How's about an update here on YT on the Creatordao contest that ended a couple of months ago? Qxir was in the lead! Win, lose or draw *(Bwahahaha)* I'm still here and enjoying your content!
Hi Qxir, what sort of content do you do on your twitch? I feel like you'd be an entertaining streamer if you did what you enjoyed. Hope you're okay and doing well
I do agree that more ppl need to be organ donors but I am strongly against the gov deciding for someone to be put on the donor registry. It must always be the individuals choice. What if one doesn't opt out in time? What if one's religion requires a "complete" corpse upon burial? Seems like some Chinese utilitarian, socialist garbage system.
Impressive. Equally impressive the amount of TV shows that are household names they've managed to create. Never knew the Dutch were so good at TV shows.
@@Joostuh Well, "we". It's not like the people currently living in the NL have anything to do with anyone having lived here in the past. Can't say we share responsibility for that ehmmm.... fantastic VOC era for example.... (Sorry lol, I hate nationalism.)
I was disgusted when you revealed the donor was an actor and there would be no kidney donation, but then was relieved when you revealed that the contestants knew all along and were playing along to raise awareness. It took guts for them to put themselves out there to be voted on whether you're most deserving of saving or not.
No reason to use this religiously colored language, which could have come from the overdramatic pen of a Hollywood author. That's just what political satire does and should do: Hold up a mirror to the people. That's what political cabaret artists do every day. This is a really nice case with an even better outcome: attention was drawn to a previously "annoying" and neglected problem that nobody really wanted to confront themselves with (there are many other such societal problems and unanswered questions!). The only thing that counts is the effect in the end: Many lives have been saved and there is new hope for the future. That most politicians and many media professionals have turned out to be liars and hypocrites is just a side issue and not really a groundbreaking or new finding.
My girlfriend's kidneys failed when she was only twenty-three years old. Because she was so young luckily that put her very close to the top of the list, but we still waited over two years for a kidney. Dialysis is extremely hard on the body as well. She ended up getting a kidney and it happened to be a very good one, but I know a lot of people are not so lucky. She went from having 2% kidney function to 105% kidney function. The doctors said that if she had gone another year on dialysis that she would not have been eligible for a kidney because of how much damage the dialysis was doing to her veins and arteries. It basically hardens them to the point where they can't do surgery anymore. Some people can be on dialysis for 6 or 7 years without it happening, other people become ineligible within a few years. It's crazy how far technology has come but we still don't have a replacement for your body's filter.
Ye, they had bad intel on the show and just ran their mouth a bit too soon haha. There were soooo many outraged people before it aired who all started sobbing (50% out of happiness) when they found out how wrong they were. It were some absolute geniuses who designed this, they showed us life has no spoiler warning and what you see is not what you get until you see the last second of it.
The great donor show is easily one of the best ways I’ve seen a platform used to bring awareness to a huge and genuine crisis that people at the time were just not talking about. This is wonderful.
Not really true. They also carefully maneuver around the means. They made sure that the contestants know about it. Didn’t have a terminally ill person. So in the end, it was found out that the mean in which they did it is ethical, doesn’t break and laws, and bring up a positive message to the audience.
@@bhumiraksmith4656 For the audience, you are thinking that it is a terrible unethical show the whole way(the means), and then at the end the bombshell completely changes how you felt about the show. If it was anything else everybody would have called the show a sick joke.
@@octoquetra9198 Sorry, but the means does not occur from the perspective of the viewer. As with the magician, if the means of what the magician did lies in what the audience conceives, then simply from what you say, magic really does exist as to them, the mean being that some object can simply vanish into a hat or onto a hand, as if there was a hidden blackhole technology or something. Similarly, you are not required to demonstrate all of your charitable acts to an audience. It would not detract from the act if you did not record it. So, for the audience, you 'thought' the means was unethical, but then discovered that the means is actually ethical with a positive outcome in mind. In this instance, the means justify the ends. If they really did not inform the contestant and used a real terminally ill person, I believe the result would not justify the means.
Yeah that’s exactly why I stopped watching the local news in my city. Every single story is about how someone is murdered or missing but they wanna play it off like they aren’t profiting off of some family’s woes
I think this was an absolutely brilliant stunt of BNN, a broadcaster that was founded by the kidney patient Bart de Graaff who had a transplant but eventually died in 2002 at the age of 35 because of organ rejection. Bart was known for his controversial character, always looking for the edges of what would be acceptable. Due to his illness he had the appearance of a 12 year old, which actually benefitted him during his stunts. BNN couldn’t have honored Bart better than with this stunt. It eventually led to a new law that makes everyone a donor unless they decline, which was a great breakthrough. RIP Bart and kudos to BNN for really contributing to the solution of the donor problem in the Netherlands!
You know... I'm glad the in-need were in on it. If they weren't it'd be absolutely appaling. In the end, they brang awareness to an issue in a stronger way than anyone at the time while also raising funds.
that was the one thing i was worried about tbh; what about the people who DIDNT win? but everyone was in on it, no one had to truly lose anything, and it helped a lot of people in the end therefor i conclude that this was genius!!!
I think this show is a stroke of genius. They intentionally caused controversy in order to gather attention to a noble cause. It is the age old adage of "There is no such thing as bad publicity"
I was appalled until they revealed the reasoning and the fact it was staged. After that it just felt like a masterful act of extreme progressivism. Sometimes you need a car crash to get people’s attention. Luckily in this crash no one gets hurt, and many people benefitted. Definitely genius. Edit- I guess the politicians get hurt. Works for me
As a recent kdney transplant recipient, I felt this deeply. In Ohio alone, the hospital that did my transplant has done 12,000 successful transpants. If you are watching this and want to somehow get involved-BECOME A LIVING DONOR, or REGISTER TO BECOME A DONOR. You could save 8 lives with your one!
