I caught the first episode and taped the second. Haven't watched the second one yet, but that thing with the skin... yeauchh... does skin really peel off like that?

Morbidly fascinating. I wonder who thought that it would make a hit tv show, though. Sick minds indeed!

John

Ah well. That one fell flat on its face...

;)

John

I caught part of one when I returned from the pub on Wednesday.

I couldn't quite work out what to make of it. On one had I was enthralled - on the other disgusted.

I wasn't really one for paying attention at school and so I learnt a few things from the program. For one, I never realised how huge a liver was.

Even though we know how complex our bodies are - and how delicate life is - the way it was presented as a series of interlinked components made it all seem very simple. It was as if you could just plonk all the bits together and make a man - Frankenstein style.

And watched Tuesday edition last night.

I though it was an amazing program and whilst parts of it are gruesome after you get over the shock value it's really interesting. The skin had been pre prepared, most of the fatty layer removed and then stapled back together, it wouldn't really come off as easy of that - thank god.

On Tuesday's program they removed the lungs, heart, bowel etc., and I think Wednesday's is a trip from the mouth to the anus (their words!)

I have to say that the really "fit" live human specimen on Monday also made it worth watching too :)

Having watched an episode of this programme last night. I'm really unsure whether there was much scientific value in the content of the programme other than 'O'-Level Biology.

I feel it was more of a show case for the German artiste to demonstrate what he can do with a donated bodies and injected plastic.

Is it just me or did he seem to have a bit of the mad professor look about him?

He was the guy who did the Bodyparts exhibition in London last year.

Personally I think it's exploitative and voyeuristic.

I actually thought the Bodyparts exhibition would be better
described as sick.

Interesting that IIRC he's being sued by the family
of one of his 'exhibits'. It seems (and I agree) that
donating the body for science implies medical school
anatomy, not dissected, preserved and on public display.

Just my 2p worth.

DaveA