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MR Round 06-19-20 06:24 AM

Re: Name Your Top Five Reality Shows of all Time
 
Not sure how much reality is actually in these but their the only reality shows ive ever watched
1) Viva La Bam
2) Wildboyz
3)Gene Simmons Family Jewels
4) Rob & Big
5) Jackass

Red Dog 06-19-20 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Neitzl (Post 13759881)
Joe Schmoe - I thought this was brilliant!

The first 2 were terrific. Definitely on my list.

I don't consider Survivor and TAR as reality shows. They are game shows.

So besides Joe Schmoe 1 & 2, I'd add Beauty and the Geek and the 1st seasons of Paradise Hotel and Temptation Island.

MLBFan24 06-19-20 12:17 PM

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I remember one contestant on Beauty and the Geek who didn't know how to wash his face. Also, he slept in his day clothes (like a suit), so he didn't have get dressed in the morning.

Bluelitespecial 06-20-20 09:26 AM

Re: Name Your Top Five Reality Shows of all Time
 

Originally Posted by Finisher (Post 13759953)
Man I couldn't get enough of Blind Date/Elimidate/Room Raiders/couple others.

When Blind Date was first on tv my local network would run Blind Date, Elimidate and The 5th Wheel from 10:30pm-Midnight every weekday. I'd watch those shows almost every night, they were so much fun and so dirty.

Deftones 06-20-20 09:32 AM

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Glad to see The Mole love. I loved the shit out of that show.

lwhy? 06-20-20 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Deftones (Post 13760535)
Glad to see The Mole love. I loved the shit out of that show.

I have the first season on DVD. I think I'm going to rewatch it.

SmithsGuy 06-20-20 02:29 PM

Re: Name Your Top Five Reality Shows of all Time
 
Hmmm ...

Amazing Race
Blown Away
British Baking
Forged in Fire
Making It


JeffTheAlpaca 06-20-20 06:24 PM

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I know most people hated it but I liked the Osbournes in the early 2000's.

Finisher 06-20-20 08:53 PM

Re: Name Your Top Five Reality Shows of all Time
 

Originally Posted by Bluelitespecial (Post 13760532)
When Blind Date was first on tv my local network would run Blind Date, Elimidate and The 5th Wheel from 10:30pm-Midnight every weekday. I'd watch those shows almost every night, they were so much fun and so dirty.

They did that here too, would watch the entire block of shows. The girls were such cuties. Dudes were hilarious or hilariously inept.

Mole is a great call, but it was mainly that first season.

Paff 06-20-20 09:30 PM

Re: Name Your Top Five Reality Shows of all Time
 

Originally Posted by Finisher (Post 13760767)
They did that here too, would watch the entire block of shows. The girls were such cuties. Dudes were hilarious or hilariously inept.

Even though I'm sure the guys had to be coached to be obnoxious to make it more "dramatic", sometimes you could see they were genuinely clueless in how to act on a date. I remember one where they went to a nice microbrewery, got some pints of good ale, and the guy proceeded to "chug" it, then encouraged his date to do the same.

Bill Needle 06-20-20 09:41 PM

Re: Name Your Top Five Reality Shows of all Time
 

Originally Posted by Finisher (Post 13759953)
Survivor has really dropped off.

I might have put Survivor up there 10 years ago, but it has become a parody of itself. Every bit of tinkering they have done the past decade has made the show progressively worse.

Bluelitespecial 06-20-20 09:50 PM

Re: Name Your Top Five Reality Shows of all Time
 
Blind date got a revival on Bravo but I haven't found a way I could watch it without cable.

PhantomStranger 06-21-20 02:02 PM

Re: Name Your Top Five Reality Shows of all Time
 

Originally Posted by Bluelitespecial (Post 13760783)
Blind date got a revival on Bravo but I haven't found a way I could watch it without cable.

Bravo's Blind Date really isn't anything like the original show.

movieguru 06-21-20 02:21 PM

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Unclejosh 06-22-20 04:07 PM

Re: Name Your Top Five Reality Shows of all Time
 
The Challenge
The Real World
Bands on the Run
Jersey Shore, first couple seasons only. None of the spin offs or reunion stuff.
Buckwild.

Traxan 06-22-20 05:10 PM

Re: Name Your Top Five Reality Shows of all Time
 
Deadliest Catch
Gold Rush
Life After People
Duck Dynasty (before it became really staged)
Storage Wars (let's face it there was one reason to watch Storage Wars. No, two)

Finisher 06-22-20 05:32 PM

Re: Name Your Top Five Reality Shows of all Time
 

Originally Posted by Bluelitespecial (Post 13760783)
Blind date got a revival on Bravo but I haven't found a way I could watch it without cable.

I've DVRed most of the new episodes and they're pretty bad. And that's coming from someone who loves these stupid shows.


Originally Posted by Paff (Post 13760777)
Even though I'm sure the guys had to be coached to be obnoxious to make it more "dramatic", sometimes you could see they were genuinely clueless in how to act on a date. I remember one where they went to a nice microbrewery, got some pints of good ale, and the guy proceeded to "chug" it, then encouraged his date to do the same.

Yeah, producers definitely coached them up but I think they were genuine in their personalities unlike something like Next where they told them exactly what to say.

windom 06-22-20 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Traxan (Post 13761429)
Life After People

I've never seent this show, so I'm wondering how this is a reality show.

Traxan 06-22-20 06:23 PM

Re: Name Your Top Five Reality Shows of all Time
 

Originally Posted by windom (Post 13761453)
I've never seent this show, so I'm wondering how this is a reality show.

Yeah on reflection it wasn't a true reality show, more like a documentary series. But I liked it better than Ice Road Truckers and American Pickers.


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