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Jerry
Springer: Has he gone too far? Murders…What Next?!
1.
Intro
Would
you go on a reality TV show such as "Jerry Springer",
if it increased your chances of being murdered, let
alone the public embarrassment of appearing on national
television, for all of the wrong reasons!…
I
suggest you pay close attention to this presentation,
as it will make you think twice, should you ever be
tempted to take the cash, and air your dirty laundry
in public, and even further piss off the person you
had an issue with, to the point where they may want
to murder you, rather than just be pissed off!
How
would you feel if your partner contacted "The
Jerry Springer Show" to tell the world about
your interesting habits in bed, or perhaps what your
former partner told your current lover about your
inner-most desires and peculiar habits and real life
fantasies!
There
have been two murders, that's right, murders, that
are related to guests on his show in a five-year period.
Now
let me show you how this show starts…
2.
Play the video for 3 mins, Stop the video. THEN SAY,
"PRETTY AMAZING STUFF HEY"! *Stop the video
tape at 4min, 5.30min and 7.30min.
*In
the presentation I also play the tape of me being
interviewed by Veronica, about "The Jerry Springer
Show" on CTV1 Sydney's "Around The World
with Joy". (Normally I interview guests).
3.
Ok, now lets hear what Mr John Laws, 2UE radio icon,
has to say when I call up and ask his opinion! Play
the audio tape (3 important places - intro, body &
conclusion)
4.
"See, its bad enough being on National Radio,
just talking about this dangerous, provocative show,
as you just heard"! Imagine being on the show,
you would be terrified about the consequences. You
probably couldn't sleep well for weeks afterward either.
5.
There have even been three books written specifically
on the Jerry Springer Show. All of them fail to mention
the real life murders, of course! Not that the books
are not outrageous enough. Don't forget they have
to sell to the masses of "mindless idiots"
also. Let's look at some of the show's episodes covered
in this very book: (read from front, and then back
cover).
Now,
let's see how the show is described in the book (read
from "Shocking"! etc).
Shocking!
Controversial! A Circus Show!
These
expressions come most to mind when describing the
wildly popular "Jerry Springer Show". Inside
are the 23 craziest episodes ever aired on TV (and
one that was too racy to make it that far)!
Experience
the love one man feels for his mare in "I married
a Horse". Learn about what happens when a women
in labor confronts her husband's mistress? How far
will Jerry go to rescue an obese man?
How
does a male guest react when he finds out this girlfriend
is really a guy?
The
answers to these questions and so much more can be
found out in this outrageous companion to the show.
Find out how show topics are chosen, how guests' stories
are checked out, and how the staff cruise strip joints
for last-minute segments.
Open
this book and relive the passion, the lies the intrigue,
the hair-pulling, the chair-throwing, the disgust
- all that makes the "Jerry Springer Show"
the most popular talk show in America.
Disgust
is right!
It's
almost no wonder murders are being committed from
time to time. "Totally outrageous and appalling"!
6.
Read again
All
it took for Ralf Panitz to murder his ex-wife, Nancy
Campbell-Panitz, on the 24th July 2000, was years
of a bad relationship, and a heated discussion on
The Jerry Springer Show. Now, that was the "trigger"
so to speak.
Springer
says that his producers do not encourage guests to
fight and that a lawyer explains the possible consequences
of fighting to all guests on the show.
I
know he doesn't explain that some previous guests
have been murdered on the show, some 12 hours after
appearing!
Springers
lawyer, Geoffrey Fieger, made light of the situation…
"I'm
going to have (Springer) wrestled to the ground by
two naked women". "Print that".
All
talk aside, the Panitz court file paints a picture
of a manipulative man who lured his ex-wife onto the
Springer Show - with kisses and talk of reconciliation
- only to humiliate her on national television. Then
he later killer her.
Although
Springer was not listed in court, locals know they
would be in for a spectacle of a trial.
"Everyone's
anticipating Jerry Springer driving up in his Rolls
Royce", Tom Bell, Court Media Representative
for Sarasota Courts said.
The
show did release a statement saying: " The Jerry
Springer Show" and it producers continue to be
sympathetic to those who have been affected by this
terrible tragedy. Our prayers go out to the victim".
Those
who study television ethics believe talk shows like
"Springer" need to be more than sympathetic.
"They
certainly have to have some responsibility",
said Stuart Fischoff, Media Psychology Professor at
California State University at Los Angles. "It's
not as if someone who was a total choirboy broke loose
from his psychic moorings and committed a heinous
crime".
Robert
Thompon, a media and popular culture professor at
Syracuse University, said it's a situation unlikely
to change until people stop tuning in.
"The
very premise behind the shows is like taking a jar
of nitroglycerine and pushing it to the edge of the
table, and starting the camera to see if it get knocked
off and blows", Thompson said. "The bottom
line is whether the stuff deliver the numbers. If
it does, then they'll keep doing it".
(To
class) … raise your hand and say "Jerry
Jerry" enthusiastically, if you watched the show
this week!
7.
Wrap up / What's it all about, Jerry? (Greg Tingle)
So,
let me ask this question to you:
Has
Jerry Springer gone too far? I think all of us in
this room know the answer!
8.
Put on "Jerry Springer" glasses
Till
next time be good to yourself and to each other (in
a "Jerry Springer" tone). Thank you.
*Class
goes berserk and breaks into wild applause. Greg Tingle,
"Teachers Pet" for the day : ) *
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