Saving Fish from Drowning - Heal Burma

SAVING FISH FROM DROWNING
Fallbrook, California, and concluded that this title would not play
well with Muslim audiences, which could be plentiful in some coun­
tries, or with Christian conservatives, who might object to putting
their Lord in the same company as the Lord of Nats and the Younger
White Brother. Most disappointing of all, the name received loud boos
from the studio’s target audience, boys between the ages of twelve and
nineteen. For a better title, the studio execs went to shopping malls
across America, and soon they had their name: Junglemaniacs!—the
peppy exclamation point capturing the excitement of watching the
real perils of real contestants in a real jungle, where elimination by
real and excruciating death was always a possibility and might even
occur live during broadcast.
Thanks to friendly negotiations lasting several hours, instead of
the months of squabbling that stalled most deals, the tribe members
were told they would receive a generous share of the profits on the
“back end,” with “points over net,” which would be subjected to
strict accounting by expensive lawyers, and not to worry there, those
fees would be paid entirely by the film studio, for which the tribe was
grateful. The profits were certain to be huge, given how popular the
tribe had become, and because they would likely get millions of kyats,
no money would be paid up front. This was a tradition, in fact,
known as “standard for the industry.” Was this satisfactory with the
tribe? “God is great,” chanted the twins. “It’s a miracle,” cried their
grandmother.
When the series got under way, predictions were fulfilled. The TV
ratings went sky-high in just the first two weeks—number one
among reality shows airing in the United States on Thursday during
prime time. The ratings dipped a bit the third week, but were revived
when two guests on the show, Mark Moffett and Heidi Stark, re­
vealed they had discovered a new species of plant.
During that episode, Moff recounted the thrilling moment that
he, or rather, Heidi and he, discovered and prepared the specimen in
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