[Rant#1] Reality TV shows

[Grand Admiral Thrawn]

I'll say it upfront. I hate them.



The whole trend of them started with Survivor. It was new. I admit it was decent. But really the best part of it was the idiot who said he hacked into their site and found the winner only to have the guy he said would win get voted off. Haha.


But now we're on Survivor 6 I think. It's so boring. One "tribe" will be reduced to a fraction of the size of the other. When they merge, the small tribe members will be picked off one by one. Then the "alliances" will be shown as what they really are. "I'll stab you in the back later." How exciting.

And now there's Fear Factor where the contestents have to do stupid things for 25 thousand dollars. How boring. Blah blah blah, I'll eat a worm, blah blah blah, I'll dive into a pit of snakes. What entertainment.

Then there's Dog Eat Dog. You vote people to do hard things. If you do the hard task, you get to knock off the backstabbing traitor who voted for you. This would be excellent if it was uncensored and had pure supermodel contestants. And the only things you did was strip hangman (with impossible words of course) and swimming with a white t-shirt. Um...yeah.

And then there are the stupid copies of Survivors. I don't care if Survivor is a copy. They all suck.

If I want reality, I'll watch the news or GASP! Here's a crazy idea. Not watch TV and do something.

Now vote on my funny poll!

[Kelly Antilles]

Who the fuck wants to watch people be stupid on TV when you can just do that everyday in real life?

[haas mark]

Yes...and don't forget Big Brother....ui....

[Grand Admiral Thrawn]

Yes...and don't forget Big Brother....ui....

I will NOT mention...that.

[Master of Ossus]

I agree with all of you. It's REALLY stupid. I watch television to see people who are better or worse off than me. Reality shows just put everyday people on the air for no reason. They tend to be pointless, and are little more than glorified game-shows. For me, though, the worst was "American Idol." I simply could not believe that they were actually going to try to turn someone into a star. And guess what? NO ONE on that show won. Even the girl who eventually became the champion hasn't become a pop-sensation.

That and I hated the "Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?" Seriously, it had to be the most utterly degrading show in history.

[Grand Admiral Thrawn]

I agree with all of you. It's REALLY stupid. I watch television to see people who are better or worse off than me. Reality shows just put everyday people on the air for no reason. They tend to be pointless, and are little more than glorified game-shows. For me, though, the worst was "American Idol." I simply could not believe that they were actually going to try to turn someone into a star. And guess what? NO ONE on that show won. Even the girl who eventually became the champion hasn't become a pop-sensation.

That and I hated the "Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?" Seriously, it had to be the most utterly degrading show in history.

I can't believe American Idol was so popular and people were sad it ended. I was dancing in joy. They all sucked. I hope the judges said that.

[Kelly Antilles]

That and I hated the "Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?" Seriously, it had to be the most utterly degrading show in history.

Not only for the girls, but for the guy as well. They were all so desperate. (Not that I ever watched a second of the show, which I didn't.)

[haas mark]

I agree with all of you. It's REALLY stupid. I watch television to see people who are better or worse off than me. Reality shows just put everyday people on the air for no reason. They tend to be pointless, and are little more than glorified game-shows. For me, though, the worst was "American Idol." I simply could not believe that they were actually going to try to turn someone into a star. And guess what? NO ONE on that show won. Even the girl who eventually became the champion hasn't become a pop-sensation.

That and I hated the "Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?" Seriously, it had to be the most utterly degrading show in history.

How the hell could anyone even STAND to go thru that? Or the 5th Wheel...Or Blind Date....Or Change of Heart....or any daytime talk show, for that matter...

[aerius]

I must be one of the few people around who's mind is still unsullied from never having seen Survivor and the rest of it's bastard offspring. Everywhere I go it's people are discussing the show and the big breasted hotties on it, a place I use to work at even had a Survivor pool going on with a rather large pot I might add. If I wanted to see big breasted chicks I could get PayTV and have 20 channels dedicated to viewing naked women.

Keeping in mind that I've never seen any of these shows, all my knowledge of them is derived from workplace and classroom discussions. We have a show with whackos and a few hot chicks on an island somewhere. They get to do retarded things and vote each other off the island. Actually they're trying to "survive", but that can't be true since they have a crew of 100 cameramen, assistants, and support staff to look after their every needs, so actually they're only pretending to survive. So it ain't even a "Reality Show" at all, the only difference between "Survivor" and your regular TV show is that they don't have scripts. The stupidity of it all just boggles my mind.

[Master of Ossus]

That and I hated the "Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?" Seriously, it had to be the most utterly degrading show in history.

Not only for the girls, but for the guy as well. They were all so desperate. (Not that I ever watched a second of the show, which I didn't.)

After they got the annulment, my friend told me that the guy was seriously broken up about it, saying things like "It was so perfect. I can't believe it didn't work out." I was just LMAO, wondering how a rich person could be so stupid as to think he could marry someone who had never even seen him before she agreed to marry him.

[Kuja]

These reality shows vary. Most of them are pretty damn stupid.

I like Jackass: The Movie, though. (LMFAO)

[Master of Ossus]

These reality shows vary. Most of them are pretty damn stupid.

