"What a silly country" -- there you go again. I am not getting worked up over this but can't you see why your comments in this thread have not gone over well?

>The only time was in Nashville in the Grand Ole Opra. They indeed had such a prompter (thanks for the word), but he only notified us of the onset of the commercials. (It was broadcasted on radio.)
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>What a silly country it is where people can be prompted to cheer and laugh and yell. Do they also have signs to start yelling 'Booo'?
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>>Ok, let's get real here. Most studio audiences (game shows especially) are prompted to react, laugh, cheer, boo, etc by prompters. Have you never sat in a studio audience ever? A person actually holds a sign which reads "CHEER" or "LAUGH" et al...
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>>>But more seriously, actors and guests are one thing. An audience is a different thing. I hope they are not selected too. I know there are people out of sight of the camera, who raise a hand when the audience is supposed to clap hands. But I hope they do not instruct the audience to behave childishly.
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>>>>I always thought that J.R. Ewing was just another American, and that Jerry Springer's guests were picked up randomly on the street. :-)
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>>>>>Still, people in foreign countries will get a certain impression about Americans, don't you think? Perhaps it's wise that the US forbid the export of such tv-shows. <g>
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>>>>>>If you're not interested in a game show, will you give your name to assist to the recording? Obviously, the producer get the audience who fit the show and they filter out from that pool who they want in. Is it a good representation of the country? Any good poll specialist will answer no.
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>>>>>>>Or let me ask this: Do you think that the organizers of the tv-show have sought for years to find exactly enough childish Americans to make one audience for that day?