How's about an update here on YT on the Creatordao contest that ended a couple of months ago? Qxir was in the lead! Win, lose or draw *(Bwahahaha)* I'm still here and enjoying your content!
@MCDainter
Жыл бұрын
Hi Qxir, what sort of content do you do on your twitch? I feel like you'd be an entertaining streamer if you did what you enjoyed. Hope you're okay and doing well
@Cardboard_object
Жыл бұрын
Boop
@openarms1841
Жыл бұрын
I do agree that more ppl need to be organ donors but I am strongly against the gov deciding for someone to be put on the donor registry. It must always be the individuals choice. What if one doesn't opt out in time? What if one's religion requires a "complete" corpse upon burial? Seems like some Chinese utilitarian, socialist garbage system.
@avamasquerade
Жыл бұрын
That's like some evil but highly efficient villain channeling their diabolical cunning for good. Massively impressive.
@indianaweather9837
Жыл бұрын
Chaotic good
@johnladuke6475
Жыл бұрын
@@indianaweather9837 But as a sudden turn from a company that's ususally lawful evil... quite weird.
@SILOPshuvambanerjee
Жыл бұрын
I agree
@dieSpinnt
Жыл бұрын
No reason to use this religiously colored language, which could have come from the overdramatic pen of a Hollywood author. That's just what political satire does and should do: Hold up a mirror to the people. That's what political cabaret artists do every day. This is a really nice case with an even better outcome: attention was drawn to a previously "annoying" and neglected problem that nobody really wanted to confront themselves with (there are many other such societal problems and unanswered questions!). The only thing that counts is the effect in the end: Many lives have been saved and there is new hope for the future. That most politicians and many media professionals have turned out to be liars and hypocrites is just a side issue and not really a groundbreaking or new finding.
@averiWonBTW
Жыл бұрын
megamind?
@daviddavidson2357
Жыл бұрын
Impressive. Equally impressive the amount of TV shows that are household names they've managed to create. Never knew the Dutch were so good at TV shows.
@stanverspui2609
Жыл бұрын
Hahaha I live in the Netherlands and I didn't know that either
@leeuwengames315
Жыл бұрын
ever heard of the voice of (insert country name) ? also of dutch origin if my memory serves me right
@BobfromHolland
Жыл бұрын
A lot of major international shows came from Endemol, we are a sick depraved audience for them 😅
@Joostuh
Жыл бұрын
We’ve been punching above our weight class for centuries in so many metrics💪
@Aqua_Gino
Жыл бұрын
@@Joostuh Well, "we". It's not like the people currently living in the NL have anything to do with anyone having lived here in the past. Can't say we share responsibility for that ehmmm.... fantastic VOC era for example.... (Sorry lol, I hate nationalism.)
@347Jimmy
Жыл бұрын
I've never seen something go on such a hard turn from dystopian to wholesome
@rickyelvis3215
Жыл бұрын
people are commodities… life is nothing 👀 hello and welcome
@joseville
Жыл бұрын
I was disgusted when you revealed the donor was an actor and there would be no kidney donation, but then was relieved when you revealed that the contestants knew all along and were playing along to raise awareness. It took guts for them to put themselves out there to be voted on whether you're most deserving of saving or not.
@SofaKingShit
Жыл бұрын
It would have been difficult not to laugh if the donor's kidney was rejected by the recipient.
@anynonymous1585
Жыл бұрын
"Nah i dont want your kid knees or whatever your trynna give me"
@Mate_Antal_Zoltan
Жыл бұрын
rejected as in "no I don't want it thanks" or rejected as in their immune system would start attacking it?
@baksoBoy
Жыл бұрын
Wait what how would that be funny? If you mean in the sense of the recipients body rejecting the organ, which would of saved that persons life, then you are a huge piece of shit if that puts you at the brink of laughter...
@alexreitler
Жыл бұрын
@@Mate_Antal_Zoltan I would dare say it's a safe bet to assume that they are talking about the medical meaning of "reject"
@user-hv6nl3cz1z
Жыл бұрын
@@Mate_Antal_Zoltan find me a person who would say no thanks to a lifesaving donation .-.
@lucaw2044
Жыл бұрын
i like how the media gets mad at reality shows for making money off of someone's misery but thats exactly what the media does😭
@lememz
Жыл бұрын
WATCH THE VIDEO CHALLENGE: IMPOSSIBLE
@Argonak1
Жыл бұрын
"If it bleeds, it leads."
@TrianglePants
Жыл бұрын
It's their job to be ridiculous, knowingly or unknowingly.
@Azurethewolf168
Жыл бұрын
Also the pharmaceutical and medical industry does the exact same thing, but since they deal with the actual issues of it head on, they don’t talk about it
@theblackcatgirl7013
Жыл бұрын
One is obvious and on the nose misery, the other is more subtle and "gossipy". People are gross.
