Solitary
TV Show • 2006
ReportSolitary is a reality show on the Fox Reality Channel whose contestants were kept in round-the-clock solitary confinement for a number of weeks with the goal of being the last contestant remaining in solitary, for a $50,000 prize. It was the channel's first original series commission with its debut on May 29, 2006. Solitary 4.0 premiered on January 30, 2010 and ended on March 20, 2010. Due to the demise of Fox Reality, fans of the show are currently attempting to petition other networks to take up the show for further seasons. A German version is broadcast on German TV channel ProSieben. Solitary 3.0 also broadcast in Singapore, showing every Friday during midnight to 1 A.M. The first episode of the third season was broadcast on 4 March and the last two episodes were broadcast on 8 April, which was a two-episode back-to-back cast from midnight to 2 A.M.
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No mutilation, but often some painful situations such as placing pegs on hands, handling mousetraps and walking over stones barefoot
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The host does not tell the contestants what time of day it is, nor notify contestants immediately when a challenge is over- there are some puzzle challenges where words and letters are given new definitions that the contestants must remember
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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No, but the show sometimes uses language and imagery that may be uncomfortably close, with the host placing emphasis on making the contestants ‘go mad’
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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There are a few instances where contestants say they are finding it hard to breathe, but always turn out ok afterwards- this occurs mostly in the taxing physical challenges and small spaces
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Contestants become very emotional especially during challenges, sometimes shaking, crying or screaming- this is mostly played up for the camera but can be intense
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Is electro-therapy used?
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Not electro-therapy, but there is a treatment in season 3, episode 8 which has contestants touching rods to poles that look like they are live with electricity. This is accompanied by lights and bolt effects but the contestants are not being shocked
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Does someone have cancer?
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None of the contestants have cancer at the time of filming but one of the contestants in season 4 mentions having had it in the past
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The pods are small, and split off into smaller sections- S2E1 and S3E7 are episode where the contestants get into small spaces as part of a challenge
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Treatments involving food usually end in a contestant spitting it out
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Pod members are blindfolded and restrained before entering their pods in the first episodes of each season- while staged might be alarming
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The sometimes painful and unpleasant treatments are often compared to torture and described as agonising but contestants are fine afterwards
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Not mentioned as a diagnosis, but the contestants are shown having a rationed diet interspersed with food as a reward for winning, as well as some treatments where they must eat large quantities of food all at once
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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