F@#k you, David Blaine
It pains me to admit that I watched the David Blaine: Drowned Alive TV special. What compels people (myself included) to watch this crap? I’ll tell you. It’s the secret hope that some will go terribly wrong.
First off, let’s talk about the show’s title. Drowned Alive? Most of the time that I hear the term “drowned” it’s associated with the word “dead”. Nice title, jerk.
What kind of knuckle headed stunt is trying to nearly drown yourself? I was kind of bummed out when they showed the story of the professional diver who died after an accident that left her underwater for 8 minutes. I guess they had to show us that to remind us that David was attempting something very dangerous. Aren’t most, if not all drowning deaths accidental? Great idea for a stunt.
Also, what was up with David visiting the guy who had his arm trapped under the boulder and had to cut it off with a butter knife? What did that have to do with anything? I can imagine their conversation when the cameras weren’t rolling.
The arm stuck under the boulder guy: “Yeah, I had to cut my arm off with a dull knife. It hurt like hell, but I had to do it to survive”
Blaine: “Cool. I’m going to try to drown myself alive to make a quick buck on TV.”
The ‘holding your breath’ record is almost nine minutes, and Blaine held his for 7 and a half minutes. He didn’t get it. OK, that’s done. What’s next, how many times he can be dropped on a Judas Cradle? I’ll bet we’d all tune in for that one.
Posted by chuck at May 9, 2006 1:51 AM
