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Over the past two decades daytime television has devolved into a voyeuristic train wreck which continues to push the envelope, both creating and feeding the public's appetite to see our fellow countrymen debase and dehumanize themselves in a covetous ratings war. In one of the latest and most vile examples of this trend, the Trisha Show exposes the utter wickedness of liberal Hollywood, whose menu of garbage further divides Americans from one another on a racial and class basis. On any given day, the audience is treated to a number of provocative and salacious topics, including cheating lovers, family drama...

I have great faith in my fellow freepers. Back in the 1960's (1966-68 I think), there was a show on television in the mornings. There were people on a beach - I remember caves and waterfalls, etc. They had to run around and find giant puzzle pieces. The participants were wearing bathing suits. It was some type of game show and there were other games besides the puzzle. I can't remember the name. Someone told me I'm crazy but it was a REAL SHOW. Anybody remember?

The television show Trisha was branded "an appalling example of popular culture" yesterday after the conviction of a teenager for assault during a recording. Anthony Sampson, 19, punched his girlfriend's father in the head after the ITV show - which revels in the sort of personal confrontations pioneered in America by Jerry Springer - revealed DNA tests which showed he was not the father of a baby he thought was his own. Simon Nicholls, who defended Sampson at Norwich magistrates, condemned the daytime show, which is presented by Trisha Goddard. "This young man spent four months believing he was the...