Australian reality TV and one end of which is … – Blasting News

On Tuesday, the Australian broadcaster ‘SBS’ presented the first chapter of a reality show filmed in Syria , in the middle of the war between the self-styled Islamic State ‘EI’ and Kurdish militias.

The program will have a total of three sections, according to information from the newspaper ‘The Observer’ and ‘producer’ Michael Cordell , he explained that the purpose of the TV proposal is “put a human face on an urgent global problem” .

The reality, called ‘Go Back to Where You Came From’ Go back to your place of origin it is the survival of Australian citizens will be transferred to centers’ refugees’ “Syria, Burma and Iraq ‘ and live firsthand the risks and conditions War on ‘Middle East’.

In fact, in the ‘trailer’ of reality can be seen at Australian ‘six participants’ running between ‘bullets’ and rumblings of mortars, trying to hide, trying to get to a place to shelter before the impending attacks; which, incidentally, were real. While a ‘voice over’, as a directive warned them: “Stay down Stay shots are on this wall do not want you to know that we’re right here in front of us….”

With regard to the dangers of exposure is people without any prior preparation , to face war acontencimientos of these features. Since the production of the program, they indicated that have taken all necessary steps to protect the life of the participants; and that each of them has been accompanied by a member of ‘a security company’ ideal in the field.

However, after a debate on the security measures would offer production reality, the team called workers to carry out the shooting, one of the cameramen decided, ‘last moment’ and not to travel to Syria.

reviews

The premiere of the reality in Australia generated mixed reviews, mainly from military sectors , which balked at the idea of ​​exposing ordinary citizens to situations of extreme risk . They have it expressed concern about the performance of the team responsible for the shooting.

Here, Justin Bowden , former agent of the “Australian Army ‘, expressed in dialogue with the newspaper The Sydney Morning Herald, there were some irregularities; such as the fact that participants had “bulletproof vests but they had helmets” .

Another criticism, more generally, is based on constitutes the trivialization to a tragic event, such as war in the Middle East a ‘show’.

It is noteworthy that this is the ‘ third season ‘ program ‘ Go Back to Where You Came From ‘. In previous releases, the reality was produced in “Indonesia, Afghanistan and Somalia ‘; and, in 2013, won a ‘Emmy’ prize in the category ‘unscripted entertainment’.