Confessions of a Dangerous Mind - A Controversial Approach to Entertainment Innovation
Chuck Barris: [getting the idea for "The Gong Show"]
We've been going about this all wrong. Rather than killing ourselves trying to find good acts... we just put on bad ones and kill them!
Casting Executive Man:
Chuck, honestly, this... and I know you like them... this is torture.
Chuck Barris:
No, no, no. We kill them before they're through. As soon as it gets unbearable... we kill em... dead!
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