Hurling: The Next Reality

It's a safe bet that most of us know little about sport in Ireland. It's probably also a safe bet that most of us don't know how gullible the TV networks think we are...or how enamored we are of puerile humor. I shall do my best to clarify:
The Irish sport of hurling (pictured) is an ancient Gaelic game with simnilarities to soccer and football. The object is to move a ball (the sliotar) using the hurley ( Gaelic for "Mom's not churning butter today so we can use the paddle") down the field and either over the crossbar or into the netted goal. It's an extremely fast and physical game which can make rugby look like pom pon practice. It also looks really hard to play...somewhat akin, I suspect, to lacrosse, which can also be difficult to master.
Television, on the other hand, is not difficult to master, only difficult to stomach what with the plethora of reality shows like "Fear Factor" and the "Survivor" series, not to mention "American Idol." Anyway, the latest to spew forth to the airwaves is a program called, aptly, "Hurl." The premise involves contestants ingesting hearty amounts of greasy food then being subjected them to gyrations like the Octopus at Bay Beach Amusement Park. Should they survive with lunch intact, contestants are feted with pumpkin pie with a healthy dollop of whipped cream and spun some more until all but the iron-stomached one does the projectile vomit thing. Seriously, I could not make something like this up! Well, I COULD, but I didn't.
The hilarious part is that the program does not show the actually expelling of the vomit: there's a cartoon bucket in front of the face to protect sensitive veiwers from being grossed out (though you DO get to hear the whole thing), much like the blurred images on the nekkid people on the regular cable movies or the pixelation of the faces of mob members testifying about crimes committed. Honestly, if I have strayed with the program THAT far, don't you think I'd WANT to see the real thing? My only fear is that this will be a really big hit, be syndicated in Japan and come back as something ridiculous like "I Survived A Japanese Game Show."
Instead of two thumbs up for this new reality, I'll give it two fingers down...my throat.