@thatoneguy454c
Жыл бұрын
My girlfriend's kidneys failed when she was only twenty-three years old. Because she was so young luckily that put her very close to the top of the list, but we still waited over two years for a kidney. Dialysis is extremely hard on the body as well. She ended up getting a kidney and it happened to be a very good one, but I know a lot of people are not so lucky. She went from having 2% kidney function to 105% kidney function. The doctors said that if she had gone another year on dialysis that she would not have been eligible for a kidney because of how much damage the dialysis was doing to her veins and arteries. It basically hardens them to the point where they can't do surgery anymore. Some people can be on dialysis for 6 or 7 years without it happening, other people become ineligible within a few years. It's crazy how far technology has come but we still don't have a replacement for your body's filter.
@thewildcolonialboy8034
Жыл бұрын
This show is the embodiment of "the ends justify the means."
@anderfu8273
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, it’s actually a pain to deal with .
@bhumiraksmith4656
Жыл бұрын
Not really true. They also carefully maneuver around the means. They made sure that the contestants know about it. Didn’t have a terminally ill person. So in the end, it was found out that the mean in which they did it is ethical, doesn’t break and laws, and bring up a positive message to the audience.
@reallySnuck
Жыл бұрын
just after top of the hour ad break
@octoquetra9198
Жыл бұрын
@@bhumiraksmith4656 For the audience, you are thinking that it is a terrible unethical show the whole way(the means), and then at the end the bombshell completely changes how you felt about the show. If it was anything else everybody would have called the show a sick joke.
@bhumiraksmith4656
Жыл бұрын
@@octoquetra9198 Sorry, but the means does not occur from the perspective of the viewer. As with the magician, if the means of what the magician did lies in what the audience conceives, then simply from what you say, magic really does exist as to them, the mean being that some object can simply vanish into a hat or onto a hand, as if there was a hidden blackhole technology or something. Similarly, you are not required to demonstrate all of your charitable acts to an audience. It would not detract from the act if you did not record it. So, for the audience, you 'thought' the means was unethical, but then discovered that the means is actually ethical with a positive outcome in mind. In this instance, the means justify the ends. If they really did not inform the contestant and used a real terminally ill person, I believe the result would not justify the means.
@thryi
Жыл бұрын
This just proves you can make *anything* into a reality tv show
@IntrovertedOreo
Жыл бұрын
*game show
@thryi
Жыл бұрын
@@IntrovertedOreo touché
@imfunniguy3744
Жыл бұрын
1 Nazi 2 Jews
@HubertofLiege
Жыл бұрын
Reality is what it is…reality
@Joostuh
Жыл бұрын
I remember watching this
@munchmandrifta
Жыл бұрын
"This is not the way you bring awareness to our failure to encourage organ donations to save lives." -Minister for Health (2007)
@Yezpahr
Жыл бұрын
Ye, they had bad intel on the show and just ran their mouth a bit too soon haha. There were soooo many outraged people before it aired who all started sobbing (50% out of happiness) when they found out how wrong they were. It were some absolute geniuses who designed this, they showed us life has no spoiler warning and what you see is not what you get until you see the last second of it.
@adam_gamedev
Жыл бұрын
This was genius. Nobody was harmed, and they got 50,000 people to sign up to be donors. They also exposed many politicians inaction on the issue.
@DatBoiUKno
Жыл бұрын
The great donor show is easily one of the best ways I’ve seen a platform used to bring awareness to a huge and genuine crisis that people at the time were just not talking about. This is wonderful.
@DannieJensen
Жыл бұрын
I think it's pretty brilliant that you can keep finding these crazy stories I never even heard about.
@mauricedavis2160
Жыл бұрын
Qxir is top shelf for sure!!!🙏👌👻❣️
@paperclip6377
Жыл бұрын
I think a lot of people have heard about this one though.
@TheNewRobotMaster
Жыл бұрын
You'll find that history contains an endless supply of crazy stories.
@TheNewRobotMaster
Жыл бұрын
@TheGlassesPro I did not. Very interesting.
@NoctuaOlivae
Жыл бұрын
@TheGlassesPro I did. Did you know that Edison's electrical company executed an elephant via electrocution?
@no-barknoonan8798
Жыл бұрын
Never had an 8 minute video be such an emotional roller-coaster. Glad it worked out for the best.
@hansmoleman2666
Жыл бұрын
Sounds like you’re just a fruitcake
@GatileoGatilei
Жыл бұрын
i was crying by the end
@Lonewolf360gaming
Жыл бұрын
That was one hell of a plot twist from a show that sounds like something out of a thriller movie/series to a genuinely powerful message
@asleep909
Жыл бұрын
As a recent kdney transplant recipient, I felt this deeply. In Ohio alone, the hospital that did my transplant has done 12,000 successful transpants. If you are watching this and want to somehow get involved-BECOME A LIVING DONOR, or REGISTER TO BECOME A DONOR. You could save 8 lives with your one!
