John De Mol, the 47-year-old Dutch head of the Endemol production company, is to blame for the Ebola-like growth of reality TV programming. [Ed. note"Endemol" is very nearly an anagram for "Demerol," which seems oddly appropriate, given the numbing effects of both.] De Mol helped start the unfortunate trend with the creation of Big Brother and later Fear Factor.
Sex, money & videotape [ABC News via IWantMedia]