I've been thinking about this for a bit. Game shows such as Deal or No Deal?, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? and others often use the lives of their participants to make their shows more compelling. For example, on Deal or No Deal?, Howie Mandel almost ALWAYS asks the participant how they would use the money they may earn on the show. The participant often explains that they would pay off debts, buy something for their parents, send their kids to college, as well as some more superficial answers like buying a nice car. Game shows basically create a spectacle over somebody taking risks in order to make enough money as possible so that they can better their lives. On one hand, I don't think it's bad that they've found a way to essentially give money to people for producing some entertainment. On the other hand, the premise of creating excitement out of dangling thousands of dollars that some people could desperately use in order to create a TV show is kind of disturbing. What do you think?