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FreshParsnip lemmy.ca FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca
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scrodumb lemmy.ca scrodumb@lemmy.ca
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Incel Island

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Riskable programming.dev riskable@programming.dev
Joined: 2023-06-23
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River Monsters

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actionjbone sh.itjust.works actionjbone@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-09-12
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This.

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Chl0r0f0rm_Angel sh.itjust.works Chl0r0f0rm_Angel@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2026-08-21
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Incel Island

No I want that. For season 2 put testosterone in the water. Then set them loose in a shopping mall and just observe what they do, which items they try on, what they fight over

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TootSweet lemmy.world TootSweet@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-04
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Shot from the fictional show "Ow My Balls" from the movie Idiocracy.

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toomanypancakes crazypeople.online toomanypancakes@crazypeople.online
Joined: 2026-05-14
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20 adults, one 5 year old. Who can be the best parent to a child none of them know? This is certainly probably ethical!

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Rhynoplaz lemmy.world Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-07
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Shit. I'd watch all of these.

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folaht lemmy.ml folaht@lemmy.ml
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I got you all beat.
AI breakout

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Jentu lemmy.ml Jentu@lemmy.ml
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Mainly an idea for a format change to increase overall watch time and interactivity.

Person who wants to watch survivor or love island etc clicks on the show. The show then has the first episode as normal to introduce everyone, then the viewer is prompted with a list of all the contestants to choose from. Every subsequent episode watched is from that contestant’s perspective and is edited to show them in the most positive light (without outright omitting scenes or manufacturing false information). Of course, viewers are free to go to another contestant’s perspective if they want to see how differently a scene was cut for someone else. I can imagine the talking head section playing out differently too. “Hey all you TobyHeads out there, thanks for all following along with me. I’m kinda freaking at the moment because I wasn’t able to secure immunity this week. Do any of you have any strategies how I can stay in the show? Leave a comment down below and I’ll read them and see what I can do” more of a YouTube-ish interactive thing. The comments might tell them to sabotage another player and the sabotaged player will be so caught off guard that viewers of his perspective would want to watch Toby’s perspective for context.

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TraipsersWill lemmy.world TraipsersWill@lemmy.world
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Hungry Hungry Hippos, with real hippos. Survivors get free health care.

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FreshParsnip lemmy.ca FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca
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Hungry Hungry Hippos, with real hippos. Survivors get free health care.

They recently made a horror movie based on that

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kkj lemmy.dbzer0.com kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-03-08
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Capitalism. 8 billion participants, who can make the most money before they die? There are rules, but if you have enough money there's no penalty for breaking them.

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MimicJar lemmy.world MimicJar@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-05
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Hungry Hungry Hippos, with real hippos. Survivors get free health care.

I like this idea of adapting board games.

Survivors get free health care.

No, they get to participate in a new game, "Operation".

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werty sh.itjust.works werty@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-03-06
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Incel Island

Also libertarian island

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Delphia lemmy.world Delphia@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-09
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"Regular people sports"

We field a dozen or so teams of just regular ass people and each week they play other teams of regular ass people at a different sport each week.

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SaveTheTuaHawk lemmy.ca SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-03-07
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Dementia Island. Set in Washington DC.

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