@gehrmansparrow3563
11 ай бұрын
I uh, i only have like 2 kidneys bro
@masoncombs7799
11 ай бұрын
@@gehrmansparrow3563Fun fact- you also have other organs.
@lominero5
11 ай бұрын
I have and will always have a problem with donating organs. I would do it if the doctors and hospitals donate their time and do the operation at a reasonable price for the patient. I hate that someone puts their life on the line to help another human being, and others get rich off it.
@kewlhotrod
10 ай бұрын
@@lominero5Agreed, it is sick, but why condemn the recipient even worse? There's ways to fight the debt, but (as of yet) donors cannot be grown. Donate, fight capitalism in other ways without damning innocents.
@taliats
Жыл бұрын
I think this show is a stroke of genius. They intentionally caused controversy in order to gather attention to a noble cause. It is the age old adage of "There is no such thing as bad publicity"
@faaf_quaaf
Жыл бұрын
Taliats sighting Taliats sighting
@mrbanana6464
Жыл бұрын
@@faaf_quaaf what
@briancleveland6115
Жыл бұрын
I change my mind and agree with you 💯
@dustinchase2294
Жыл бұрын
I was appalled until they revealed the reasoning and the fact it was staged. After that it just felt like a masterful act of extreme progressivism. Sometimes you need a car crash to get people’s attention. Luckily in this crash no one gets hurt, and many people benefitted. Definitely genius. Edit- I guess the politicians get hurt. Works for me
@Wildcat_Hellcat
Жыл бұрын
_"There is no such thing as bad publicity"_ ... hold my -beer- BudLite...
@-mv
Жыл бұрын
You know... I'm glad the in-need were in on it. If they weren't it'd be absolutely appaling. In the end, they brang awareness to an issue in a stronger way than anyone at the time while also raising funds.
@kigut7443
Жыл бұрын
that was the one thing i was worried about tbh; what about the people who DIDNT win? but everyone was in on it, no one had to truly lose anything, and it helped a lot of people in the end therefor i conclude that this was genius!!!
@terrorsquadlith
Жыл бұрын
EXACTLY. The people who didnt get the kidney .. NOTHING changed for them, they didnt actually lose anything
@kingjames1586
Жыл бұрын
China slaughters millions of citizens annually so organ’s are plentiful to anyone able to pay 💰
@C-Here
Жыл бұрын
Brang?? That's a word? 😂😂
@-mv
Жыл бұрын
@@C-Here I've always used it but apparently after searching it up, it turns out it's non-standard
@FlikkieFloekieFlakkie
Жыл бұрын
As a Dutch man this show totally flew over my head for some reason and at first I felt embarressed once again for my country but I guess sometimes.. just sometimes they can do things right on dutch television. A bizarre way to send that message but it worked out well so hats off!
@sandy-quimsrus
Жыл бұрын
My daughter just celebrated her 6th liver birthday that she received at seventeen. She makes me make pate every year to celebrate. Gotta love her sense of humour!
@one_smol_duck
Жыл бұрын
oh my god that's the best (and worst) thing ive ever heard
@ActuallyHoudini
Жыл бұрын
THIS is how you do satire. People don't understand what makes good farce anymore, this is how you do it.
@rsj2877
Жыл бұрын
Literally like a satire of Reality shows and indirectly a satirization of govt. responses to internal issues, the first satirizing horrible shows that make money out of other peoples misery and a satire of goverments in how the Dutch govt. Cared more about sweeping internal issues their citizens face to keep a good image internationally than actually do something about it. Like here it Seeked only to Demonize what amounted to an albeit Shock driven publicity stunt, one that sought nothing but to raise awareness about the donor issue.
@jameshodgson3656
Жыл бұрын
As someone with kidney disease, I'm very supportive of anything that gets results, as this show seems to have done. o7
@Toxic2T
Жыл бұрын
Stay strong bud, my mom's is in the same situation. Best of luck have a great life man
@casedistorted
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I agree with all the people I’ve had to taxi back and forth between dialysis clinics, I support even a reality Tv show if it helps get results. Everyone should automatically be a donor and have to opt out since most organs are unusable anyway.
@coolchange1970
Жыл бұрын
I agree. I can only imagine how many new donors were created from this controversy
@mlc4050
Жыл бұрын
Agreed
@JoshuaKimbrough
Жыл бұрын
@@casedistorted required to Opt out? They are YOUR organs! Its not up to the government to decide. Im all for organ donation. The story of Chris Henry is one.
@9volt0
Жыл бұрын
As a dutch person it's wierd to see so many TV people i know the names of yet never heard of this controversy. Thanks Qxir for always showing us these amazing and shocking stories.
@judithstormcrow9073
Жыл бұрын
really? How old were you in 2007? I was a teen and remember everyone was buzzing about it before and after it aired. Though less then a year later I don't think I ever heard of it again
@9volt0
Жыл бұрын
@@judithstormcrow9073 i mostly watched cartoons for many years, i know of the tv-show but never watched it myself, i was 15 at the time this happened
@nicholasfarrell5981
11 ай бұрын
Honestly, that's a brilliant way to raise awareness. Nothing sells like a controversy.
