Talk:Solitary (TV series)

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Umm, is there someone out there who can give a good write-up of episode one? I didn't get into the show until ep 2. D.valued 05:14, 27 June 2006 (UTC)


Yes. I recap it for Realitynewsonline.com ... the link is http://www.realitynewsonline.com/cgi-bin/ae.pl?mode=4&article=article6194.art&page=1

I also recapped the other episodes. Jeffrey Clinard

Can someone expand on episode 6? I haven't seen all of it yet. Nsider 14:12, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Alarm Test in episode 1

"Only two of the nine players quit this challenge, with number 8 (Danielle) being just a mere second behind the eliminated player." Are you sure about that? I would think Fox just edited it to look like they pressed the button at closer times... Then again I could be wrong. --Terronez 22:42, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

<<NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: When I saw one of the videos on Val's MySpace, they showed the first treatment. Maybe Fox did do some clever editing, or it did come close. I took that clause out for the time being.>>

[edit] Length Of Time

It would be nice if someone knows just how long each person was actually in those pods it would be a nice piece of information to add to the page. Are we talking days, weeks, or month+.

[edit] Say What?!

This show seems a little crazy to me. Keeping people locked in individual pods for who knows how long, treating them to physical and mental discomforts (enough, in some cases, to induce psychological trauma), and making them do insane challenges. Are there any reviews worth posting in this article that either support or denounce the show? It would be cool to know the opinions of television reviewers. -- Tuvok^Talk|Desk|Contribs  05:10, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

The show's not at all crazy, it's completely level headed. My only regret is that this article neglects to use the one term which sums up what the contestants experience, that term, of course, being torture. The show uses tactics very similar to those used by a military to physically emotionally and psychalogically break down a prisoner. It's actually a very interesting look into the practice of torture in a safe environment (the contestants participate of their own free will).
By the way, is there some way we can include the word "torture"? That's clearly what the show focuses on, so wouldn't it help improve the article?
96.224.55.76 02:49, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
55.76, Torture is involuntary. From the article: "any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession, punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed, or intimidating or coercing him or a third person, or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind, when such pain or suffering is inflicted by or at the instigation of or with the consent or acquiescence of a public official or other person acting in an official capacity.". Contrast with the program: It is NOT involuntary (explicit in season 2's runup ep, they know what they're getting into; in any event, the standard Reality Show Contract states that there may be discomfort or pain etc as part of the program). They can leave at any time (q.v. S2E1, where #4 up and quits) voluntarily or may be expelled if conditions require. D.valued 04:34, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re-introducing detail about S1 eps?

Would it be possible to reincorporate more specific information on the tests and treatments of the episodes to date? D.valued 04:35, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

With time, D.valued, I'll finish it up. - PGSONIC 00:34, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Who keeps spoiling?

There is someone or some people out there who is/are consistently one-ahead and keeps giving away details to tests and treatments that haven't been released yet. How was I supposed to know who won this week's test without seeing it?

PLEASE. Stop giving away details to episodes that haven't been previewed unless we know it.

Yabbaguy 19:47, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

If it airs in the east coast, it's not a spoiler.74.229.215.99 16:45, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
Also note that Season 2 Episode 6 was accidentally aired on the morning that Season 2 Episode 5 was to be aired. - PGSONIC 00:39, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 09:53, 21 January 2008 (UTC)