Great. The Psychological Friends Network.

Isn't there already a reality TV channel in planning or production? I know that's not exactly what you mean, but it's close enough to chill your skin.

There's not much for reality programming I can stand. I like 'Queer Eye' because for all the hip snarkiness of the cohosts it's a surprisingly positive show about self-improvement. They're showering the subject du jour with the hottest of urban commodities but there's constant emphasis on what he's got to do to continue what they started. And it's engaging enough that we discuss which guests are going to take advantage of their opportunities and which ones are freeloaders.

Pretty much everything else since we restarted cable TV makes me rant at the screen until M complains that I'm ruining her TV time.

Wait, you mean they're not already doing this? Didn't they do a restaging of the prisoner test only last year, for a TV show called Das Experiment?

Wow, you're right.

I'd think the results would be kind of skewed though, since you'd be preselecting for people who want desperately to be on television, which might have other repercussions. Additionally, there's the determination they'd probably be displaying... maybe they'd feel or acknowledge less pain?
LET'S FIND OUT!

Brilliant!

I'd just like to take the time to say that Phil Zimbardo is awesome!!!

stoat's boyf Zac put the seed in my head:

that's a disquieting image, but hey, whatever, consenting adults and whatnot.