@scarymsmary
Жыл бұрын
Went from "OH. MY. GOD. This is SO BAD" to "Oh my god. That was genius" in 8 mins. Impressive.
@themusketeer9507
Жыл бұрын
I think the idea was genius, all the contestant were in on it so I see nothing morally wrong with the show, and they were able to show the public the need for organs in a way which the people took to heart, bland PSA's didn't help so they did something that really grabbed peoples attention.
@greenishpiss3588
Жыл бұрын
Took... To "Heart", you say?
@kigut7443
Жыл бұрын
@@greenishpiss3588 ba dum tss
@LoveRemains
Жыл бұрын
This comment should be pinned. 👏🏻
@Azvee
Жыл бұрын
It's so much harder to ignore a problem when you can put a face to it. That's what the show did.
@EpicFishFingers
Жыл бұрын
Man, I teared up at 7:00 when they revealed the 3 contestants were still alive. Without the show, they could easily have all died waiting for a transplant, each as one of the 350 a year who suffered that fate before the show shook things up. Although the show itself wasn't exported to other countries, let's hope the "opt out" policy it inspired, goes global.
@Doc_89
Жыл бұрын
This show was waaayyy ahead of its time. This would be considered prime time entertainment by our cynical, narcissistic, borderline-sociopathic society today.
@masoncombs7799
11 ай бұрын
No it wouldn't.
@aquaticllamas28
11 ай бұрын
@@masoncombs7799literally, this lord darkness dude is living in a different universe
@x9x9x9x9x9
Жыл бұрын
Nah this is genius. I wish more things like this would happen. Shock advertising like this works in some cases and this is a perfect way.
@chiapets2594
Жыл бұрын
Uh no
@mergimvllasa7577
Жыл бұрын
Maybe if it was a staged ad but its unethical for a reality tv show.(Warning: This comment may be outdated)
@tuskiie
Жыл бұрын
@@mergimvllasa7577 try to watch the video challenge: impossible
@misadique845
Жыл бұрын
Exactly. It was a great way to call oit the country's problem with organ donations and promote it so that more people would donate their organs upon death.
@x9x9x9x9x9
Жыл бұрын
@@mergimvllasa7577 lol maybe watch before replying. I get leaving a comment before finishing I do that all the time but replying is a bit much.
@Karma_Miguel
Жыл бұрын
Delightfully devious.
@hystonix
Жыл бұрын
💀
@nut19999
Жыл бұрын
cornball 💀
@thatturtlyboi2959
Жыл бұрын
Fantastically silly
@ccat18
Жыл бұрын
Devious lick 😈😈
@IndianGuy100
Жыл бұрын
No man💀💀💀
@HooLeePhucingSheet
Жыл бұрын
THIS is how you do reality television right! You show us the reality!
@mice8791
10 ай бұрын
It’s genius. Because with the low rate of donations, that was the reality of people that needed kidneys. They were in some sort of competition for available kidneys. The fact that now they have to opt-out of being organ donors is a huge win.
@coachmcguirk6297
Жыл бұрын
The show was an incredible success. I'm really happy about this. When I first clicked I thought it was going to be something terrible and shameful but what they ended up really doing is just wonderful. I'm glad I watched to the end.
@adilsongoliveira
Жыл бұрын
I really don't like companies like Endemol (primarily because of my disgust toward Big Brother and similar shows) but I tip my hat for this stunt. It was awesome.
@snailcheeseyt
Жыл бұрын
What was big brother bout?
@lsdeann_3293
Жыл бұрын
@@snailcheeseyt There was only one boy up for adoption, and three families sent their children forth to compete in wacky games, with the winner getting.. a big brother.
@idorus
Жыл бұрын
why dont u like big brother
@olivernell4283
Жыл бұрын
@@lsdeann_3293 isn’t big brother the reality show where the contestants live in a house together isolated from the outside world and then people get voted off every week survivor style
@lsdeann_3293
Жыл бұрын
@@olivernell4283 I think you have this confused with House.
@zjorritte1634
Жыл бұрын
I clearly remember watching this with my parents back then and how the atmosphere in the room in front of the tv changed once they revealed that it was a hoax. I didn't grasp the whole situation completely back then, but the absolute brilliance of what they were doing is something that has stuck with me ever since.
@misfit7707
Жыл бұрын
A story masterfully told. I’ve watched all of your videos, and this is my FAVORITE ONE! An 8-minute emotional roller coaster. GREAT JOB!!
@thenameless9087
Жыл бұрын
That was the biggest plot twist I've ever seen in my life, no way dude
@tonylouis4907
Жыл бұрын
My first reaction was: HOLY FU-- HOW THEY CAN BE SO EVIL After some minutes: Holy fu--, this was genius.
