The way most of these "ambush"-type shows work, they usually go for marks who have willingly signed up for some unknown reality show, or they actually call up a specific mark to see if they'd be interested in participating in a show. This way, after the ruse is revealed, there's less of a chance of the mark declining to have their episode broadcast. Most likely, the second scenario is what MOBBED uses, since the mark is pre-selected.
My gut tells me that the accomplice wasn't so much revealing his crush for the first time -- the girl certainly already knew about it after 5 years, I'd think! Rather, he was just setting up an elaborate first meeting. The show played up the drama to make a "No" seem much more like a possibility to the viewing audience. But I'd think the producers would have really probed the guy to make sure he was on the level before they set up a big show like this.
I hear that there's a big FAIL coming up on the show soon, so I think that should put questions about authenticity to rest! Or will it?
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AnnCognito
12 years ago
I hear that there's a big FAIL coming up on the show soon, so I think that should put questions about authenticity to rest! Or will it?
I don't know. From the episodes I've seen of this show so far, something is up. Either these people are fed lines which they then act out poorly, or everything is staged. Something is up. It's just so fake I can't even begin to explain it.
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"We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be."
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