3. The Bachelor
More of the "women are ho's and men are dogs" brand of television programming. Take a handsome rich guy who could easily get most any woman that he wanted, then set him up in a mansion with a harem of beautiful young women who will do anything to stay for another episode. That's a sure way to build a long lasting, committed and loving relationship. Never before has a rose been worth so little.
2. The Littlest Groom
I admit that I haven't actually seen this show, as it hasn't aired yet. I have only seen the ads and read about it. So here's the idea. Take The Bachelor, and use little people. Then, like Average Joe, throw everyone a curve by bringing in average size beauties to compete against the little women. Showing different body types on TV can be a positive thing. Using those differences for shock value is nothing short of a freak show. Obviously, the series will be on the Fox network.
1. Who Wants to Marry a Multimillionaire
This show was so disturbing to audiences (which were huge), that a scheduled encore presentation had to be cancelled after numerous protests. You would have thought it was a gay union, instead of straight people who were damaging the institution of marriage. The multimillionaire turned out to be not so rich, and the blushing bride turned out to be a lying whore. Fox, which broadcast the show and then promised to never show anything so degrading again, just turned out more crap for the viewing masses.
I think the next group I'll list are the worst "let some questionable experts completely make you or your home over in a very short period of time and on a limited budget" shows. Stay tuned.
Article comments
1 - Eric Olsen
wKen, man are you preaching to my choir! Great job - the exploitation involved in these is reprehensible and viewers are complicit in making that exploitation viable. I am also sickened by the unreality of the purported "reality" shows.
2 - TDavid
Color me braindead on this one but I actually like My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiancee, and that didn't even make the cut here.
The first season of The Osbournes was good, but it has sucked since. Joe Millionaire was probably the best of the lot but the follow-up to that with the Euro-Trash was lame. Temptation Island was ok. Anna Nicole kept about 5 minutes of my attention and the rest of the list I didn't bother TiVOing.
You missed out on the show with the dudes with masks that Monica Lewinsky hosted, that one was pretty, er, interesting.
Fox has outdone themselves on some of these series and the sheer amazement of it is how anybody would sign up to do a show with them knowing they were going to be totally scammed. It shows how low some shallow people will go for the possibility of making a few bones, I guess.
They should do a follow-up on some of these shows to see how they spent their money. I'd wager that in 99.9% of the cases the money is gone within a year and the couples are separated.
3 - wKen
Remind me, TDavid, is braindead red or blue (and why is everybody copying my online identity with the initial in front of the first name)?
I liked the first season of the Osbournes too. That's why it's being pimped in the Amazon links. I also thought the Big Fat Fiance was funny.
My list is the most "degrading" shows, though. Sometimes degrading TV is very entertaining. I'm just not so sure that's a good thing.
4 - TDavid
Copying you? How long have you had this naming convention online? I've used this name since 1995, though not officially in business on the web until 1999 :) If you go back further than that, then yup, I copied you.
;)
5 - Eric Olsen
"oEric" - doesn't have the same ring.
6 - wKen
1989, but not just on the web. The lowercase w is short for my last name (williams), and is silent.
Everybody wants to be me, so I'm used to it. If Michael Jackson isn't angry with Justin Timberlake, then why should I complain. No harm. No foul. ;)
7 - Joe
I've gone by aJoe for a while, but the a is invisible and the J takes on the Spanish pronunciation.
8 - TDavid
Well, actually the uppercase "T" Is not for my last name, it is for my first, so sorry, I guess you'll have to keep looking for a more suitable clone.
I googled your name and find 17,600 results. Google me and find over 29,000. Keep at, grasshopper.
;)
9 - wKen
That makes me more rare, right?
Eric, Dawn never says "oh Eric"?
Joe, you crack me up.
10 - Doc
I nominate the entire Fox New Channel for most degrading 24 hr reality TV.