Sick grandad becomes first person in Britain to die on national television
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Hmmm...not sure where I stand on this. While it does feel kind of weird to know that people are filming someone die...death is more natural than Vegans and the Amish. So they're really just showing what almost the entire world is afraid of. The inevitable.
[quote="arc1991" post="18.283543.11144943" What if kids were to have see this? [/quote]
If anything, parents should at least not let their kids watch it. It's not like this is going to be shown at 4:30 in the afternoon during kids shows. This would at least be at 8:30 (CBF looking up when it'll be/was on).
[quote="arc1991" post="18.283543.11144943" What if kids were to have see this? [/quote]
If anything, parents should at least not let their kids watch it. It's not like this is going to be shown at 4:30 in the afternoon during kids shows. This would at least be at 8:30 (CBF looking up when it'll be/was on).
Death is just a part of life, whether it's right in front of us or miles away shown to us through a screen, what is the difference?crazyfoxdemon said:
It was his decision, this is a historic event, the BBC once again lead the way. Death is nothing to be feared, revered or ignored. It's the one thing that happens to everyone so why try to pretend it's not there? If it was a Channel 4 documentary presented by Frankie Boyle I'd understand people worrying about insensitivity, but the BBC tend to be class acts for this kind of thing.
Well I just finished watching it. Extremely humbling and very respectful. I saw nothing wrong with that, and the show was pretty good too. I honestly think people should watch this, as it provides a no-nonsense and straight up depiction of death which people need to confront once before they themselves die.
Except that he did want that.JasonKaotic said:
This is freedom of speech. I laud BBC for their efforts. Nobody is forced to see this, and there are an infinite amount of programs on television unsuitable for children. I'm certain that it will be illuminating when I watch it tomorrow.arc1991 said:
Given the above and the consent of everybody involved, why are you upset? It isn't precisely a snuff, which on the other hand is truly upsetting.
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Heh.
i'm not trying to sound or act morbid here, but does anyone know where i can find that video??
death is just fascinating to me...
death is just fascinating to me...
I don't see any problem here, death is a natural part of life, did you know 1 in 1 people die? That's like a 100% of people die or something like that.
Anyways, it's not as interesting as how bruce lee's son was shot and died in one of his movies and the scene were he dies in real life is the scene they use. What had happened was that the gun they used had a real bullet instead of a blank.
Anyways, it's not as interesting as how bruce lee's son was shot and died in one of his movies and the scene were he dies in real life is the scene they use. What had happened was that the gun they used had a real bullet instead of a blank.
You are allowed to hold your own opinion, but when it comes to television I just can't understand why people complain. You see; you have this magical 'complaint' button, it's usually red and on the top of the remote. Press it and poof the thing you find offensive goes away.arc1991 said:
Seriously if something on television disturbs you, turn it off or switch channel. The complaint culture is leading to a culling of innovative shows, which means we could miss the next Monty Python because the BBC would be afraid of risking it.
It seems like an educational thing about the experience of death. By ignoring this glaringly obvious fact of life you protect of your own insecurities and weaknesses. You aren't going to not die if you avoid seeing it on TV and though I agree that it is kind of weird that this man would opt for such a thing, the obvious attempt to make your life more meaningful by selling out your private death to the nation and to preserve your memory aside, its a perfectly natural part of life.
I don't have any moral or ethical qualms with this. I just don't see why anyone would bother putting it on television. Sounds rather boring and unspectacular.
It was ABSOLUTELY fascinating. In my opinion, if the family allow it, the guy allows it and then BBC decide they'd run it it's fine. It's not like the BBC forced people to watch it but I can see where other people are coming from. Dying and having your final breath televised it's very eerie...to say the least.
I actually just watched it after you posted about him. At first the laughs juxatposed with someone dying is incredibly errie and horrifying. The more times I watched it, it kinda seems beutiful in it's own poetic way.The_root_of_all_evil said:
Tommy Cooper is who I thought of straight away when I read this... I remember my mum telling me she remembered when he died on stage. [sub]Don't mean to make you feel old though. ;_;[/sub]The_root_of_all_evil said:
I was thinking about news stories such as 9/11... I'm pretty sure they showed people jumping to their deaths.
Then again, this is The Mirror we're talking about here...
I think they handled it well, I felt very sad watching it. A bit uneasy, but sad too, and it was for science after all.
I don't see the problem. I can see it could be unsettling to some but you don't have to watch it.
You know, I think its perfectly acceptable.
For a start, he's dead, he's not really going to care but DESPITE THAT, as I realise there are some flaws with it:
If it was allowed by the family, what's the big deal? You can't cite privacy concerns, they obviously feel its not needed. You can't go "think of the children" because of the watershed.
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Thank you OP. Seriously, this show is actually making me respect my body a whole lot more. Christ this is odd realizing a lot of this.
To any other brits, episode one is here. I haven't found episode two yet.
Edit edit: It appears I was mistaken, this is episode two.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01167zf/Inside_the_Human_Body_First_to_Last/
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Christ, that was moving.
You should honestly watch that before deciding. That was genuinely eye opening, moving, depressing and heart warming at the same time.
My hat comes off the the granddad at the end. He is braver than I will ever, ever be. Props to BBC for dealing with that how they did. I can't imagine it being done in any other way.
For a start, he's dead, he's not really going to care but DESPITE THAT, as I realise there are some flaws with it:
If it was allowed by the family, what's the big deal? You can't cite privacy concerns, they obviously feel its not needed. You can't go "think of the children" because of the watershed.
Edit:
Thank you OP. Seriously, this show is actually making me respect my body a whole lot more. Christ this is odd realizing a lot of this.
To any other brits, episode one is here. I haven't found episode two yet.
Edit edit: It appears I was mistaken, this is episode two.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01167zf/Inside_the_Human_Body_First_to_Last/
Edit edit edit:
Christ, that was moving.
You should honestly watch that before deciding. That was genuinely eye opening, moving, depressing and heart warming at the same time.
My hat comes off the the granddad at the end. He is braver than I will ever, ever be. Props to BBC for dealing with that how they did. I can't imagine it being done in any other way.
Death is a natural part of life, and if somebody wants their death to be televised, that's their business. Give the "think of the children" bullshit a rest and deal with it.