I'm kicking myself for missing the episode of Trading Spouses that featured the crazy lady. I saw the commercials and part of the first episode but missed the crazy parts in the second episode. I like crazy. It adds a certain...something to the whole reality show experience. People just going nuts in front of the camera. It should be a staple of all reality shows.
And what's with the new trend in reality show of multiple firings? So far on Donald Trump's Apprentice we've had a quadruple firing and a double-firing; on Martha Stewart's Apprentice we've had a double firing and even on America's Next Top Model we've had the double-firing. I like this trend. But it needs to be bigger. The shows should have dozens of contestants running around, like 30 people per team, and then when it comes time to let someone go, you'd get like 15 people fired. And instead of putting them in a cab everyone fired should be catapulted to the loser hotel. That'd be cool. Or putting the losers on one of those Segway scooters and have them putter around New York City aimlessly. And when will we introduce violence into these shows? It's about time. Someone should figure it out.
One show I'm starting to enjoy is ABC's Supernanny. It goes against the grain of what I normally enjoy as it lacks the elements of humiliation that I enjoy so much in other reality shows. But darn it all if I'm not enjoying it. "Supernanny" Jo Frost visits a family in need of some guidance on how to deal with their children, and Jo comes in and whips everyone into shape and before you know it, BAM! Every single problem is solved. Well, not every problem. But some of them. I suppose if I want humiliation I can tune in to Fox's Nanny 9/11. It's Fox, there has to be some humiliation involved.
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1 - Bennett
My wife loves Supernanny, I can't take the "pre-nanny" antics of these rotten kids.
One of the *best* new reality shows is The Biggest Loser. A bizarre show that has really overweight people competing to see who can lose the most weight with the help of trainers, execise, and group motivational techniques.
The best part of the show is when someone gets voted off and you get to see what they look like today.
so far, all have gotten down to close to their target weights and look so damn happy it makes your day.
To go from 380 down to 215? Dramatic TV right there.
Good post! Cheers!
2 - Justene
Ever watch a reality show in a group and discover that one of the group is just like the crazy person. They never see it and spend the whole show wonderring why everyone thinks the crazy person is crazy? Reality TV at its finest
3 - Scott C. Smith
Justene,
Unfortunately, my reality show obsession is mine only. I can't get anyone to watch the shows with me. I'd hate to be in a group watching Martha's "Apprentice" and have someone in that group be like Crazy Jim. I'd have to be really drunk to enjoy the show.
4 - Viqi French
i like some of the reality shows a lot. big fan of trump's; a new but committed fan of tyra's; fox's english nanny show is hot, but i haven't watched it yet this season.
you should start a "pageant" for these trump folks. like state which person ever on a show was the --
-- craziest (black girl w/ the magic 8 ball toy -- fatal attraction moment)
-- slickest (flirtatious raj w/ the bow ties)
-- weirdest (flirtatious raj w/ the bow ties)
-- sexiest (maria who screwed up at tv show hosting)
-- smartest (black guy this season, i hope he wins!!)
-- meanest (black guy from last season/asshole!!)
-- most corporate look (kelly, who won last season)
-- most racist (the ignorant jew basher girl)
-- dumbest (blonde this season who couldn't pronounce "zathura" and had the team crawling under the float)
-- and so on.
5 - Teri In Cali
I love reality TV too. For some reason I don't like Survivor and some of the other more popular shows. I love Big Brother (even though I thought it was better when it had "normal" people not just models and actors), The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, and shows like those.