The original idea of 'perishing' was originally created by the Babylonians, in Babylon. They came up with the idea when they first listened to the widely unpopular song 'Babylon' by David Gray. They found it incredibly offensive to their culture, in particular, the line 'Turning over TV stations.' This is simply because they have only one television channel, showing nothing but porn all day long. Thus, they wouldn't change the television channel even if they could. It took the creators another three series to finish that particular plot line.