@lucyk.5163
Жыл бұрын
Same lol
@BucketHeadianHagg
Жыл бұрын
I love how eclectic this channel is. I’ve become interested in things in didn’t even know I liked! There’s something here for everyone ❤
@Strifegar
Жыл бұрын
Haha that empty roll of toothpaste line got me. Good one man.
@videopar9750
Жыл бұрын
I honestly thought this was gonna be a video that would make fun of a gameshow with it's terrible idea. But was genuinely surprised that about how uplifting the show actually portrayed itself
@officertenpennyaintservingyou
Жыл бұрын
"wah wah wah nobody loved me as a kid and now i have renal failure i am literally dying boohoo" - Qxir
@OmegaTou
Жыл бұрын
Anyone shining a spotlight on the hypocrisy of politicians has my support. 🎉👍
@christianvlek
Жыл бұрын
I'm glad they pulled the old switcharoo , I was just about to start telling people that my name was German !
@deanmilos4909
Жыл бұрын
Definitely a unconventional way of achieving a great goal , but they did help a massive amount of people with this and they didn't hurt anyone so I guess at the end of the day they did cause the change they wanted to see and I respect that
@cloudynguyen6527
Жыл бұрын
They give me chaotic lawful vibe. What they did was very lousy but effective and helpful.
@drakesilmore3760
6 ай бұрын
They hurt the ministry of health's feelings :( Sadly our government has only gotten worse since.
@skeetsmcgrew3282
Жыл бұрын
Anyone who says this is wrong was either embarrassed for hating it or felt gross that they watched a show hoping their favorite would win their life as a prize. It's basically an art exhibit
@davidimhoff2118
Жыл бұрын
Considering I had a heart transplant at age 16 and a kidney transplant at age 26 I really don’t like it. I am happy people requested a donor card. We aren’t sure how many submitted their name. I think the message is lousy. It’s scary to be dying of organ failure when you did nothing to cause it. Luckily I’m 41 now and still going. I really didn’t like this and I like all of his videos
@skeetsmcgrew3282
Жыл бұрын
@@davidimhoff2118 What, in your eyes, was the message? Because to me the message was that people were sick enough to watch a reality show where a life is on the line, but at the last second they had a mirror shoved in their face, forcing them to realize how wrong it is for those people to die because they were too selfish to have a donor card
@aq_ua
Жыл бұрын
@@davidimhoff2118 so uh, did you watch the video though? And I genuinely don't see how you don't like this guy, but don't watch him then.
@noblood6137
Жыл бұрын
@@aq_ua he’s trying to make everything about himself, he could care less for what the video was about
@taliyah6275
3 ай бұрын
Yeah, I think it's natural to hate the show at first because watching someone being told their life is not worth saving IS awful, but once its revealed there's no prize and that a game show won't save these people lives but that we can by being donors, it's quite wholesome
@taffwob
Жыл бұрын
The "Proper Way" Olympics picture got me. 😂
@labreeskalies3546
Жыл бұрын
Omfg!! That's the most INSANE THINGS IVE EVER HEARD IN MY ENTIRE FUCKING LIFE!! This is also another video proving why Qxir is my Favorite Channel on KZitem and I have continued to watch for several years now. I'm Speechless ( and that's NOT an easy thing to accomplish!!) At first Inhuman was my initial thought but when u said the contestants were in on it, It became Humane. It's a horrible , awful way to make a fucked up situation much better. I don't think they would have gotten the response and Donors they did if they hadn't been so drastic about it honestly. I mean really the at home audience were the ones most negatively affected by it. In the end it was all worth it in a positive way. Thanks for ALWAYS having videos worth watching Qxir. Your freakin awesome . Keep it up!!
@HPsawus
Жыл бұрын
Ah I remember this one, it was a brilliant stunt. It’s crazy how they stuck to the story until the very end when it was all revealed If you did this today, you would have to backtrack after episode 1
@foximacentauri7891
Жыл бұрын
…have you watched tv like at all in the last years? People always like to whine about „today this would be unacceptable“ while on todays TV hosts are laughing about children being put in cages or make jokes about murder victims.
@Azurethewolf168
Жыл бұрын
@@foximacentauri7891 yeah, it’s just that we think we’re way more civilized than people centuries or even 10 years ago when in reality we just have more stuff, if anything our manners and intelligence have decreased as a species over the past decades
@foximacentauri7891
Жыл бұрын
@@Azurethewolf168 not intelligence (if you ignore the damage done by leaded gasoline), but manners definitely. There’s a growing group of people who think that you can just be rude, and don’t care for the well beings of others anymore. They actively want to prohibit innocent things because it brings other people joy.
@Azurethewolf168
Жыл бұрын
@@foximacentauri7891 yeah, it sucks. But that’s what happens when most of us are shut in, don’t really interact with others outside our bubble and can hide in echo chambers where our opinions are validated by others
@quinism1136
Жыл бұрын
Still somehow not the worst game show I've seen. The worst was a Japanese one where they stripped the dude naked and he could only have things he won from sweepstakes. It was broadcast live in Japan without him knowing it was live. It lasted a year. After he finished it they flew him to Korea and made him earn his flight home doing the same thing. Literally psychological torture.