I have and will always have a problem with donating organs. I would do it if the doctors and hospitals donate their time and do the operation at a reasonable price for the patient. I hate that someone puts their life on the line to help another human being, and others get rich off it.
@@lominero5Agreed, it is sick, but why condemn the recipient even worse? There's ways to fight the debt, but (as of yet) donors cannot be grown. Donate, fight capitalism in other ways without damning innocents.
My aunt donated a kidney to my uncle after his kids and other siblings were found not to be a match - actually, all of us cousins got tested as well . Although my mom is in agreement with me that should I have to choose between her and my sister ( both have chronic health conditions) I’m saving my younger sister.
Yeah I agree with all the people I’ve had to taxi back and forth between dialysis clinics, I support even a reality Tv show if it helps get results. Everyone should automatically be a donor and have to opt out since most organs are unusable anyway.
@@casedistorted required to Opt out? They are YOUR organs! Its not up to the government to decide. Im all for organ donation. The story of Chris Henry is one.
As a Dutch man this show totally flew over my head for some reason and at first I felt embarressed once again for my country but I guess sometimes.. just sometimes they can do things right on dutch television. A bizarre way to send that message but it worked out well so hats off!
Literally like a satire of Reality shows and indirectly a satirization of govt. responses to internal issues, the first satirizing horrible shows that make money out of other peoples misery and a satire of goverments in how the Dutch govt. Cared more about sweeping internal issues their citizens face to keep a good image internationally than actually do something about it. Like here it Seeked only to Demonize what amounted to an albeit Shock driven publicity stunt, one that sought nothing but to raise awareness about the donor issue.
As a dutch person it's wierd to see so many TV people i know the names of yet never heard of this controversy. Thanks Qxir for always showing us these amazing and shocking stories.
really? How old were you in 2007? I was a teen and remember everyone was buzzing about it before and after it aired. Though less then a year later I don't think I ever heard of it again
I think the idea was genius, all the contestant were in on it so I see nothing morally wrong with the show, and they were able to show the public the need for organs in a way which the people took to heart, bland PSA's didn't help so they did something that really grabbed peoples attention.
It’s genius. Because with the low rate of donations, that was the reality of people that needed kidneys. They were in some sort of competition for available kidneys. The fact that now they have to opt-out of being organ donors is a huge win.
The show was an incredible success. I'm really happy about this. When I first clicked I thought it was going to be something terrible and shameful but what they ended up really doing is just wonderful. I'm glad I watched to the end.
Exactly. It was a great way to call oit the country's problem with organ donations and promote it so that more people would donate their organs upon death.
My daughter just celebrated her 6th liver birthday that she received at seventeen. She makes me make pate every year to celebrate. Gotta love her sense of humour!
I honestly thought this was gonna be a video that would make fun of a gameshow with it's terrible idea. But was genuinely surprised that about how uplifting the show actually portrayed itself
Man, I teared up at 7:00 when they revealed the 3 contestants were still alive. Without the show, they could easily have all died waiting for a transplant, each as one of the 350 a year who suffered that fate before the show shook things up. Although the show itself wasn't exported to other countries, let's hope the "opt out" policy it inspired, goes global.
Anyone who says this is wrong was either embarrassed for hating it or felt gross that they watched a show hoping their favorite would win their life as a prize. It's basically an art exhibit
Considering I had a heart transplant at age 16 and a kidney transplant at age 26 I really don’t like it. I am happy people requested a donor card. We aren’t sure how many submitted their name. I think the message is lousy. It’s scary to be dying of organ failure when you did nothing to cause it. Luckily I’m 41 now and still going. I really didn’t like this and I like all of his videos
@@davidimhoff2118 What, in your eyes, was the message? Because to me the message was that people were sick enough to watch a reality show where a life is on the line, but at the last second they had a mirror shoved in their face, forcing them to realize how wrong it is for those people to die because they were too selfish to have a donor card
Yeah, I think it's natural to hate the show at first because watching someone being told their life is not worth saving IS awful, but once its revealed there's no prize and that a game show won't save these people lives but that we can by being donors, it's quite wholesome
I clearly remember watching this with my parents back then and how the atmosphere in the room in front of the tv changed once they revealed that it was a hoax. I didn't grasp the whole situation completely back then, but the absolute brilliance of what they were doing is something that has stuck with me ever since.
Definitely a unconventional way of achieving a great goal , but they did help a massive amount of people with this and they didn't hurt anyone so I guess at the end of the day they did cause the change they wanted to see and I respect that
Omfg!! That's the most INSANE THINGS IVE EVER HEARD IN MY ENTIRE FUCKING LIFE!! This is also another video proving why Qxir is my Favorite Channel on RUclips and I have continued to watch for several years now. I'm Speechless ( and that's NOT an easy thing to accomplish!!) At first Inhuman was my initial thought but when u said the contestants were in on it, It became Humane. It's a horrible , awful way to make a fucked up situation much better. I don't think they would have gotten the response and Donors they did if they hadn't been so drastic about it honestly. I mean really the at home audience were the ones most negatively affected by it. In the end it was all worth it in a positive way. Thanks for ALWAYS having videos worth watching Qxir. Your freakin awesome . Keep it up!!
I really don't like companies like Endemol (primarily because of my disgust toward Big Brother and similar shows) but I tip my hat for this stunt. It was awesome.
@@snailcheeseyt There was only one boy up for adoption, and three families sent their children forth to compete in wacky games, with the winner getting.. a big brother.
@@lsdeann_3293 isn’t big brother the reality show where the contestants live in a house together isolated from the outside world and then people get voted off every week survivor style
I think it was genius in the end. They eventually got the best possible outcome. Opting out is by far the best system. My whole family are donors, my kids individually decided on it as young teens and came to us to make their feelings known. They had been told - as soon as they were old enough to emotionally understand - that their dad and I are donors, but we didn't expect them to make the same decision. They needed to seriously consider it before making their minds up. Over the years, they all had decided that all the organs in the world won't help you if you're already dead, so give them to someone who needs them. Sometimes governments and their people need a real kick up the arse to get them to actually _do_ the right thing. I think Endemol handled this perfectly.
