:O

Should I laugh because of the absurdity, or cry because in the end someone stupid enough will do it anyway?

Both. I know I did.

Both, methinks. I've already politely, but firmly, told them to do one.

We'll see how it turns out in the end.

It's a joke that they say they will "show the fandom favourably" when purposefully asking for someone who has sex in suit ¬_¬

I lol'd.

"Keep away from the guy with the funny eye; keep away from the funny eyed guy!"

Advice worthy of ALL media outlets.

Why do they picking up on furry fandom ? There must be many other around cost-pay scenes, why do they not pick som Iron Man or something XD

Yay the fandom is open minded. I forgot that particular.

Not again. > <

I have a few suspicions over who will actually do this. It would be pretty bad if it was on Channel 4 but E4 is the epitome of trash TV.

Unfortunately, some idiot will sign up to do this. It will be a cringeworthy embarrassment and, if it were up to me, I would make it perfectly clear on UKfur, IRC and other sites that anyone who does sign up to this is no longer welcome in the community.

E4 is indeed trash. Charlie Brooker has schooled me well. ;D

If anyone falls for this they are gonna get hard shunned by the rest of us XD

Isn't the furry fandom meant to be better than the rest of the world who shuns each other? :/
Sorry, couldn't resist to say that...

You just know that somebody's going to sign up for this, and the odd thing is that there'll be someone in this fandom still willing to kiss their arse. That lot from that ITV2 crap-fest are still around, after all. :/

I take it they are aware of the ukfur forums and approaching individuals?

It's a shame these things come around every so often and they dont seem to comprehend things dont fit in with their idea.

Heh maybe its something to consider a standard warning all furries to know about these 'companies' and treat them with contempt...or humour.

Point them to fat cat bankers their fetish for dressing in suits and raping taxpayers outta be trashy enough for them.

Mind if I send out a tweet for my followers urging them NOT to reply if they get a similar message from Trash TV?

What the hell? really? Can the media please back off for once in their lifetime and find something more interesting?

I'll be expecting channel 4 to go to town on furries and be ridiculous towards us for people who wont know who we are, especially in little towns like mine, they will slander us saying stuff like its 1 step away from beastiality and stuff, not looking forward to it appearing in the adverts that's for sure.

oh jesus no :'( they are going to slander the shit out of us for entertainment, they are going to willingly ruin our reputations for their sick twisted ratings... i really am not looking forward to this at all. all my non furry friends know im a furry... this is going to humiliate me they are gonna think IM into fucking beastiality and yiffing

I understand why they do it and I feel sorry for the poor intern(s) they make sit and troll threw the internet looking for content. (Unpaid, unappreciated and worked to the bone.)
Having worked in that field I know that ultimately you are 100% correct, I would love for TV to actually look at society and how divers and interesting it all is. However the producers etc are wanting as big a drama fest as possible as that means more viewers and in-turn more money for them! If any one goes on the show with ideas of putting forward a good face of the fandom and not really talking about sex etc, I assure you they will edit it in such a way you will be saying the worst things possible.
Remember no hateful emails in response as that will just give them back up material for when they hopefully cant fined any one willing to go on the show.

I replied to the email that was sent with a polite but firm rejection. I also told them that I hold no ill will as, as you stated, said person was just a researcher putting out feelers for a show that they have been commissioned to produce. :3

*high five!*

I'd say correct them, it's not all about fursuit sex, it's about all sexual fetishes besides fursuit sex. It would be rude of them to generalize our community into just one fetish.

Of course it's likely the first ones to pick up the pitchforks and torches against the furs who partake in this show are likely guilty of doing the same fetish themselves.

Cause and effect, there is a reason why these shows continue to occur, there is a reason why when I go into the general public, furries are frowned upon. It's because of the furries. You might blame the shows but hey, it's not like they just make this shit up out of the blue. They mention it because they go inside the furry fandom and investigate. A reporter would be pretty lame if they just made totally wild claims without some kind of evidence.

This show when it's done and over will have no effect on us, because the public already is iffy with us and this kind of thing has already happened. If anything I assume after this show there will be even more people signing up for the fandom to get in on all the kinks.

Back in the day, we didn't need to fight among ourselves all the time, nor were we saturated with porn. Then, the media left us alone because we were no where near sensational enough for there "WTF" factor. Well now we are.

Same was said about the trekies years ago!
But that kind of show is not the one to put the fandom forward in the channel its self is for comedy and crap. If any one goes on that show they will twist what ever is said to what ever they want to be said, editing and voice overs can completely change your sentence from meaning one thing to another, most people wont buy it but the mass media goes out there will eat it up because hey TV wouldn't lie!

A prime example of this from Mr Charlton Brooker!

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBwepkVurCI [/video]

Ugh, fucking FA and not being able to edit comments. Also stupid non-working code.

Perfect example!
I Brooker

Not another one! Someone will be dumb, exhibitionist and attention seeking enough to oblige! D:

The wording of the e-mail sent to paw-fox is pretty clear on what they're after. They are really not trying to hide it.

(also, why aren't I following you and Jenna on FA already?! *adds*)

Like others said, warn all you want someone, or three, will be stupid enough to fall for it and we will all bang our heads to the wall.

why cant they leave the fandom alone?

Because they looked at your gallery and keep coming back for more?
The media has made one or two expeditions into the fandom and thus is still mysteries and new to the viewer and thus brings in the punters. As I said in the next few years it will be a jaded topic like Star Trek fans dressing up and talking klingon.

good grief...
well tried to do my bit and spread the word via Titternets

Thank you for informing us about this but I would not be surprised if someone deliberately did this for the kicks and thrills of the sensationalism.

Usually the say "We're not going to concentrate on the sex" and then totally concentrate on the sex...

This time they're saying "Lets concentrate on the sex!" It'd be ironic if they then concentrated on the mundane side of furry...

If they contact me, I'll happily invite them out to my favourite wood...and leave them there without showing up. Nothing like an empty woodland and a wasted trip to tell them "NO!"

Re-posted from the re-post of your re-post!

Spread this around!

i know theres lots of smutt within the fandom but there is in real life to. Its mad butt that they want to use us as the destroyers of morals when the're dicks in africa raping virgins to cure their aids or gay people being put to death in suadi arabia. With all these world impacting problems our lil pervs just seem like small frys but i guess its cheaper an more lucrative to exploit then inform.

anyone else think this reminds them of 1,000 ways to die? that episode of with the guy who was buzzed from lsd and such who supposedly happened onto a furry orgy scene in the middle of the desert? got mauled by a bear or some such..

This is pure idioticy!

Can they just worried more importantent things like serial murders?
Whoops, they cant. They just have to target innocent people with weird bedroom fetishes from normal people who have the right to do those kinky stuff without telling those experiences to us to prevent us from having bad thoughts about those normal people with weird intrests.

We'll just have to wait untill the show comes live to experience our ultimate bane of existance, people without respectable opinions!!!

They'll find someone who will do it for "fame" ... A lot of people will do anything to be on TV. And getting paid to be on TV? that's a double bonus... :\

I feel there is going to be another incident just like what chewfox and tomcat has done. They ruined the fandom and now people are taking their word for it and I blame CSI

'Ive yet too see the 'infamous' episode.
God this will be pure facepalm moment in every second....

Its on youtube if you wanna check it out. Even the one of tyra banks that really put a large dent to the fandom.

after watching some art. I will watch the atrocity that awaits me.
God bless my sanity. *prays*

I'm from across the pond, and I say kill the media. Kill them with fire! XD