@Azurethewolf168
Жыл бұрын
I remember that 😞
@zigzagtoes
Жыл бұрын
Yes, remember this. They even let him starve at one point, as he had no way to prepare/cook the food he had won. I have no idea if they would have allowed him to starve, as after a few days he found a way using the sink/tap water? (Memory is vague).
@quinism1136
Жыл бұрын
@@zigzagtoes he lived off dog food for the first while if I remember right
@zigzagtoes
Жыл бұрын
@@quinism1136 yep, dog/cat food. Was the show actually legit, as they moved him to a different apartment (blind folded) during the series. That bit made it seem like they were moving him to avoid authorities, much like how pirate radio broadcasters moved from location to location. Hope the guy is still alive, as in my mind, that whole isolation and experience, would be life scaring and tip many over the edge.
@SynonamessBotchKevin
Жыл бұрын
@@zigzagtoes Nasubi is fine, health wise. He's done a lot of acting and is fairly popular in japan.
@RedHeadForester
Жыл бұрын
I used to be uncomfortable about the idea that if I donated my organs they might go to someone who won't take good care of them. Then I realised I won't be able to care what happens because I'll be dead, so whatever happens to my organs once I'm dead is fine with me. I'd rather someone gets another chance, even if they somehow screw it up. Organ transplants are a heckin' cool bit of medical advancement anyhow!
@lominero5
11 ай бұрын
My problem is that you donate your organs, but the hospital won't donate the operation. That is one hefty bill for someone who already has a tough time in life.
@RedHeadForester
10 ай бұрын
@@lominero5 I hadn't thought of that aspect, being that I'm British and all.
@StefanVeenstra
7 ай бұрын
@@lominero5 Since health insurance is mandatory in the Netherlands and operations of that nature are basic coverage, it'll hardly ever exceed 400 bucks. (Or less if part of Eigen Risico has already gone to other medicine) Once considered signing up to donate my corpse to science. The academic institutes demand some 2000 bucks a year to be on a list. No, they can have the body for free but they want the donor to pay for it. So heck no, I rather have my organs go to someone who needs it than academic scams.
@bcamplite621
Жыл бұрын
“Empty tubes of toothpaste”., Ngl that caught me off guard 😂
@umbrellacorp.
Жыл бұрын
I really like how they made the critics look. But something like this could only be done once. 😂
@y_fam_goeglyd
Жыл бұрын
I think it was genius in the end. They eventually got the best possible outcome. Opting out is by far the best system. My whole family are donors, my kids individually decided on it as young teens and came to us to make their feelings known. They had been told - as soon as they were old enough to emotionally understand - that their dad and I are donors, but we didn't expect them to make the same decision. They needed to seriously consider it before making their minds up. Over the years, they all had decided that all the organs in the world won't help you if you're already dead, so give them to someone who needs them. Sometimes governments and their people need a real kick up the arse to get them to actually _do_ the right thing. I think Endemol handled this perfectly.
@Bonavire
Жыл бұрын
Hey, nobody was unwillingly exploited (except the politicians) and they really did make a difference in donation rates, "I see this as an absolute win!"
@IINC0RRECT
Жыл бұрын
I see you as an absolute nonhuman
@thehangmansdaughter1120
11 ай бұрын
That's one way to get the public to see the problem. "This isn't the way to get organ donors"? Well, clearly it is.
@imfunniguy3744
Жыл бұрын
this is the most genius use of controversy comparable to South Park
@cidie1
Жыл бұрын
That is actually really amazing, huge props to them.
@podgedon9196
Жыл бұрын
Great to see a fellow irish man doing so well on here , keep it up dude your videos are awesome.
@racher4593
Жыл бұрын
In the defense of the shows critics; if you had no idea this was all a stunt, the apparent core premise does appear to be pretty inhumanly cruel.
@ysucae
Жыл бұрын
that's the point. when your governement has the means to save lives by just changing paperwork but decides not to, then points finger at exploitative tv instead of taking a fucking hint, it still is a big L to pass on the blame. imagine the governing body seeing this show and saying 'that's fucked up. we should do something' and then save lives instead of trying to shut down an exploitative but still legal show. idk. maybe i'm wrong.
@AtomicBlastPony
Жыл бұрын
Not at all, they're literally giving them a way out, even if it's only 1 of them. I felt the same about Squid Game, they're not the ones putting people into debt, they're in fact giving them a chance to get out of it. Blame the system that causes the issue, not the people trying to profit from it.
@assailant8722
Жыл бұрын
@@AtomicBlastPonythey’re still exploiting desperate people for entertainment. That’s evil, regardless of if they put them in that desperate situation to begin with.
@AtomicBlastPony
Жыл бұрын
@@assailant8722 Yes but they're not the problem. If you defeat these people, new ones will take their place almost instantly. Defeat the root cause and they'll disappear on their own.