I signed up for organ donation as soon as I was eligible and have never understood why more people don't...if I'm dead, I'm dead- I'd rather whatever can be salvaged to be used.
Still somehow not the worst game show I've seen. The worst was a Japanese one where they stripped the dude naked and he could only have things he won from sweepstakes. It was broadcast live in Japan without him knowing it was live. It lasted a year. After he finished it they flew him to Korea and made him earn his flight home doing the same thing. Literally psychological torture.
Yes, remember this. They even let him starve at one point, as he had no way to prepare/cook the food he had won. I have no idea if they would have allowed him to starve, as after a few days he found a way using the sink/tap water? (Memory is vague).
@@quinism1136 yep, dog/cat food. Was the show actually legit, as they moved him to a different apartment (blind folded) during the series. That bit made it seem like they were moving him to avoid authorities, much like how pirate radio broadcasters moved from location to location. Hope the guy is still alive, as in my mind, that whole isolation and experience, would be life scaring and tip many over the edge.
that's the point. when your governement has the means to save lives by just changing paperwork but decides not to, then points finger at exploitative tv instead of taking a fucking hint, it still is a big L to pass on the blame. imagine the governing body seeing this show and saying 'that's fucked up. we should do something' and then save lives instead of trying to shut down an exploitative but still legal show. idk. maybe i'm wrong.
Not at all, they're literally giving them a way out, even if it's only 1 of them. I felt the same about Squid Game, they're not the ones putting people into debt, they're in fact giving them a chance to get out of it. Blame the system that causes the issue, not the people trying to profit from it.
@@AtomicBlastPonythey’re still exploiting desperate people for entertainment. That’s evil, regardless of if they put them in that desperate situation to begin with.
@@assailant8722 Yes but they're not the problem. If you defeat these people, new ones will take their place almost instantly. Defeat the root cause and they'll disappear on their own.
@@assailant8722 after the reveal 50000 people voluntarily asked for a donor form so this show probably resulted in the majority of contestants recieving organs I do not think it evil
I used to be uncomfortable about the idea that if I donated my organs they might go to someone who won't take good care of them. Then I realised I won't be able to care what happens because I'll be dead, so whatever happens to my organs once I'm dead is fine with me. I'd rather someone gets another chance, even if they somehow screw it up. Organ transplants are a heckin' cool bit of medical advancement anyhow!
My problem is that you donate your organs, but the hospital won't donate the operation. That is one hefty bill for someone who already has a tough time in life.
@@lominero5 Since health insurance is mandatory in the Netherlands and operations of that nature are basic coverage, it'll hardly ever exceed 400 bucks. (Or less if part of Eigen Risico has already gone to other medicine) Once considered signing up to donate my corpse to science. The academic institutes demand some 2000 bucks a year to be on a list. No, they can have the body for free but they want the donor to pay for it. So heck no, I rather have my organs go to someone who needs it than academic scams.
I think it was very effective and brought much nodded visibility to the cause. Also with that said I am both a recipient and a organ donor myself. You can too be someone’s hero after you’re gone while a bit of yourself lives on in another, it is the ultimate gift and something that will make someone else forever grateful.
Can I ask, what if you just want to donate to a stranger? I want to do a live donation of a kidney. Should I find a family or who do I talk to? Am in St. Louis, MO, US. I heard they do a series of "trades" with a recipient's friends or family that aren't a match for them that can save up to 5 people?
Pretty smart I cant lie. People are far more likely to point out evil and wrong doing so if anything it made a huge spotlight on organ doning and its real life importance. Great video too btw
i feel like is almost impossible not to have a bad first impression when looking at this because at first glance its jaring to wrap your head around people competing in a gameshow for life saving treatment
Ah I remember this one, it was a brilliant stunt. It’s crazy how they stuck to the story until the very end when it was all revealed If you did this today, you would have to backtrack after episode 1
…have you watched tv like at all in the last years? People always like to whine about „today this would be unacceptable“ while on todays TV hosts are laughing about children being put in cages or make jokes about murder victims.
@AzureWolf not intelligence (if you ignore the damage done by leaded gasoline), but manners definitely. There’s a growing group of people who think that you can just be rude, and don’t care for the well beings of others anymore. They actively want to prohibit innocent things because it brings other people joy.
Great video Qxir. I love that you talk about less mainstream things. i've never heard of this before and you did a great job explaining it with all it's twists and turns. 2 thumbs up and keep up the good work.
The UK also had a "choose your own adventure" episode of Casualty. It was an interesting twist when both patients survived, and the show flashed up loads of phone numbers to sign up to the organ donor register.
I have had a kidney transplant, I spent 18 months on dialysis and probably another 18 months struggling with kidney disease prior to knowing that I was ill. The day before I went into the hospital and learned of my illness, I had nearly died at work from it. Thankfully, I lived in an area where organ donation is well advertised and a lot of people are donor, but I applaud this show as a huge eye opener for a LOT of people about the plight of those of us who struggle with organ failure. It was a rather obnoxious way to do it, but it worked and now people are aware of what being an organ donor means to those who need one.
Lovely episode. I'm a dutchie myself and even though I was too young at the time this aired, 10 years old or so, I do know about it because it was, and still is, pretty huge. BNN, the channel that broadcasted it, was always known for their edgy stuff and that also made it so people believed it so much easier.
