Reality TV is Getting Out of Hand

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09-06-05 | 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by kakihara1

the thing I don't understand is how with all the thousands of show Ideas the networks get every year so much reality TV is still made and how in the hell out of the rest of the times slots left available so many really shitty shows get made?

How about because reality shows are cheap to make and despite the prevailing sentiment here they are popular for the most part. I'm not ashamed to admit that I love reality TV.

I look foward to then next Survivor season, I don't know what I'd do without Big Brother on the Summer TV Schedule, I'll watch Amaxing Race even though it's the creappy "Family Edition". I'm a reality whore.

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09-06-05 | 12:01 PM

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My biggest problem with Reality tv is all the scripted and planned "reality" tv out there.

there was the news on cable this weekend

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09-06-05 | 02:19 PM

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My biggest problem with Reality tv is all the scripted and planned "reality" tv out there.

I can see your point here. The phony moments tend to stick out like a sore thumb. The Casino, Tommy Lee goes to College, and The Simple Life are among the worst for this. Hell, I almost don't care if it's fake or not, as long as I can't see the fake moments. But it's always rather obvious and ruins any suspension of belief.