@solidpandacka5544
Жыл бұрын
@@assailant8722 after the reveal 50000 people voluntarily asked for a donor form so this show probably resulted in the majority of contestants recieving organs I do not think it evil
@HeisenbergFam
Жыл бұрын
I thought only Japan was able to do this type of shows, surprised to hear its Netherlands
@SofaKingShit
Жыл бұрын
Netherlanderthals.
@HPsawus
Жыл бұрын
They did a little bit of trolling
@fuqupal
Жыл бұрын
Something tells me you didn't watch the video before commenting
@tessiepinkman
Жыл бұрын
The Netherlands are the Japan of Europe.
@rickj6348
Жыл бұрын
I have had a kidney transplant, I spent 18 months on dialysis and probably another 18 months struggling with kidney disease prior to knowing that I was ill. The day before I went into the hospital and learned of my illness, I had nearly died at work from it. Thankfully, I lived in an area where organ donation is well advertised and a lot of people are donor, but I applaud this show as a huge eye opener for a LOT of people about the plight of those of us who struggle with organ failure. It was a rather obnoxious way to do it, but it worked and now people are aware of what being an organ donor means to those who need one.
@josecezar7903
Жыл бұрын
I love that Vincent is wearing a Big Lebowski shirt! Lol
@MCDainter
Жыл бұрын
Pretty smart I cant lie. People are far more likely to point out evil and wrong doing so if anything it made a huge spotlight on organ doning and its real life importance. Great video too btw
@brodieyoutubestuff
Жыл бұрын
You clown 🤡
@boxlessone1046
Жыл бұрын
That reveal felt like being punched in the stomach, holy shit!
@DrWeird-zw5dc
Жыл бұрын
"Kidney collect-a-thon" was a nice touch 😁
@PapillonOne
Жыл бұрын
That was a great way to rope people in regarding organ donation & sticking it to their politicians!! Genius!!
@someonesomething9282
Жыл бұрын
This was a work of modern art.
@Isnt_that_Aaronic
Жыл бұрын
The UK also had a "choose your own adventure" episode of Casualty. It was an interesting twist when both patients survived, and the show flashed up loads of phone numbers to sign up to the organ donor register.
@alice20001
Жыл бұрын
Hey, I remember this! Junior, from “Me, My Wife and Kids” had an I idea for this show. The difference is that you never knew what organ you were going to get.
@joaovitormatos8147
Жыл бұрын
There's something I think it's important to say: the show aired on BNN (Bart News Network), a satirical network created by Bart de Graff. Bart Was a comedian with a disease that made him look like a child even in his 30s. That disease, that eventually took Bart's life a few years before the airing of The Great Donorshow, was caused by a kidney problem that Bart developed when he had a car accident at 9 years old. He only got a kidney transplant at 30 years old, much too late to save his life. This show was an homage to the network creator as much as an awareness campaign
@jomarcentermjm
8 ай бұрын
I am surprised no one catch on the satire nature of the network. And thinks the game show is messed up
@Dat-Mudkip
Жыл бұрын
It's batshit-crazy ideas like these that actually have the greatest ability to get things done. The results tell the whole story!
@werewolflover8636
Жыл бұрын
I think it was very effective and brought much nodded visibility to the cause. Also with that said I am both a recipient and a organ donor myself. You can too be someone’s hero after you’re gone while a bit of yourself lives on in another, it is the ultimate gift and something that will make someone else forever grateful.
@pfadiva
Жыл бұрын
I signed my organ donor card years ago. I'm now over sixty but hope that when I go there's still some use left in my organs.
@pickles3128
Жыл бұрын
Can I ask, what if you just want to donate to a stranger? I want to do a live donation of a kidney. Should I find a family or who do I talk to? Am in St. Louis, MO, US. I heard they do a series of "trades" with a recipient's friends or family that aren't a match for them that can save up to 5 people?
@irenemax3574
Жыл бұрын
You regifted your received organ?
@DoglinsShadow
Жыл бұрын
What a roller coaster of a video! Excellent work here. I started out shocked to disgusted to surprised to impressed. What an excellent story.
@totalutternutter
Жыл бұрын
Reminds me of the time Chris Morris of the TV show Brass Eye, exploited politicians propensity to pretend that a problem they've never heard of is already scheduled for debate, it culminated in footage of parliament discussing how to protect the public from the horrors of "Cake, a made up drug".
@ga0tza
Жыл бұрын
i feel like is almost impossible not to have a bad first impression when looking at this because at first glance its jaring to wrap your head around people competing in a gameshow for life saving treatment
@bigkevx2
6 сағат бұрын
Minor detail missed here…the show was aired by BNN (Bart's News Network, that later changed into Bart's Neverending Network) which founder suffered and died of chronic kidney failure. Bart de Graaf founded the network as a joke that went viral (before this was even a known term). The guy did everything in its power to get attention for things like this just by ‘kicking’ and ‘hitting’ people where it hurts most…in the truth.