This was the perfect way to honor little Bart! Bart de Graaff was an influential Dutch television presenter, comedian and creator, as well as the founder and chairman of the public broadcasting network BNN. Because of a car accident in his youth in 1976, De Graaff suffered from serious kidney failure for most of his life. This also caused a growth disorder which caused de Graaff to appear much younger than his actual age. In his career as a television presenter he often used childlike appearance to his advantage. For instance, when he hosted the children's TV show B.O.O.S..
This show was waaayyy ahead of its time. This would be considered prime time entertainment by our cynical, narcissistic, borderline-sociopathic society today.
Not only Endemol but also BNN. Bart de Graaff was an influential Dutch television presenter, comedian and creator, as well as the founder and chairman of the public broadcasting network BNN. Because of a car accident in his youth in 1976, De Graaff suffered from serious kidney failure for most of his life. This also caused a growth disorder which caused de Graaff to appear much younger than his actual age. In his career as a television presenter he often used childlike appearance to his advantage. For instance, when he hosted the children's TV show B.O.O.S..
Endemol sounds like a pain pill you could get with ridiculous ease in the US until your doctor realised you were addicted and legally had to cut you off cold, leaving you no choice but to switch to street heroin or fentanyl, and subsequently die homeless. Hooray for the US health system!
Wow! What a delightfully entertaining video with a full switch-a-roo and positive outcome. I was slightly offended at first, and then you brought it back around. Maybe you would be interested in making a video about Dutch prisons versus American prisons.
At first during the reveal I was infuriated but then when I got the scope of things and you said 50k donors came in afterword's my jaw actually dropped. I mean I never thought a reality show could do something good for the world.
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How's about an update here on YT on the Creatordao contest that ended a couple of months ago? Qxir was in the lead! Win, lose or draw *(Bwahahaha)* I'm still here and enjoying your content!
Hi Qxir, what sort of content do you do on your twitch? I feel like you'd be an entertaining streamer if you did what you enjoyed. Hope you're okay and doing well
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I do agree that more ppl need to be organ donors but I am strongly against the gov deciding for someone to be put on the donor registry. It must always be the individuals choice. What if one doesn't opt out in time? What if one's religion requires a "complete" corpse upon burial? Seems like some Chinese utilitarian, socialist garbage system.
Impressive.
Equally impressive the amount of TV shows that are household names they've managed to create. Never knew the Dutch were so good at TV shows.
Hahaha I live in the Netherlands and I didn't know that either
ever heard of the voice of (insert country name) ? also of dutch origin if my memory serves me right
A lot of major international shows came from Endemol, we are a sick depraved audience for them 😅
We’ve been punching above our weight class for centuries in so many metrics💪
@@Joostuh Well, "we". It's not like the people currently living in the NL have anything to do with anyone having lived here in the past. Can't say we share responsibility for that ehmmm.... fantastic VOC era for example.... (Sorry lol, I hate nationalism.)
I was disgusted when you revealed the donor was an actor and there would be no kidney donation, but then was relieved when you revealed that the contestants knew all along and were playing along to raise awareness. It took guts for them to put themselves out there to be voted on whether you're most deserving of saving or not.
That's like some evil but highly efficient villain channeling their diabolical cunning for good. Massively impressive.
Chaotic good
@@indianaweather9837 But as a sudden turn from a company that's ususally lawful evil... quite weird.
I agree
No reason to use this religiously colored language, which could have come from the overdramatic pen of a Hollywood author.
That's just what political satire does and should do: Hold up a mirror to the people. That's what political cabaret artists do every day. This is a really nice case with an even better outcome: attention was drawn to a previously "annoying" and neglected problem that nobody really wanted to confront themselves with (there are many other such societal problems and unanswered questions!). The only thing that counts is the effect in the end: Many lives have been saved and there is new hope for the future. That most politicians and many media professionals have turned out to be liars and hypocrites is just a side issue and not really a groundbreaking or new finding.
megamind?
I've never seen something go on such a hard turn from dystopian to wholesome
people are commodities… life is nothing 👀 hello and welcome
Never had an 8 minute video be such an emotional roller-coaster. Glad it worked out for the best.
Sounds like you’re just a fruitcake
i was crying by the end
My girlfriend's kidneys failed when she was only twenty-three years old. Because she was so young luckily that put her very close to the top of the list, but we still waited over two years for a kidney. Dialysis is extremely hard on the body as well. She ended up getting a kidney and it happened to be a very good one, but I know a lot of people are not so lucky. She went from having 2% kidney function to 105% kidney function. The doctors said that if she had gone another year on dialysis that she would not have been eligible for a kidney because of how much damage the dialysis was doing to her veins and arteries. It basically hardens them to the point where they can't do surgery anymore. Some people can be on dialysis for 6 or 7 years without it happening, other people become ineligible within a few years. It's crazy how far technology has come but we still don't have a replacement for your body's filter.
This just proves you can make *anything* into a reality tv show
*game show
@@IntrovertedOreo touché
1 Nazi 2 Jews
Reality is what it is…reality
I remember watching this
This was genius. Nobody was harmed, and they got 50,000 people to sign up to be donors. They also exposed many politicians inaction on the issue.
"This is not the way you bring awareness to our failure to encourage organ donations to save lives."
-Minister for Health (2007)
Ye, they had bad intel on the show and just ran their mouth a bit too soon haha.
There were soooo many outraged people before it aired who all started sobbing (50% out of happiness) when they found out how wrong they were.
It were some absolute geniuses who designed this, they showed us life has no spoiler warning and what you see is not what you get until you see the last second of it.
The great donor show is easily one of the best ways I’ve seen a platform used to bring awareness to a huge and genuine crisis that people at the time were just not talking about. This is wonderful.
I think it's pretty brilliant that you can keep finding these crazy stories I never even heard about.
Qxir is top shelf for sure!!!🙏👌👻❣️
I think a lot of people have heard about this one though.
You'll find that history contains an endless supply of crazy stories.
@TheGlassesPro I did not. Very interesting.
