<p>Is it just me? Does anyone else find this sort of so-called “entertainment” disgusting, revolting and appalling? Liver and kidney damage, so he doesn’t “let the people down”? Having to be rescued? Losing 50 pounds in order to be able to use less oxygen? And he wants to do it again? People actually enjoy watching someone do this to their body?</p>
<p>I don’t get it - someone please enlighten me, what about this is even remotely entertaining?</p>
<p>latetoschool~</p>
<p>S got in around dinnertime yesterday, and we had tons of people over who were all watching last night. S said EXACTLY what you said above…and he kept saying, “Blaine has this absolutely HORRIBLE life!!! Why is he DOING this???” So, even a 19-year-old can see it. Why can’t everyone else???</p>
<p>~berurah</p>
<p>I was at Juilliard on Sunday afternoon, and walked over to see what all the fuss was about (the bubble was at Lincoln Center). Big crowd of people standing there staring, there was something very idiotic and medieval about the whole spectacle. What a shame that he’s injured himself.</p>
<p>I liked him better when he did street magic tricks.</p>
<p>It’s entertaining because it gives you a thrill and youre forced to keep on watching while wondering “what the hell is gonna happen to this guy”.</p>
<p>I also liked him better when he was doing the street tricks. At first, I thought he was still doing magic with these stunts, but I find no entertainment in watching him do these things for real. To me, it’s like a glorified side show.</p>
<p>If he had expired during this or does expire in the near future, I think he’ll have died a sad death…</p>
<p>Entirely not worth it.</p>
<p>I agree - I don’t get the attraction - he lays in a glass coffin in a NYC sidewalk - he sits in a plexiglass box suspended over the River Thames - he stays underwater for days…who cares?? The street magic is so much better.</p>
<p>And why a 2 hour show for an 8-9 minute stunt?? this type of programming should have gone out the window with Geraldo’s loooong, slow march to All Capone’s (empty) vault a few years back.</p>
<p>This reminds me it of when my kids were behaving badly and I used to say “Don’t pay attention; it just encourages them.”</p>
<p>“So, even a 19-year-old can see it. Why can’t everyone else???”</p>
<p>Why can’t ABC? Really, why can’t they stop going for stupid cheap entertainment and go for something else? I know I turned off Good Morning America and coverage during prime time. Would have rather watched paint dry.</p>
<p>Supposedly Eisner caused them to lose CSI and American Idol and bunch of other successful shows. Now that he’s gone… I wonder what’s their excuse for putting this crap on air.</p>