Accident waiting to happen
Mrs. Uncle caught a part of an episode of Scare Tactics. This is a Shannon Doherty vehicle wherein they play pranks inspired by science-fiction and horror films. Such pranks will feature “victims” in situations involving haunted houses, alien abductions and more.
Apparently, the wife saw ads for pranks about attempted kidnapping. Work with me, here. Hypothetical situation: SayUncle is crashing on his couch watching The Sopranos (last night’s episode wasn’t all that, by the way) when the dogs start raising hell. SayUncle tells his dogs That’ll do, which is the command for stop barking but they continue. SayUncle investigates and sees people congregating around his windows. SayUncle retrieves his Glock 30 and, about that time, the kidnapping joke starts. They bust in my window. I guess you can see where I’m going with this. Next day’s headline reads Local Man Takes Out Actor and Three Cameramen.
Dumb idea. Accident waiting to happen. You’ve been warned.
Update: Who am I kidding? It’s the media, the headline would read Local Man Shoots Cameramen; Pit Bull Mastiff Mauls Actor; SUV Kills Sound Tech.
And what about lawsuits?
March 8th, 2004 at 2:41 pm
“No sir, I didn’t realize it was a joke until well after I smoked the camera guy from head to toe with the AR.”
March 8th, 2004 at 3:13 pm
I imagine they check out their “victims” pretty well before choosing them to play their pranks on – at least when they’re entering into the victim’s own turf.
Frankly, though, I think a heart attack is more likely to claim the life of a victim than the victim hurting the actors or crew…
March 8th, 2004 at 4:06 pm
Just about every gunny I know has this thought. Even geeketteWithA9mm had something to say when she saw the commercial: “What are they, out of their mind? They’re gonna get shot doing stupid shit like that!”
🙂 That’s my girl!
March 8th, 2004 at 4:36 pm
The Sci-Fi Channel got sued because of this show:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/karablanc1.html
March 8th, 2004 at 4:58 pm
SpyTV used to do really dumb stuff like that. Setting off pyrotechnics next to sidewalks where people were walking, having people be an unwitting passenger in a car that was being driven at high speeds, stuff like that. Somewhat dangerous situations that people hadn’t agreed to be in. If anything had gone wrong, it would have been lawsuit city, and possibly criminal endangerment.