Just when you thought British TV couldn't get any worse.

[sombrefan]

Channel 4 is to show group masturbation on the telly or as some wags called it "a wankathon".

You can read more about it here.

The head honcho behind this says

"We feel this is exactly the type of provocative and mischievous programming that Channel 4 should be covering in the 11pm slot."

I say it's called scraping the bottom of the barrel and a highly cynical method to get press attention.

Comments

I agree with you totally

[kuzibah.livejournal.com]

But can I just say that the emphasis that "this was started in the U.S." as though it's a major event here is a little disingenuous. I've never heard of this, or the organization behind it, and I really doubt it's gotten any sort of major TV coverage. Howard Stern, maybe, but that's hardly a cultural movement.

Re: I agree with you totally

[shannanigan.livejournal.com]

or any tv coverage, for that matter... san francisco is a little "out there" compared to the rest of the country as far as things of this nature are concerned...

[thestormcellar.livejournal.com]

I have no words.

I suspect that it's sad that one of my first thoughts about this...

[thecuckoo.livejournal.com]

(beyond [jaw drop]) was...

"This is going to be very poorly filmed."

[vickieanne.livejournal.com]

What I want to know is just who would have the nerve to ask friends and family to sponsor them for this event? Seriously?!