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Reality TV

Good or bad?

I was LMAO at the Amercian Pop Idol. I only normally watch the auditions then give up once they have the potentials. Then I ended up watching Celeb fit club which I got into cos Freddie Star was in it and he had me in stitches this wk with his 'Wind prob' :laugh:

Anyway just curious to know if anyone else watches these types of progs? The last great one here was Shattered where the contestants had to stay awake a wk. Though they did give them a couple hours kip each day. :)
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  • MartianDustMartianDust Elite Ranger
    OMG thats cool! I just become an Earthforce officer! So where's me badge?! ;)
  • JackNJackN <font color=#99FF99>Lightwave Alien</font>
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by MartianDust [/i]
    [B]OMG thats cool! I just become an Earthforce officer! So where's me badge?! ;) [/B][/QUOTE]

    Boom tomorrow...

    No Boom today... ;)
  • JackNJackN <font color=#99FF99>Lightwave Alien</font>
    Concerning Reality TV I don't favor very much of it. I used to watch survivor in the first seasons, but it got progressively worse after Outback, AU . I will watch the All-Star one for a little until I get bored.

    Only because Rupert needs a second shot, and a fan base! ;)
  • MartianDustMartianDust Elite Ranger
    I watched Survivor too. Only the first one of these was good. I even entered a comp and won to see them in studio as they had interviews in the wk. It certainly was a behind the scenes experience when they mopped their brows. They were getting a tad sweaty, hehe!! :)

    Who's Rupert?!
  • Vertigo1Vertigo1 Official Fuzzy Dice of FirstOnes.com
    "Reality TV" is the scurge of TV that should be purged immediately, and anyone that comes up with an idea for one should be summarily executed before Fox gets wind of it.
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    Reality TV is evil. Pure evil. I can't believe anyone would find it entertaining, let alone actually want to be on one!
  • AnlaShokAnlaShok Democrat From Hell
    Reality TV is anything but real. It's all pure bullshit. You want reality, put a camera in my living room and watch my kids fight over toys, the remote, music, who got more food, who's turn it is to do dishes, etc.

    Nobody wants to see reality on TV.
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    That's cause reality is actually pretty darn boring. What people want to see is what the imagine to be other people's lives to be like. They want new sources of gossip.
  • C_MonC_Mon A Genuine Sucker
    Reality TV, YUK!!!
  • E.TE.T Quote-o-matic
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by C_Mon [/i]
    [B]Reality TV, YUK!!! [/B][/QUOTE]
    Yeah!
    And "soap" series are still on their own class even when compared to these.
  • C_MonC_Mon A Genuine Sucker
    yes, I mostly watch the evening/night shows like NYPD Blue, 24, Friends, STARGÅTE, the Jobb and the practice.
  • shadow boxershadow boxer The Finger Painter & Master Ranter
    reality TV is frikkin evil....

    "Lets get just enough money together for a prize and then torture a bunch of people in front of a camera."

    the whole bachelor bullshit... all the stupid 'challenges' etc... all bona fide crud

    I'm proud of the fact that I've only ever caught snippets of 'Big Brother' etc whilst trying to watch something else...

    they all SUXOR
  • only reality TV worth watching is Candid Camera and Trigger Happy TV. :)
  • [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by A2597 [/i]
    [B]only reality TV worth watching is Candid Camera and Trigger Happy TV. :) [/B][/QUOTE]

    YARR! Dom Joly is God! :D

    Regards
    Morden
  • I don't watch TV. :)
  • RubberEagleRubberEagle What's a rubber eagle used for, anyway?
    The Problem we have here (German speaking part of europe) is, that the TV-stations don't invest in any "real" entertainment anymore, but just make cheap reality stuff...
    I haven't watched anything on TV for a few months now (only watch DVDs and the newest episodes of my favourite TV-shows from the net ;) )
  • ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie." London, UK
    Reality TV is the work of Satan (or Sanfam:confused: i always get those two confused:D :p )

    The only one i found worth watching was that one about the SAS, where they took something like 20 or so of the fittest civilains in the UK and put them through SAS jungle training. That was class, but only cos it was about the SAS and how they do stuff
  • [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by ShadowDancer [/i]
    [B]The only one i found worth watching was that one about the SAS, where they took something like 20 or so of the fittest civilains in the UK and put them through SAS jungle training. That was class, but only cos it was about the SAS and how they do stuff [/B][/QUOTE]

