View Poll Results: Would You Buy Full Season Sets of Reality TV Shows on DVD?
Yes I would
20
20.20%
No way I would
63
63.64%
I like reality TV, but there's no replay value
14
14.14%
OTHER (explain)
2
2.02%
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Would You Buy Full Season Sets of Reality TV Shows on DVD?
08-31-03, 01:35 PM
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Would You Buy Full Season Sets of Reality TV Shows on DVD?
Whether it's Survivor, Big Brother, The Amazing Race, The Mole, Temptation Island, Joe Millionaire, Bachelor, Fear Factor, etc...
If a full season of your favorite reality show came out onto DVD, would you be inclined to buy it? And do you think it would have any replay value?
I ask because I just recently heard Big Brother 3 will hit dvd--the full season--in Nov.
If a full season of your favorite reality show came out onto DVD, would you be inclined to buy it? And do you think it would have any replay value?
I ask because I just recently heard Big Brother 3 will hit dvd--the full season--in Nov.
08-31-03, 02:32 PM
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Yeah, I would. I don't see it as being much different than collecting any other TV shows. I'll admit they don't have much replay value, many movies in my collection don't have much replay value either, but I like having them available "just in case".
08-31-03, 09:29 PM
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A lot of people that are voting here seem to dislike reality shows in general, and I don't think this is the target demographic for this poll. Maybe it is, but anyways... I'd luuuuurve to have season sets of The Amazing Race on DVD.
08-31-03, 10:01 PM
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I'd really like to see season sets of Big Brother and maybe a couple of the others... unlike most other television shows, these pretty much never see re-runs, so it would be nice to go back and check out an episode you missed even if you know who "won"... plus it would be a great opportunity to see some of the "untelevised" material as bonus material... I mean, they videotape 24 hours a day... might as well let us see a little more of what went on...
08-31-03, 11:25 PM
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I would, but only a couple...
Trading Spaces and Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. I love the make-over/improvement type shows.
I would, but only a couple...
Trading Spaces and Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. I love the make-over/improvement type shows.
The show has become a pretty big hit, so a season set is a good possibility. Hopefully it won't suffer the same overexposure/backlash as other shows that became really popular very fast (like The Osbornes - another reality show that I didn't like), but it looks like it could be heading that way.
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08-31-03, 11:32 PM
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Not for me because I hate reality television. I would buy Monster Garage sets for my brother in law though.
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09-01-03, 03:01 AM
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No. Reality TV is a terrible and boring idea and if too many series were to get released on DVD, it would only prolong the amount of time that we have to put up with this horrid fad.
09-01-03, 06:09 AM
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Yeah.. it's funny how many people are dropping in just to hate on reality shows in general. There are some that I don't care for either... However, clearly there is a market for the shows. I personally enjoy several of them and find it mildly offensive that some of you are talking about them being "stupid", since that is as much a poke at the viewer as the show or it's creators.
09-01-03, 06:40 AM
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The only reality TV boxed set i would ever buy is The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau. Okay, so it's more of a nature documentary (i should be slapped upside the head for even lumping this TV classic in with the likes of "Paradise Hotel"), but i'd buy season boxed sets of it in a heartbeat.
