Are You A Fan Of Reality TV? If So What Are Some Of Your Favorite Reality TV Shows?

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  1. julius

    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Re: Are You A Fan Of Reality TV? If So What Are Some Of Your Favorite Reality TV Show

    I don't like the reality TV shows that are contests, but I do like Deadliest Catch, and what not. Outside of that show, I don't really have any reality based TV shows I watch.

    I USED to like American Pickers, but it started to get a little too convenient that they'd find a "honey hole", or a once in a life time find in a barn...plus...(see my comment below)

    I think that's true of a lot of those "shows". To not only make it appear to be a lucrative job field, but make for interesting TV. I think American Picker and Pawn Store (or whatever that damn show is called) totally seeded their own shit. They were finding way to much high end shit in the middle of no where, or inflating the values of things.

    I understand that they edit out a LOT of the shows, both for time and content, but it almost became a parody of itself after a few episodes.


    My all time favorite reality show was Les Strouds Suvivorman.
     
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    Re: Are You A Fan Of Reality TV? If So What Are Some Of Your Favorite Reality TV Show

    Looks like we have the same taste in reality TV... and women! :devilwink:
     
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    Re: Are You A Fan Of Reality TV? If So What Are Some Of Your Favorite Reality TV Show

    Desperate Housewives of NE Portland.

    Otherwise, no.

    Reality TV is the networks' way to scrimp on making good programming.
     
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    Re: Are You A Fan Of Reality TV? If So What Are Some Of Your Favorite Reality TV Show

    No.
     
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    Re: Are You A Fan Of Reality TV? If So What Are Some Of Your Favorite Reality TV Show

    Real World Portland!
     
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    Re: Are You A Fan Of Reality TV? If So What Are Some Of Your Favorite Reality TV Show

    Fuck no. "Reality" TV is such a misnomer. There is nothing real about it. Too much contrived and manufactured drama. I watched the very first Survivor series, but the final episode was just so over the top, it completely turned me off on the genre. If I'm going to watch something that's scripted anyway, I'd prefer good writing with well developed characters and plot lines and professional actors over some toothless hick so desperate for his 15 minutes of fame that he''ll gladly and completely humiliate himself in front of the camera. I guess for some that's the appeal - like gawking at a car accident. No thanks.

    BNM
     
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    Re: Are You A Fan Of Reality TV? If So What Are Some Of Your Favorite Reality TV Show

    americas next top porn star had a great "finale"
     
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    Re: Are You A Fan Of Reality TV? If So What Are Some Of Your Favorite Reality TV Show

    Scripted! I prefer to watch professionals . . .
     
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    Re: Are You A Fan Of Reality TV? If So What Are Some Of Your Favorite Reality TV Show

    I enjoy reality TV. Aside from a few HBO shows in the past, I have a difficult time getting into a regular tv series.
     
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    Lol my girlfriend made me start watching this. I'm ashamed to say its pretty interesting, mostly because I know all the places they visit and they all act like a bunch of idiots, its a long slow train wreck. Real World it is not however.
     
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    Re: Are You A Fan Of Reality TV? If So What Are Some Of Your Favorite Reality TV Show

    Big brother is horrible television.
     
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    Re: Are You A Fan Of Reality TV? If So What Are Some Of Your Favorite Reality TV Show

    I completely disagree. It is the only place you can see people who would normally NEVER think of interacting have to live together. It's fucking genius. And they have no contact with the outside works whatsoever. The situation forces college professors to interact with hillbillies,strippers,soccer moms, you name it.

    It is a peek into our society's social quirks at it's rawest forms. I love it.
     
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    Re: Are You A Fan Of Reality TV? If So What Are Some Of Your Favorite Reality TV Show

    It's genius because they maybe spend $2M for the whole season. CBS paid Charlie Sheen $1,25M per episode of 2 1/2 Men.

    Talent.
     
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    Re: Are You A Fan Of Reality TV? If So What Are Some Of Your Favorite Reality TV Show

    Anyone watch MasterChef in here?
     
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  15. MickZagger

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    Re: Are You A Fan Of Reality TV? If So What Are Some Of Your Favorite Reality TV Show

    I've watched it several times and too many people go out of their true to life character to do what they think will make the cameras happy.

    I go to Inn at Seventh Mountain every summer and all my cousins who are around your age go as well. Every night that shows on they drop what they're doing to go watch it.
     
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    Re: Are You A Fan Of Reality TV? If So What Are Some Of Your Favorite Reality TV Show

    Yes, great show.
     
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    Re: Are You A Fan Of Reality TV? If So What Are Some Of Your Favorite Reality TV Show

    Topic is 18 words long. Original post is one emoticon long.
     
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  18. THE HCP

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    ^every thread he starts is like that.


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  19. Stevenson

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    Re: Are You A Fan Of Reality TV? If So What Are Some Of Your Favorite Reality TV Show

    That seemed prettty obvious from the get go. I mean really, who is leaving $2K vintage Coke machines and gold bars in abandonded storage units? It is as fake as a $3 bill.

    Now Pawn Stars on the other hand? Still a great show.

    And I love me some Survivor.
     
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  20. The_Lillard_King

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    Re: Are You A Fan Of Reality TV? If So What Are Some Of Your Favorite Reality TV Show

    I wonder if in a show like Deadliest Catch they stuff the crab pots with crabs before they get pulled up.

    Anyone watch Whale Wars? That's got to be real, edited for drama, but real (right?). That green peace stuff is crazy . . . what people will do to try and save the whales.
     
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