Tim de Wit is disappointed with his interview with Ferry Doedens wrecker Sascha Visser, TV critic Victor Vlam suspects. “He couldn’t get a grip on him and didn’t seem happy with Sylvana Simons’ interference.”
In recent weeks there has been a lot of commotion about the documentary about Ferry Doedens produced by Sascha Visser. We already knew that the fallen soap star is troubled, but the fact that he is in such a bad condition has surprised everyone. In fact, critics wonder whether you should follow someone who is so addicted – he would even use crystal meth.
Sylvana in the breach
Sascha hid from criticism for a long time, but last night he sat at the talk show table Pauw & De Wit. Sylvana Simons comes to the rescue for the young TV maker. “I don’t understand why you can’t show the real story of a boy who became celebrated for his talents at a young age.”
“He is doing very badly, but you see his struggle. I think it is a very enlightening documentary for someone who wants to understand what addiction really looks like. I don’t think that every story on television has to be a feel-good story. I don’t understand the criticism at all.”
Tim critical
Host Tim de Wit thinks differently. “I understand your point, Sylvana, but we are dealing with someone who may no longer be able to properly judge whether the things he does are good or bad.”
Sascha can easily get away with anything. It’s a shame that Jeroen Pauw wasn’t on duty. How does TV critic Victor Vlam view it? “Tim de Wit could not get a grip on Sascha Visser. The producer of the Doedens documentary got away well thanks to support from Sylvana and later Christianne van der Wal. Tim did not seem to be happy with that interference,” he writes. X.
Suffering from others
Producer Marc Dik, who makes De Slimste Mens, among other things, asks Victor: “What exactly did Sascha Visser get away with, according to you?”
Victor: “Does he recognize that it is difficult to profit from the suffering of someone else? Does he still help Ferry now that the cameras are no longer rolling? It was a fairly easy interview for Sascha, while there are quite critical points to discuss.”
Less difficult
Marc seems to stand up for Sascha. “You say he gets away with it. So you consider him guilty of something. Of what specifically?”
Victor: “I said that he got away well, which means that the interview was less difficult than I had thought.”
Marc: “If you say that someone gets away well, then you think that someone is to blame. So what exactly?”
Victor: “I don’t know whether he can be blamed for anything. I just think he has a duty of care towards Ferry. It’s not entirely clear to me whether he has fulfilled that duty properly.”
Duty of care
Marc believes that Victor should express himself more nuanced. “That is indeed a question that has not been asked. But saying that he gets away with it sounds as if you consider him guilty in advance and give him the benefit of the doubt.”
Victor concludes: “Tim was very much convinced that this documentary is bad for Ferry. That could be possible, but it could also be a turning point in his life. Because we don’t know the outcome, that question is not that relevant. The question is whether you as a producer should want to profit from his suffering.”
