Ethics

Turkey Doesn't Get Reality TV

By Ed Brayton

A network in Turkey is dipping its toe in the reality TV pool with a rather novel idea:

A new show set to grace Turkish television screens will see a Muslim imam, a Christian priest, a Jewish rabbi and a Buddhist monk competing to turn 10 unbelievers into devotees of their own faith each week.

The show, "Tövbekarlar Yar???yor," which can be roughly translated as "Penitents Compete," will appear on Kanal T starting in early September. The imam, priest, rabbi and monk will try to convert at least one person in every show.

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on July 04, 2009 (boomark / email).