeat the problems associated with intertia, also free-floating bodily fluids would form an aesthetic barrier to plesureable love making, though perhaps some sort of vacuum system could be devised for this problem. Their are other less important difficulties with long hair, the removal of garments, other crew members feeling etc etc, but I'm sure if NASA, the Russians, and the European Space Agency put there minds too it, the first interplanetary shag may no longer be the impossible dream of mankind (and womankind for that matter).

l.plates · Post by **l.plates** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 7:16 am

Hi

Yes those 9 cadets have all been taken in, they all rearly believe thay have passed there training which was so stupid and funny I had to watch it, I couldnt believe how gullible they are,example:

Because blast off takes so long they will all be provided with extra absorbant dissposable nappies to wear, they all jumped around the training centre in there nappies, one even tested it out, no the pee didnt leak.

Having passed and got there medals a make believe russian astronut makes a speech in russian of course supossadly about bravery and the challanges ahead, but it was just the recipe for "Toad in the Hole".

Good old UK another load of unbelievable reality TV.

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 12:53 pm

I think it's a 'double twist'....they are all actors and we are all being fooled...

pantsonfire321@aol.com · Wed Dec 14, 2005 9:58 am

I agree i think they are all actors because when i was watching it the other day an advert came on just after for blood donors and guess who was on it - the guy called ryan the one with all the big hair - so yes i think they are all actors its just a big old con.

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 11:14 am

pantsonfire321@aol.com wrote: I agree i think they are all actors because when i was watching it the day an advert came on just after for blood donors and guess who was on it - the guy called ryan the one with all the big hair - so yes i think they are all actors its just a big old con.

I spotted him...that's what me suspicious...

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 12:41 pm

Bez wrote: I think it's a 'double twist'....they are all actors and we are all being fooled...
I reckon we're being fooled big-time. They're trying to make us believe they're in a simulator in some "TV studio" when all the time they're actually up in space orbiting the Earth