@TheGlassesPro I did. Did you know that Edison's electrical company executed an elephant via electrocution?
This show is the embodiment of "the ends justify the means."
Yeah, it’s actually a pain to deal with .
Not really true. They also carefully maneuver around the means. They made sure that the contestants know about it. Didn’t have a terminally ill person. So in the end, it was found out that the mean in which they did it is ethical, doesn’t break and laws, and bring up a positive message to the audience.
just after top of the hour ad break
@@bhumiraksmith4656 For the audience, you are thinking that it is a terrible unethical show the whole way(the means), and then at the end the bombshell completely changes how you felt about the show. If it was anything else everybody would have called the show a sick joke.
@@octoquetra9198 Sorry, but the means does not occur from the perspective of the viewer. As with the magician, if the means of what the magician did lies in what the audience conceives, then simply from what you say, magic really does exist as to them, the mean being that some object can simply vanish into a hat or onto a hand, as if there was a hidden blackhole technology or something.
Similarly, you are not required to demonstrate all of your charitable acts to an audience. It would not detract from the act if you did not record it.
So, for the audience, you 'thought' the means was unethical, but then discovered that the means is actually ethical with a positive outcome in mind. In this instance, the means justify the ends. If they really did not inform the contestant and used a real terminally ill person, I believe the result would not justify the means.
i like how the media gets mad at reality shows for making money off of someone's misery but thats exactly what the media does😭
WATCH THE VIDEO CHALLENGE: IMPOSSIBLE
"If it bleeds, it leads."
It's their job to be ridiculous, knowingly or unknowingly.
One is obvious and on the nose misery, the other is more subtle and "gossipy". People are gross.
Yeah that’s exactly why I stopped watching the local news in my city. Every single story is about how someone is murdered or missing but they wanna play it off like they aren’t profiting off of some family’s woes
I think this was an absolutely brilliant stunt of BNN, a broadcaster that was founded by the kidney patient Bart de Graaff who had a transplant but eventually died in 2002 at the age of 35 because of organ rejection. Bart was known for his controversial character, always looking for the edges of what would be acceptable. Due to his illness he had the appearance of a 12 year old, which actually benefitted him during his stunts.
BNN couldn’t have honored Bart better than with this stunt. It eventually led to a new law that makes everyone a donor unless they decline, which was a great breakthrough. RIP Bart and kudos to BNN for really contributing to the solution of the donor problem in the Netherlands!
You know... I'm glad the in-need were in on it. If they weren't it'd be absolutely appaling. In the end, they brang awareness to an issue in a stronger way than anyone at the time while also raising funds.
that was the one thing i was worried about tbh; what about the people who DIDNT win? but everyone was in on it, no one had to truly lose anything, and it helped a lot of people in the end
therefor i conclude that this was genius!!!
EXACTLY. The people who didnt get the kidney .. NOTHING changed for them, they didnt actually lose anything
China slaughters millions of citizens annually so organ’s are plentiful to anyone able to pay 💰
Brang?? That's a word? 😂😂
@@C-Here I've always used it but apparently after searching it up, it turns out it's non-standard
That was one hell of a plot twist from a show that sounds like something out of a thriller movie/series to a genuinely powerful message
I think this show is a stroke of genius.
They intentionally caused controversy in order to gather attention to a noble cause. It is the age old adage of "There is no such thing as bad publicity"
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@@faaf_quaaf what
I change my mind and agree with you 💯
I was appalled until they revealed the reasoning and the fact it was staged. After that it just felt like a masterful act of extreme progressivism. Sometimes you need a car crash to get people’s attention. Luckily in this crash no one gets hurt, and many people benefitted. Definitely genius.
Edit- I guess the politicians get hurt. Works for me
_"There is no such thing as bad publicity"_ ... hold my -beer- BudLite...
As a recent kdney transplant recipient, I felt this deeply. In Ohio alone, the hospital that did my transplant has done 12,000 successful transpants. If you are watching this and want to somehow get involved-BECOME A LIVING DONOR, or REGISTER TO BECOME A DONOR. You could save 8 lives with your one!
I uh, i only have like 2 kidneys bro
@@gehrmansparrow3563Fun fact- you also have other organs.
I have and will always have a problem with donating organs. I would do it if the doctors and hospitals donate their time and do the operation at a reasonable price for the patient. I hate that someone puts their life on the line to help another human being, and others get rich off it.
@@lominero5Agreed, it is sick, but why condemn the recipient even worse? There's ways to fight the debt, but (as of yet) donors cannot be grown. Donate, fight capitalism in other ways without damning innocents.
My aunt donated a kidney to my uncle after his kids and other siblings were found not to be a match - actually, all of us cousins got tested as well . Although my mom is in agreement with me that should I have to choose between her and my sister ( both have chronic health conditions) I’m saving my younger sister.
As someone with kidney disease, I'm very supportive of anything that gets results, as this show seems to have done. o7
Stay strong bud, my mom's is in the same situation. Best of luck have a great life man
Yeah I agree with all the people I’ve had to taxi back and forth between dialysis clinics, I support even a reality Tv show if it helps get results. Everyone should automatically be a donor and have to opt out since most organs are unusable anyway.
I agree. I can only imagine how many new donors were created from this controversy
Agreed
@@casedistorted required to Opt out? They are YOUR organs! Its not up to the government to decide. Im all for organ donation. The story of Chris Henry is one.
As a Dutch man this show totally flew over my head for some reason and at first I felt embarressed once again for my country but I guess sometimes.. just sometimes they can do things right on dutch television. A bizarre way to send that message but it worked out well so hats off!
THIS is how you do satire. People don't understand what makes good farce anymore, this is how you do it.
Literally like a satire of Reality shows and indirectly a satirization of govt. responses to internal issues, the first satirizing horrible shows that make money out of other peoples misery and a satire of goverments in how the Dutch govt. Cared more about sweeping internal issues their citizens face to keep a good image internationally than actually do something about it.