@tessiepinkman
Жыл бұрын
It's genius. Completely genius. They did more than the government had done since the Netherlands inception, and basically shoved a boot up their asses to *make* them do something. Since everyone was in on it, I have no problem with this at all. They made a huge difference that may not have happened otherwise.
@ImplodedAtom
Жыл бұрын
"The people must be going into their graves like empty tubes of toothpaste"
@A_Ducky
Жыл бұрын
😂🤣🤣😂😂
@kartierglory
Жыл бұрын
I just finished watching something about this 😂 and will watch this too because I love your takes
@mondain5429
10 ай бұрын
I'd been avoiding this video for a while now cause I thought it would just make me depressed, I never expected it to have such a happy ending.
@Jackc8201
Жыл бұрын
"When did Lisa kick the bucket so they could collect their prize?" 🤣🤣🤣
@egg3676
Жыл бұрын
The irony in a company who's name is pronounced "end 'em all" making dying people compete for a lifesaving procedure is absolutely destroying me
@irenemax3574
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant!
@helemaalklaasie3378
Жыл бұрын
Not only Endemol but also BNN. Bart de Graaff was an influential Dutch television presenter, comedian and creator, as well as the founder and chairman of the public broadcasting network BNN. Because of a car accident in his youth in 1976, De Graaff suffered from serious kidney failure for most of his life. This also caused a growth disorder which caused de Graaff to appear much younger than his actual age. In his career as a television presenter he often used childlike appearance to his advantage. For instance, when he hosted the children's TV show B.O.O.S..
@felixjones9198
Жыл бұрын
Endemol sounds like a pain pill you could get with ridiculous ease in the US until your doctor realised you were addicted and legally had to cut you off cold, leaving you no choice but to switch to street heroin or fentanyl, and subsequently die homeless. Hooray for the US health system!
@RattersMedia
Жыл бұрын
The ripple effect continues as I just signed up to be an organ donor because of this video
@noomfy-mopkebab3632
7 ай бұрын
I started this video.. I wasn’t sure. The premise of the game was explained.. I thought “nah this is too morbid even for me. Think I’ll turn it off”. Didn’t turn it off for some reason.. heard the twist and am glad I didn’t turn off. It’s one of those things. If you don’t know then you don’t know. They let people know in a very public way and got 50k donors in a matter of days. Pure genius move 👌
@lominero5
11 ай бұрын
I have and will always have a problem with donating organs. I would do it if the doctors and hospitals donate their time and do the operation at a reasonable price for the patient. I hate that someone puts their life on the line to help another human being, and others get rich off it.
@GroofusDoofus900
Жыл бұрын
The perfect gameshow for any dystopian future based sci-fi movie.
@seanc6128
Жыл бұрын
What a damn rollercoaster.
@bigbootros4362
Жыл бұрын
Politicians everywhere are incompetent...
@Fruitcupper
Жыл бұрын
What a show! Really connects with people's humanity to donate their organs.
@TobyChampion
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic story well told. One of your best ever. Up there with Soldier OD's on Meth, Has Crazy Adventure. Thanks for bringing this to our attention.
@V8chump
Жыл бұрын
Crazy timing! You’re a legend qxir
@hedonismbot1508
Жыл бұрын
I was reminded of the time MrBeast paid for cataract surgery for a bunch of people. He was sharply criticized for taking advantage of them for a publicity stunt, as if that's worse than leaving them to suffer because they can't afford proper healthcare.
@JuanPablodelaTorre
Жыл бұрын
This is genius. We need this in every other language.
@sudopuff8549
Жыл бұрын
I can't believe how brilliant this. I was so pissed until the reveal!!!!! 🤣
@zealous1178
Жыл бұрын
Suprised this isn’t a last moments episode.
@HPsawus
Жыл бұрын
They did a little bit of trolling
@MakeItWithCalvin
Жыл бұрын
As someone who's a donor on his driver's license, I think the fact that the show slapped the whole country with the reality of the donor shortage, and the "contestants" were in on it, I think was pretty clever. Sure you could argue it was a bit of a roundabout way to draw attention to a major issue, but I think it is something that needed to be done. No one likes discussing what happens when they pass but sometimes you got to rip the band-aid off and just put it out there! Now, the government making everyone an automatic donor and requiring you to opt out I feel is a bit of a moral grey zone too but... That should be another video in and of itself. Heck, my grandmother's lifespan was extended because someone donated blood and she needed a transfusion due to low iron levels. While a blood donation isn't the same as donating an organ(s) it is something that can still make a huge impact on someone, it could even be someone you personally know!
@couch2558
8 ай бұрын
You know what, everyone directly impacted was knowing and consenting, and they used it all to get good things in motion. Im just impressed. I thought i was gonna be hearing a fucked up story but this is an absolute masterpiece. I'm glad for once a tv studio used their power for good. Not just goof but actively making positive change.
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