    Ahh, that was "SAS: Are You Tough Enough?". It kind of puts things in perspective when the initiation training the civvies went through was under [b]half[/b] that the actual potential SAS recruits have to endure. :cool:

    Regards,
    Morden
  • CurZCurZ Resident Hippy
    Now that one sounds interesting...
  • Captain,SimmondsCaptain,Simmonds Trainee trainee
    Reality TV sucks ass. And the people whon like it should be shoot and pissed on.
  • Drazi GuyDrazi Guy Elite Ranger
    Pretty mucht he only reailty tha tI ever watch is RealTV. And MXC of course, though I guess thats more of a gameshow.
  • BekennBekenn Sinclair's Duck
    Definitely not a fan of reality TV. Unless we do what was suggested in the issue for today of my nation on [url="http://www.nationstates.net/"]NationStates[/url]:
    [quote][b]Belters Decides:
    The Great Wall of Belters?

    The Issue[/b]
    Due to the ongoing wars in neighboring countries, a recent rash of illegal immigrants have been caught at the borders of Belters, prompting many citizens to call for tighter immigration laws.

    [b]The Debate[/b]
    1. Zeke Jefferson of the Belters National Purity League says "These illegal aliens are just an eyesore with their strange customs and funny languages. Uneducated immigrants like these only worsen crime and steal valuable jobs! I say we should boot them all out on their ears and put a big fence around the country!"


    2. Jazz Broadside of the Belters Civil Liberties Union says "We must welcome these refugees from any nation into our open arms, they are fleeing one oppressive dictatorial regime in the only way they know, we must not let them think they're jumping from the frying pan into the fire!"


    3. "Hold on there, hold on people!" says Violet Hendrikson of the Belters Broadcasting company, "We don't have to take either extreme, all we have to do is make a TV game show out of it! We put deadly obstacles on the border and monitor it with television cameras! Those that make it across win freedom and citizenship, and those who don't, well, lets just say that our buzzards won't starve. We could call it 'Who Wants to be an Immigrant?'!"
    [/quote]
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    Sounds like a plan. :D
  • Drazi GuyDrazi Guy Elite Ranger
    I just re-read my post.... I am barely comprehensible. Haven't done much typing in the past year, as you can tell.
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    I was wondering about that. For a moment, I thought Simmonds had written your post for you. :D
  • AnlaShokAnlaShok Democrat From Hell
    Wow... DG. We really do show up in waves, don't we?
  • MartianDustMartianDust Elite Ranger
    Lol! Thought I may get this reaction ;)

    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by RubberEagle [/i]
    [B]The Problem we have here (German speaking part of europe) is, that the TV-stations don't invest in any "real" entertainment anymore, but just make cheap reality stuff...
    I haven't watched anything on TV for a few months now (only watch DVDs and the newest episodes of my favourite TV-shows from the net ;) ) [/B][/QUOTE]

    I agree there, that tv stations are getting away with making cheap stuff like reality soaps. But take the Shattered prog for instance being sleep deprived all wk I really think its doubtful that the contestants acted to the cameras, would just be impossible! And this was one of my faves because they were very normal ppl taking about issues that I could and alot of ppl could relate to.
    I never liked Big Brother much because that is alot of acting to cameras which I agree is false. And like Jade (loud mouth)who I could not stand! Ugh!

    But I don't mind Survival programmes where they do actually do stuff and conquer fears. Another one I like is Fear Factor. Now don't tell me you all hate this? ;) There are some cool stunts in this one, and I love it when they have to eat very putrid things, I just have to laugh at their faces!

    I've never actually seen Trigger Happy which you could class Reality. No reason, just missed out on it. :)
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    Personally, I find proper, well planned stories better than hearing about Joe Blog's life. If I was that interested in random people's lives, I wouldn't be so keen to get the hell of this rock. :)
  • WHYWHY Elite Ranger
    WHat I *REALLY* hate is when they get a show like "Who wants to be a Millionaire?" or "The Weakest Link" and call it "Reality Television" like it's something new and special, despite the fact that Jeopardy has done it better for years...
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    I don't hate that so much as the fact that such shows always attract a large audience of people who don't like thinking.
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