Like here it Seeked only to Demonize what amounted to an albeit Shock driven publicity stunt, one that sought nothing but to raise awareness about the donor issue.
As a dutch person it's wierd to see so many TV people i know the names of yet never heard of this controversy.
Thanks Qxir for always showing us these amazing and shocking stories.
really? How old were you in 2007? I was a teen and remember everyone was buzzing about it before and after it aired. Though less then a year later I don't think I ever heard of it again
@@judithstormcrow9073 i mostly watched cartoons for many years, i know of the tv-show but never watched it myself, i was 15 at the time this happened
I think the idea was genius, all the contestant were in on it so I see nothing morally wrong with the show, and they were able to show the public the need for organs in a way which the people took to heart, bland PSA's didn't help so they did something that really grabbed peoples attention.
Took... To "Heart", you say?
@@greenishpiss3588 ba dum tss
This comment should be pinned. 👏🏻
It's so much harder to ignore a problem when you can put a face to it. That's what the show did.
Honestly, that's a brilliant way to raise awareness. Nothing sells like a controversy.
Went from "OH. MY. GOD. This is SO BAD" to "Oh my god. That was genius" in 8 mins. Impressive.
It’s genius. Because with the low rate of donations, that was the reality of people that needed kidneys. They were in some sort of competition for available kidneys.
The fact that now they have to opt-out of being organ donors is a huge win.
The show was an incredible success. I'm really happy about this. When I first clicked I thought it was going to be something terrible and shameful but what they ended up really doing is just wonderful. I'm glad I watched to the end.
A story masterfully told. I’ve watched all of your videos, and this is my FAVORITE ONE! An 8-minute emotional roller coaster. GREAT JOB!!
Nah this is genius. I wish more things like this would happen. Shock advertising like this works in some cases and this is a perfect way.
Uh no
Maybe if it was a staged ad but its unethical for a reality tv show.(Warning: This comment may be outdated)
@@mergimvllasa7577 try to watch the video challenge: impossible
Exactly. It was a great way to call oit the country's problem with organ donations and promote it so that more people would donate their organs upon death.
@@mergimvllasa7577 lol maybe watch before replying. I get leaving a comment before finishing I do that all the time but replying is a bit much.
My daughter just celebrated her 6th liver birthday that she received at seventeen. She makes me make pate every year to celebrate. Gotta love her sense of humour!
oh my god that's the best (and worst) thing ive ever heard
I honestly thought this was gonna be a video that would make fun of a gameshow with it's terrible idea. But was genuinely surprised that about how uplifting the show actually portrayed itself
I love how eclectic this channel is. I’ve become interested in things in didn’t even know I liked! There’s something here for everyone ❤
That was the biggest plot twist I've ever seen in my life, no way dude
Man, I teared up at 7:00 when they revealed the 3 contestants were still alive. Without the show, they could easily have all died waiting for a transplant, each as one of the 350 a year who suffered that fate before the show shook things up. Although the show itself wasn't exported to other countries, let's hope the "opt out" policy it inspired, goes global.
Anyone who says this is wrong was either embarrassed for hating it or felt gross that they watched a show hoping their favorite would win their life as a prize. It's basically an art exhibit
Considering I had a heart transplant at age 16 and a kidney transplant at age 26 I really don’t like it. I am happy people requested a donor card. We aren’t sure how many submitted their name. I think the message is lousy. It’s scary to be dying of organ failure when you did nothing to cause it. Luckily I’m 41 now and still going. I really didn’t like this and I like all of his videos
@@davidimhoff2118 What, in your eyes, was the message? Because to me the message was that people were sick enough to watch a reality show where a life is on the line, but at the last second they had a mirror shoved in their face, forcing them to realize how wrong it is for those people to die because they were too selfish to have a donor card
@@davidimhoff2118 so uh, did you watch the video though?
And I genuinely don't see how you don't like this guy, but don't watch him then.
@@aq_ua he’s trying to make everything about himself, he could care less for what the video was about
Yeah, I think it's natural to hate the show at first because watching someone being told their life is not worth saving IS awful, but once its revealed there's no prize and that a game show won't save these people lives but that we can by being donors, it's quite wholesome
Great to see a fellow irish man doing so well on here , keep it up dude your videos are awesome.
My first reaction was: HOLY FU-- HOW THEY CAN BE SO EVIL
After some minutes: Holy fu--, this was genius.
Same lol
I clearly remember watching this with my parents back then and how the atmosphere in the room in front of the tv changed once they revealed that it was a hoax. I didn't grasp the whole situation completely back then, but the absolute brilliance of what they were doing is something that has stuck with me ever since.
Definitely a unconventional way of achieving a great goal , but they did help a massive amount of people with this and they didn't hurt anyone so I guess at the end of the day they did cause the change they wanted to see and I respect that
They give me chaotic lawful vibe. What they did was very lousy but effective and helpful.
They hurt the ministry of health's feelings :(
Sadly our government has only gotten worse since.
Omfg!! That's the most INSANE THINGS IVE EVER HEARD IN MY ENTIRE FUCKING LIFE!! This is also another video proving why Qxir is my Favorite Channel on RUclips and I have continued to watch for several years now. I'm Speechless ( and that's NOT an easy thing to accomplish!!) At first Inhuman was my initial thought but when u said the contestants were in on it, It became Humane. It's a horrible , awful way to make a fucked up situation much better. I don't think they would have gotten the response and Donors they did if they hadn't been so drastic about it honestly. I mean really the at home audience were the ones most negatively affected by it. In the end it was all worth it in a positive way. Thanks for ALWAYS having videos worth watching Qxir. Your freakin awesome . Keep it up!!
Delightfully devious.