I like Jackass: The Movie, though. (LMFAO)

Didn't the Jackass end up killing himself during one of his stunts?

And I loved The Simpsons' parody on it. "Hey, Milhouse, ready to imitate that Jackass show?"

"All those disclaimers only made me wanna do it more!"

[Kelly Antilles]

The only reality TV show I've watched even a few moments of has been Fear Factor, mainly the one with the Playmates on it because my husband wanted to watch it.

[weemadando]

Big Brother... And other reality TV shows merely exist to indoctrinate the public into the idea of constant surveillance. Being watched every hour of your life. And making this concept seem acceptable and even cool.

Fuck reality TV and fuck the people behind it.

[Sea Skimmer]

All these trendy reality TV shows suck shit. Now if some one made a reality show that was nothing but Russian and American troops kicking fundamentalist ass around the world, I'd watch that.

[haas mark]

All these trendy reality TV shows suck shit. Now if some one made a reality show that was nothing but Russian and American troops kicking fundamentalist ass around the world, I'd watch that.

ANYBODY kicking fundie ass around the world.

[Mr Bean]

*Intresting Reality TV Shows


SURVIROR!: Welcome to Checnenah
20 people armed with knives droped into the Captial, They are each Given 1-Million Dollers and have a Camera implanted into them(Via Clothing or Suergory)

See who makes it out alive

Oh and fair game on them

See thats sick but its intresting


Hmm another way
Celeberity Survivor!: The Moon
Intresting in the sense its an excellent way to kill dumb people
Note Space-suits not provided

[haas mark]

*Intresting Reality TV Shows


SURVIROR!: Welcome to Checnenah
20 people armed with knives droped into the Captial, They are each Given 1-Million Dollers and have a Camera implanted into them(Via Clothing or Suergory)

See who makes it out alive

Oh and fair game on them

See thats sick but its intresting


Hmm another way
Celeberity Survivor!: The Moon
Intresting in the sense its an excellent way to kill dumb people
Note Space-suits not provided

Do you mean Chechnya?

[weemadando]

My survivor concept:

Take 16 people from the Survivor auditions. Tell them that they nearly made it and apologise for wasting their time. Fly them back home. Stage a plane crash on an island rigged with a shitload of surveillance equipment. 1 year later come and pick up whoevers left.

[Einhander Sn0m4n]

Umm
WHO THE FUCK VOTED FOR "TOTALLY INSANE"???!!?!
I fucking hate reality shows!

[Sea Skimmer]

Umm
WHO THE FUCK VOTED FOR "TOTALLY INSANE"???!!?!
I fucking hate reality shows!

While I was not that person. Your right, but also insane. There is no contradiction.

[Tsyroc]

I really hate most of the reality shows. I can ocassionally stomach Survivor while I'm on the computer but I stuff like Big Brother, The Bachelor and any of those "dating" shows to be embarassing.

Still, I did kind of enjoy the one show where they chose the next Playboy Playmate. The process was interesting and certainly listening to the crap that Hef & co. spout when deciding who to choose was funny. I'm ashamed to say one of the best parts was when some of the "losers" melted down and were calling home. One girl was going off on her boyfriend because he couldn't uderstand how upset she was (personally, I thought he sounded like he was trying to be supportive but she was too busy spazzing).

I saw some articles later on that ragged on the show and they were even funnier than the show. Still, in general I avoid all of the "reality" shows as much as I can. I think I've even watched informercials instead of watching a reality show. I guess that I just don't like being embarassed for the people making fools out of themselves.

[Zaia]

i didn't vote because i both agree and disagree with both options. i have not ever watched (nor do i care to) any 'reality show,' so in that way perhaps i shouldn't even be contributing to this thread...hmm. anyway, the whole premise is positively ludicrous, and it is maddening that so many people find it interesting, let alone addictive (addictive?!). i have never been even remotely interested in that type of show, and now that it's such a phenomenon, i am even more against it. ugh! it is such shite! how is it that so few people see that?

anyway, since you started out by saying that you thought they were ok or something along those lines (like, that you had watched one or two), i couldn't say that i agreed with you. but i also can't say that you are insane, because this area of pop culture has indeed gotten a bit out of hand and needs to be exterminated. quickly pleeeeeease! somebody!!!!

*mew*

[Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi]

The problem is, there's no reality in it. It's just a bunch of - ed s and muscular men doing sumb stuff, usually on an island. And that "Temptation Island" crap.

[Enlightenment]

All these trendy reality TV shows suck shit. Now if some one made a reality show that was nothing but Russian and American troops kicking fundamentalist ass around the world, I'd watch that.

Umm, I think that's called 'CNN International.'

"Fuck reality TV and fuck the people behind it."

Careful. That's the kind of thinking that leads to people humping traffic cones and freshly baked pies. There are some things out there in the world that simply should not be fucked.



The only 'reality' shows I've seen that are even remotely worth watching are Circus and Tall Ship Chronicals. The former simply followed a small-scale circus doing their tour around rural parts of Ontario (Canada, EH?). TSC was about a bunch of nuts who decided to sail (literally, in a wind-powered ship) around the world. In both cases the shows were scriptless but followed people who were actually doing something more than eating rats to enrich some network suit.