this program used to be that some dude dressed up like the grim reaper pulled certain popular kids out of class, and they parked a wrecked car in front of the school and had a discussion about drunk driving...
they obviously have enhanced it a bit.
True, but most teenagers nowadays have spent a lifetime in front of extremely realistic violent TV shows, movies, and video games. It would be tough to get anything but giggles out of them with the act you described.