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cornball 💀
Fantastically silly
Devious lick 😈😈
No man💀💀💀
This may be one the best videos I've ever seen on RUclips. Bravo you magnificent man.
I really don't like companies like Endemol (primarily because of my disgust toward Big Brother and similar shows) but I tip my hat for this stunt. It was awesome.
What was big brother bout?
@@snailcheeseyt There was only one boy up for adoption, and three families sent their children forth to compete in wacky games, with the winner getting.. a big brother.
why dont u like big brother
@@lsdeann_3293 isn’t big brother the reality show where the contestants live in a house together isolated from the outside world and then people get voted off every week survivor style
@@olivernell4283 I think you have this confused with House.
great video dude! i'm glad the story of this show is getting more attention
I think it was genius in the end. They eventually got the best possible outcome. Opting out is by far the best system. My whole family are donors, my kids individually decided on it as young teens and came to us to make their feelings known. They had been told - as soon as they were old enough to emotionally understand - that their dad and I are donors, but we didn't expect them to make the same decision. They needed to seriously consider it before making their minds up. Over the years, they all had decided that all the organs in the world won't help you if you're already dead, so give them to someone who needs them.
Sometimes governments and their people need a real kick up the arse to get them to actually _do_ the right thing. I think Endemol handled this perfectly.
I signed up for organ donation as soon as I was eligible and have never understood why more people don't...if I'm dead, I'm dead- I'd rather whatever can be salvaged to be used.
I really like how they made the critics look.
But something like this could only be done once. 😂
Aside from the excellent delivery you give in every video, I love the content you choose to cover. The good ol' one two punch combo.
Still somehow not the worst game show I've seen. The worst was a Japanese one where they stripped the dude naked and he could only have things he won from sweepstakes. It was broadcast live in Japan without him knowing it was live.
It lasted a year.
After he finished it they flew him to Korea and made him earn his flight home doing the same thing. Literally psychological torture.
Yes, remember this. They even let him starve at one point, as he had no way to prepare/cook the food he had won. I have no idea if they would have allowed him to starve, as after a few days he found a way using the sink/tap water? (Memory is vague).
@@zigzagtoes he lived off dog food for the first while if I remember right
@@quinism1136 yep, dog/cat food. Was the show actually legit, as they moved him to a different apartment (blind folded) during the series. That bit made it seem like they were moving him to avoid authorities, much like how pirate radio broadcasters moved from location to location.
Hope the guy is still alive, as in my mind, that whole isolation and experience, would be life scaring and tip many over the edge.
@@zigzagtoes Nasubi is fine, health wise. He's done a lot of acting and is fairly popular in japan.
What a roller coaster of a video! Excellent work here. I started out shocked to disgusted to surprised to impressed. What an excellent story.
"wah wah wah nobody loved me as a kid and now i have renal failure i am literally dying boohoo" - Qxir
THIS is how you do reality television right! You show us the reality!
In the defense of the shows critics; if you had no idea this was all a stunt, the apparent core premise does appear to be pretty inhumanly cruel.
that's the point. when your governement has the means to save lives by just changing paperwork but decides not to, then points finger at exploitative tv instead of taking a fucking hint, it still is a big L to pass on the blame. imagine the governing body seeing this show and saying 'that's fucked up. we should do something' and then save lives instead of trying to shut down an exploitative but still legal show. idk. maybe i'm wrong.
Not at all, they're literally giving them a way out, even if it's only 1 of them. I felt the same about Squid Game, they're not the ones putting people into debt, they're in fact giving them a chance to get out of it.
Blame the system that causes the issue, not the people trying to profit from it.
@@AtomicBlastPonythey’re still exploiting desperate people for entertainment. That’s evil, regardless of if they put them in that desperate situation to begin with.
@@assailant8722 Yes but they're not the problem. If you defeat these people, new ones will take their place almost instantly. Defeat the root cause and they'll disappear on their own.
@@assailant8722 after the reveal 50000 people voluntarily asked for a donor form so this show probably resulted in the majority of contestants recieving organs
I do not think it evil
I used to be uncomfortable about the idea that if I donated my organs they might go to someone who won't take good care of them. Then I realised I won't be able to care what happens because I'll be dead, so whatever happens to my organs once I'm dead is fine with me. I'd rather someone gets another chance, even if they somehow screw it up. Organ transplants are a heckin' cool bit of medical advancement anyhow!
My problem is that you donate your organs, but the hospital won't donate the operation. That is one hefty bill for someone who already has a tough time in life.
@@lominero5 I hadn't thought of that aspect, being that I'm British and all.
@@lominero5 Since health insurance is mandatory in the Netherlands and operations of that nature are basic coverage, it'll hardly ever exceed 400 bucks. (Or less if part of Eigen Risico has already gone to other medicine)
Once considered signing up to donate my corpse to science. The academic institutes demand some 2000 bucks a year to be on a list. No, they can have the body for free but they want the donor to pay for it.
So heck no, I rather have my organs go to someone who needs it than academic scams.
I think it was very effective and brought much nodded visibility to the cause. Also with that said I am both a recipient and a organ donor myself. You can too be someone’s hero after you’re gone while a bit of yourself lives on in another, it is the ultimate gift and something that will make someone else forever grateful.
I signed my organ donor card years ago. I'm now over sixty but hope that when I go there's still some use left in my organs.
Can I ask, what if you just want to donate to a stranger? I want to do a live donation of a kidney. Should I find a family or who do I talk to? Am in St. Louis, MO, US. I heard they do a series of "trades" with a recipient's friends or family that aren't a match for them that can save up to 5 people?
You regifted your received organ?
You blew this one away man. Loved it!!
Pretty smart I cant lie. People are far more likely to point out evil and wrong doing so if anything it made a huge spotlight on organ doning and its real life importance. Great video too btw
You clown 🤡
Man I love this channel
Every single video just gets my attention so well
i feel like is almost impossible not to have a bad first impression when looking at this because at first glance its jaring to wrap your head around people competing in a gameshow for life saving treatment
Absolutely genius! Thanks for the great video
Qxir never ceases to amaze me. Keep the content coming!
