Reality Programmes

[ghosty]

I'm personally sick of reality programmes like Survivor and the Great Race...what do you think?

[C5]

They are now beginning to pour on my country's TV channels, and I can't stand the damn things (hey they'd better air Enterprise and Voyager, at least I could have my own opinion ).

What upsets me above all is the fact that you can't seem to avoid hearing about them : not watching the programs is not enough, you have to avoid any news, friends or co-workers conversations, newspapers as well...
Nothing can drive me crazier than hearing about something I don't care about anywhere I go anything I do.

[StyroFoam Man]

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[Perrryyy]

You couldn't pay me to watch those. If I want to see strangers backstabbing each other for personal gain, I'll go out to Main Street USA :P

[Phantom]

Let me know when a Reality Show comes up that has some "Reality" in it, then I'll cast a vote.

[Robert Lai]

The majority of 'reality' television shows, particularly those featuring contestants screwing each other over for a buck, highlight only our baser instincts. Whatever teamwork or cameraderie is shown is ultimately sacrificed when contestants choose to vote a former teammate away for a shot at the prize.

Are these people worth idolizing or cheering on? Hardly.

Survivor, in particular, seems to appeal to a certain mentality. The idiot who cut you off in traffic? Zap! Off the island. The kid who isn't fast enough or smart enough? Zap! Off the island. Not tall enough, pretty enough, popular enough? Zap! Off the island.

Life doesn't work that way, and more often than not, we're not even the ones who get to cast the votes.

Bob

[REG]

They were kind of fun to watch, albeit in the US you can't go far with censorship. But like the last World Series, I am always disappointed in the end (except for maybe Survivor 2: The Australian Outback and the Amazing Race).

The "fad" (IMO) has worn off from me.

[Michael Barratt]

(a) Have never watched one, so I'm an uninformed 'loathe' vote, but...

(b) watching someone fall into and burn in a fire is entertainment? What? I thought COPS was bad enough.. Gee hon, let's gather round and have some chuckles watching someone ruin their lives...

The Doc

[REG]

Well, that was an unfortunate accident for one of the Kucha tribal members. I kind like him, especially he put on "war" paint on his face with the pig's blood. Oh, that brings back my childhood.

At least the latest incarnation got a million dollar winner I can be proud of (instead of that devious, albeit well-played Richard Hatch ... no relations to the actor who played Apollo in Battlestar Galactica).