Here's a thought: what if reality television had existed in historical times? For example:
16 and Pregnant: Ancient Greece. "So, like, I know I've been spending all this time with the local shepherd boys, but then, like, there was this bull, and he dragged me off and then, like, he turned into Zeus, and well ... So anyway, like I told daddy, the baby's going to be a demi-god, like, and there's no need to be executing that shepherd boy."
Big Brother on the Bounty: "Who's going to be voted off this week?"
Extreme Survivor with Christopher Columbus: "When you're in the middle of the ocean, weeks from anywhere, and your crew is getting restless, you need to keep any eye out for birds, particularly land birds. Not only can they show you whether you're close to making landfall, their eggs are also useful in philosophical arguments."
16 and Pregnant: Ancient Greece. "So, like, I know I've been spending all this time with the local shepherd boys, but then, like, there was this bull, and he dragged me off and then, like, he turned into Zeus, and well ... So anyway, like I told daddy, the baby's going to be a demi-god, like, and there's no need to be executing that shepherd boy."
Big Brother on the Bounty: "Who's going to be voted off this week?"
Extreme Survivor with Christopher Columbus: "When you're in the middle of the ocean, weeks from anywhere, and your crew is getting restless, you need to keep any eye out for birds, particularly land birds. Not only can they show you whether you're close to making landfall, their eggs are also useful in philosophical arguments."