One heck of a reality TV show if it can turn something like Organ Donations into a reality.
Ah I remember this one, it was a brilliant stunt. It’s crazy how they stuck to the story until the very end when it was all revealed
If you did this today, you would have to backtrack after episode 1
…have you watched tv like at all in the last years? People always like to whine about „today this would be unacceptable“ while on todays TV hosts are laughing about children being put in cages or make jokes about murder victims.
@AzureWolf not intelligence (if you ignore the damage done by leaded gasoline), but manners definitely. There’s a growing group of people who think that you can just be rude, and don’t care for the well beings of others anymore. They actively want to prohibit innocent things because it brings other people joy.
That is actually really amazing, huge props to them.
Crazy timing! You’re a legend qxir
Great video Qxir. I love that you talk about less mainstream things. i've never heard of this before and you did a great job explaining it with all it's twists and turns. 2 thumbs up and keep up the good work.
The UK also had a "choose your own adventure" episode of Casualty. It was an interesting twist when both patients survived, and the show flashed up loads of phone numbers to sign up to the organ donor register.
I have had a kidney transplant, I spent 18 months on dialysis and probably another 18 months struggling with kidney disease prior to knowing that I was ill. The day before I went into the hospital and learned of my illness, I had nearly died at work from it.
Thankfully, I lived in an area where organ donation is well advertised and a lot of people are donor, but I applaud this show as a huge eye opener for a LOT of people about the plight of those of us who struggle with organ failure. It was a rather obnoxious way to do it, but it worked and now people are aware of what being an organ donor means to those who need one.
I thought only Japan was able to do this type of shows, surprised to hear its Netherlands
Netherlanderthals.
They did a little bit of trolling
Something tells me you didn't watch the video before commenting
The Netherlands are the Japan of Europe.
Wow this did not turn out how I expected, and what an awesome ending! Thanks for the amazing stories as always!!
Absolutely brilliant. I can't applaud this maneuver enough.
Fantastic story well told. One of your best ever. Up there with Soldier OD's on Meth, Has Crazy Adventure. Thanks for bringing this to our attention.
Lovely episode. I'm a dutchie myself and even though I was too young at the time this aired, 10 years old or so, I do know about it because it was, and still is, pretty huge. BNN, the channel that broadcasted it, was always known for their edgy stuff and that also made it so people believed it so much easier.
This was the perfect way to honor little Bart!
Bart de Graaff was an influential Dutch television presenter, comedian and creator, as well as the founder and chairman of the public broadcasting network BNN. Because of a car accident in his youth in 1976, De Graaff suffered from serious kidney failure for most of his life. This also caused a growth disorder which caused de Graaff to appear much younger than his actual age. In his career as a television presenter he often used childlike appearance to his advantage. For instance, when he hosted the children's TV show B.O.O.S..
this is the most genius use of controversy comparable to South Park
Spot on as always brother 🙏🙏🙏
I just finished watching something about this 😂 and will watch this too because I love your takes
That was brilliant and it made a huge change for the better this was an amazing idea and well executed
It's batshit-crazy ideas like these that actually have the greatest ability to get things done.
The results tell the whole story!
This show was waaayyy ahead of its time. This would be considered prime time entertainment by our cynical, narcissistic, borderline-sociopathic society today.
No it wouldn't.
@@masoncombs7799literally, this lord darkness dude is living in a different universe
This was a work of modern art.
I love your drawings, it adds a charm to your videos that make them more addicting than crack
That reveal felt like being punched in the stomach, holy shit!
fascinating! thanks for the upload.
The irony in a company who's name is pronounced "end 'em all" making dying people compete for a lifesaving procedure is absolutely destroying me
Brilliant!
Not only Endemol but also BNN.
Bart de Graaff was an influential Dutch television presenter, comedian and creator, as well as the founder and chairman of the public broadcasting network BNN. Because of a car accident in his youth in 1976, De Graaff suffered from serious kidney failure for most of his life. This also caused a growth disorder which caused de Graaff to appear much younger than his actual age. In his career as a television presenter he often used childlike appearance to his advantage. For instance, when he hosted the children's TV show B.O.O.S..
Endemol sounds like a pain pill you could get with ridiculous ease in the US until your doctor realised you were addicted and legally had to cut you off cold, leaving you no choice but to switch to street heroin or fentanyl, and subsequently die homeless. Hooray for the US health system!
7:26 startled my cat laughing at this part 😂😂😂
The perfect gameshow for any dystopian future based sci-fi movie.
this channel is PRESTINE! I listen to tales from the bottle ALL day at work and never get bored EVER
"The people must be going into their graves like empty tubes of toothpaste"
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Your content never disappoints Qxir!
Thanks for your efforts!
What a damn rollercoaster.
Unreal. Great pod
New game idea: one man needs a kidney and the loser has to give him theirs
YES And people can vote in who! PUTIN FIRST!
Wow! What a delightfully entertaining video with a full switch-a-roo and positive outcome. I was slightly offended at first, and then you brought it back around. Maybe you would be interested in making a video about Dutch prisons versus American prisons.
Suprised this isn’t a last moments episode.
They did a little bit of trolling
I'm glad they pulled the old switcharoo , I was just about to start telling people that my name was German !
Fucking impressive… well done. Thanks for covering this Qxir
Holy crap! I don't ever remember hearing of this. That's a pretty wild story and well-presented by you.
This is like a Black Mirror episode 😭😭
At first during the reveal I was infuriated but then when I got the scope of things and you said 50k donors came in afterword's my jaw actually dropped. I mean I never thought a reality show could do something good for the world.
100% genius; especially since all the participants were all in on it.