Comments on: TLC's next unscripted masterpiece is Best Funeral Ever, which is the best idea ever

By: rocketpjs

rocketpjs — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 17:27:00 +0000

My take away from this: I am going to make sure that pulled pork and a BBQ sauce fountain are served at my funeral. Perhaps the buffet could be on the casket.

By: Christopher

Christopher — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:13:00 +0000

Seriously, we should do what we can to put the “fun” in funeral.

Hopefully I’m not the only one who has thought about my own funeral. I’d rather not have to think about it seriously for a very long time, but occasionally I’ll imagine it, and I’d like it to be a raucous, celebratory affair with a lot of laughter.

Admittedly I’ve never felt like laughing or celebrating at anyone else’s funeral, but when I die I assume people will be willing to grant my last wish and decorate my coffin with bumper stickers that say things like “I’d rather be breathing.”

By: Øyvind

Øyvind — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 08:41:00 +0000

I saw a british version of this a few months back. It was funny, respectful and even entertaining. And it was also gut wrenching, when we followed a single mom with terminal cancer, planning her own funeral, so her two daughters shouldn’t have to.
It was a great show, because they didn’t turn it into pure entertainment or housewife porn. [edit] Oh, and they followed funeral homes of different religions as well, showing the rites and mourning processes.
Not sure how TLC’s version will come out, though. Some of the stuff on that network…

By: AwesomeRobot

AwesomeRobot — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 05:37:00 +0000

I actually think this is a good idea — I don’t understand why funerals are formulaically set up to be depressing, we could use a shift.

By: Lithi

Lithi — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 03:49:00 +0000

I’ve been wondering of all that reality TV has covered, what’s left?

But I digress. The fork that needs to be stuck in the carcass of American TV is long overdue.

By: pjcamp

pjcamp — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 01:56:00 +0000

Best FAILED reality show ever: P.I.Moms:

http://www.diablomag.com/Diablo-Magazine/April-2011/The-Setup/index.php?cparticle=8&siarticle=7#artanc

Starts with a fraudulent reality show premise with an attempt to bamboozle the press with phony surveillance ride-alongs and passes through People Magazine and Dr. Phil before fetching up against a crooked cop selling confiscated drugs through the PI. Oh, and all the moms quit.

Reality is way more entertaining than it has any right to be.

By: Fred Talmadge

Fred Talmadge — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:33:00 +0000

Thank you for reminding me again why I don’t have or want cable tv.

By: ocschwar

ocschwar — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:33:00 +0000

I could really give a shit.
I’m going out in style!

They better use the Dropkick Murphys song for the theme

By: Barbara Dace

Barbara Dace — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:22:00 +0000

An undertaker of my acquaintance informs me that Buddhists have THE best funerals, hands down.

By: Ken Wheaton

Ken Wheaton — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 22:46:00 +0000

“Unscripted.” I do not think that word means what you think it means — judging by my hours of watching Duck Dynasty.

By: Steven Fordham

Steven Fordham — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 22:29:00 +0000

They’ve already got the theme song…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNFDzxMgm5w

By: niktemadur

niktemadur — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:53:00 +0000

Does anyone remember how TLC used to have shows like James Burke’s “Connections”? I even seem to remember Desmond Morris’ “The Human Animal” on in there.

The BBC is having real success airing serious, and seriously cool, science shows, they are a plausible model to follow.
Must Discovery Communications soil every project they have with tinges of apocalyptic meteors and viruses, artificial and gratuitous “suspense”, black hole marathons, pumpkin chucking and whisker wars?

By: Christopher

Christopher — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:08:00 +0000

The first funeral will be for any remaining credibility TLC might have had.