The suicide in the exchange of wives fell punishment

The author is a commentator of the Czech news portal Seznznám reports

I am afraid that the exchange of wives, this remarkably perverse achievement of television entertainment, in which viewers enjoy the misfortune and misery of others, is as successful in Slovakia as in the Czech Republic, where it has been broadcast by TV Nova for nearly twenty years.

So you will probably appreciate this story. The Opava District Court punished last week – so far unlawfully – the condition of the director of the show Jan B., who in August 2020 caught one of the participants to suicide.

Yes, that really happened. The man who married life was the original profession of a cop and the motive of suicide was apparently concerned about work problems. His « new » wife was a Roma. The shooting took place in the first days without major problems, but it was not completely suitable for the scenario of external production, which was preparing the show for Nova.

According to witnesses, the director forced the police officer serving at the Order Unit in Prague to racist statements. « The director tried to get him into a corner, threatened to receive a fine for ending the filming. The father said to Camera Something against the Roma and it should have sounded like a racist. He was concerned about prosecution and then worried that he would be released from work, ”said one of the victims of the victim.

Viewers have never seen this episode of the exchange of wives on the screens. However, the show went on for years, the last 281.

There is a very nice story on this topic in Prague. TV Nova belongs – like Markíza – Czech PPF. Its owner Petr Kellner He died tragically four years ago, and when his heirs embarked on family property, they also came to Nova.

According to witnesses, there was only one wish: so that the exchange of wives is no longer broadcast. However, television management showed the family the audience data and explained how important this reality is for the new show. And was equipped.

Whether the exchange of wives will return in its 21st series is not certain at the moment. Her place on Wednesday’s main evening has been replaced by another reality show: Extreme Transformation. In it, competitors do not relieve their own dignity, but during one year of their excess kilograms.

The program immediately became a huge hit on social networks.

It looks like a positive change. Instead of the misfortune of others, viewers admire the strong will and successes. Perhaps this will not be placed by the director, who thinks that the program would creatively improve, for example, by humiliating contestants who will not be fully successful.