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Home Alone

  • 10-09-2004 9:35am
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,705 ✭✭✭


    Did anyone see the show on SkyOne last night where some parents left there teenage son alone for the first time on a Saturday night, then put Cameras all over the gaf to see what he get up to,

    His parents were quite willing to have a late 30's mum call over and come onto there son to see what he would do. also some other stuff. thing was when he found out at the end of the show that he was recorded for the weekend he was nearly in tears. poor kid. jesus TV now is getting worse every day.

    On a plus note Sky had Brainiac on last night, always good for a laugh. :)


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 388 ✭✭da_deadman


    Yeah, I seen the ad for that show and I just can't believe what stuff they show now. All this reality tv is a load of nonsense, but that show was the worst one I have heard of so far. That is not entertainment. I mean, that poor kid will have problems after this. If my parents had done that to me, then I would never trust them again, or maybe shoot them or something. I mean, to play with your son like that is just plain wrong. Poor guy.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,705 ✭✭✭BrookieD


    just think the next time they say, "Here son were off for the weekend, have a good time..."

    he comes back with
    "Fu$K that i'm coming with you guys!!"


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4 Pump Hole


    But imagine he starting jerking off to gay porn on TV when they left!! lol That would ruin his life - even if it wasn't broadcast, his parents would see it. Dangerous idea for a show....


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,705 ✭✭✭BrookieD


    i would say that they cut out anything that he may have done from a personal point of view. They would have had a team of people going through the footage to make sure mum and dad did not see anything mad. still if would mess with your head of he was jerking off that someone was watching????

    he could be screwed anyway


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭jor el


    Evil program, saw the ads but didn't see the show. I usually stay away from reality crap like this.
    Does anyone know what age the guy was? If he's over 18 he would have had to give his permission for them to air the show, if under 18 his parents have all the legal rights. Still, if it were me I'd never speak to them again and I'd talk to a solicitor and get emancipated. That shows nothing but disregard for your son, I think it's disgracefull what TV producers, and in particular Sky with their fake lottery winners the whole Miriam shemale fiasco and now this, will do to make a quick buck.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,705 ✭✭✭BrookieD


    i am nearly positive the guy was under 18, I mean what kind of fu£ked up parents must he have to pull a stunt like that.

    ...note to self, check house for cameras when ever the ball and chain is away for the weekend!!!!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,457 ✭✭✭Cactus Col


    Yeah ... reckon the guy was definitly under 18, although I wonder if he'd have any rights in sueing his parents ...

    and even if they didn't show you having a few w€nks around the place, all they production crew would have seen it, and your parents

    although I remember there was a rumour of a celeb caught pleasuring himself (won't name him .. ginger ex morning dj) on Noel Edmunds show once (obviously not shown on air)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 995 ✭✭✭sinjin_smythe


    Yeah Skys kinda gone mad over reality tv like take "something about Miriam" that was cruel and i dont know how anyone could get over that kinda thing .Sky should be sued for all that s**t


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 492 ✭✭climaxer


    I didn't watch it but read about it in the TV mag and had to re-read it again because I was in shock :eek: . Its sick for anyone to be spyed on and especially by his own Mam and Dad. Poor lad will be scared for life. I know I didn't see it but would you say he was in on it and himself and his parents were all playing along - really hope thats the case or else he has one sick set of parents.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 348 ✭✭Fuhrio


    i saw some of it, missed the end, kinda sick and twisted of the parents to do that, total invasion of privacy, what happened when the kid found out?


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,114 ✭✭✭Kappar


    The guy was 16 and I am preetty sure that if he wanted to he could not realease the footage for airing Privacy Laws protect children.
    just think the next time they say, "Here son were off for the weekend, have a good time..."
    One good way to make sure would be when the leave collect all the pills in the house and sit there for about 10 minutes looking depressed and fake taking them see how long it takes for someone to come and if no one arrives soon then you can be pretty sure your safe.

    On a personal note if my mam and dad done that to me I would burn the house to the ground out of spite.

    Also that youngfella was soooo gay i'll bet the tapes back that up but they just didn't show it..


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 995 ✭✭✭sinjin_smythe


    Yeah your probably right about the gay thing


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,085 ✭✭✭✭Stark


    That sounds like the sickest idea ever for a show. Child services should intervene and take him away from those headcases of parents.
    One good way to make sure would be when the leave collect all the pills in the house and sit there for about 10 minutes looking depressed and fake taking them see how long it takes for someone to come and if no one arrives soon then you can be pretty sure your safe.

    Safe apart from the overdose of pills you've just taken :D Besides if your parents are twisted enough to spy on you while you're at home (Jasus, they could have caught him prancing around naked or masturbating or anything) then you'd wonder if they'd even care about you popping a few pills.

    Braniac was quite sexist the other night - "Here's Professor ... and she's got a lovely juicy pear" (cameras zooms in on her breasts). The "brown noise" thing was quite funny though - "in a few moments you're going to crap yourself". Thank god they were joking but even the thought of them being serious was enough to make you giggle nervously. What I didn't get was how were the headphones they were wearing supposed to protect them since the whole point was the vibrations from the sound were supposed to resonate with your colon.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 348 ✭✭Fuhrio


    Child services cant do anything in that situation i dont think, cos hes over the age to stay alone in a house, have sex etc...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,466 ✭✭✭Blisterman


    He's 16.
    What did he do anyway?


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