In the entertainment industry, once-popular variety shows have fallen into a vortex of safety hazards and moral issues, forcing them to go off the air. This article will delve into the four once-dazzling variety shows of "Chase Me", "Metamorphosis", "Happy Camp" and "The Voice of China", revealing the problems behind them and the reasons for the suspension.
**1. "Chase Me": Sudden Death Tragedy Caused by Safety Hazards**
"Let's Chase Me" once used extreme challenges as a selling point and attracted a large number of audiences. However, with the rise in popularity, the program team of the variety show gradually ignored the safety issue. In the first issue, when boxing champion Zou Shiming completed the "Ocean Ball" mission, he was trapped in the sea of balls due to the lack of proper safety measures, and his life was in danger. The improper response of the program team gave the audience a deep understanding of potential safety hazards. Even more unfortunate, on November 27, 2019, Gao Yixiang died suddenly after high-intensity physical training, which aroused strong social disgust. "Chase Me" failed to properly deal with such issues and was eventually forced to take off the air.
**2. Metamorphosis: The Deepening of the Rift in Society**
In "Metamorphosis", through the exchange of life experiences, the original intention is to bring different classes of society closer together. The problem, however, is that it has deepened social rifts. The children of the poor are addicted to the life of the rich, and the children of the rich are unable to really change because of the brief experience of suffering. In order to create conflicts, the program team added fuel to the flames and made the overall atmosphere extreme. This over-rendering technique made the audience question the perception of social responsibility of variety shows, which eventually led to the suspension of "Metamorphosis".
**3. "Happy Camp": The host's moral controversy caused a decline in ratings**
The once popular "Happy Camp" has been questioned on the ethics of the host. In order to win attention, the host Du Haitao actually knelt down to South Korean star Kwon Zhilong in public, causing public outrage. After this incident was exposed, the audience's trust in the host was severely hit, and the ratings dropped sharply. What's more serious is that the inappropriate behavior of the host and the resident guests in accepting gifts has further sparked controversy. After CCTV named and criticized, the program was forcibly suspended for rectification.
**4. "The Voice of China": Insider Exposure Reveals Corruption in Judges**
The original intention was to provide a stage for civilian singers, however, the inside story of "The Voice of China" was a big surprise. It was revealed that the judges accepted bribes for monetary gain, which made the results of the competition unfair. Eason Chan broke the news and revealed the unknown shady scenes behind the scenes, including the miraculous "resurrection" of a certain eliminated player. After these internal scandals were exposed, the audience's trust in variety shows was dealt a heavy blow, resulting in "The Voice of China" being forced to stop broadcasting for rectification.
This series of events highlights the problem of variety shows sacrificing their moral bottom line in pursuit of traffic. Safety hazards, social rifts, moral controversies of the hosts, and corruption of the judges have all damaged the audience's trust in variety shows to varying degrees. These variety shows were forced to stop broadcasting because they couldn't properly deal with the problem, which also made the entire variety show industry receive a severe warning. Variety shows should present content more responsibly to ensure the safety and fairness of the audience.