The scandalous reality show: "From death row" ... China - a country where there is still a death penalty. Terrible reality show that shows the last minutes of the criminals condemned to capital punishment, was incredibly popular in China. It was first shown at the legal Henan television station November 18, 2006. Nearly six years after the first series it was decided to close the project. In March of 2012 were shown the latest editions of the reality show.
As part of the journalist Dean Yu interviewed the most dangerous criminals, giving them the most bizarre questions and going into the gruesome details. Anyone sentenced was shown as a hardened criminal, which corrects only death. Sometimes the issues, "Interview to the death penalty" criminals are described in detail the details of the crime, some felt remorse and asked for forgiveness. TV Guide of the view with respect to the controversial TV project: "If society is to prevent the tragedy can be avoided."
However, critics consider it useless TV show exploitation of people who will soon have to die and know it. The show was popular not only in China, it is also interested in management of such well-known TV channels like BBC and PBS. In the best times of the show, it looked a whopping 40 million viewers. Journalist Dean Yu became an instant celebrity. Received the highest rating issue, which described the gay prisoner who killed his mother and abused her dead body.
Show TV project was completed in China, but the BBC and PBS television stations, he will begin shortly. Chinese on the BBC show will be released under the name "factor of the death penalty," and his PBS show called "Talking Dead."
Ding SW, talking about his involvement in the scandalous reality show, said: "I feel sorry for them, but I do not sympathize with them, they have to pay a high price for what have done. They deserve it. Some criminals have told me that they are really happy that we had a talk with them. They have accumulated in the heart of many things that they could not discuss with anyone in jail. " |