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What is Your Favorite Reality Television Show?
Posted by bwhitaker • 10/13/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: favorite, pop culture, reality tv, television
Sometimes I feel really really guilty for enjoying it as much as I do, but the facts are the facts - I just LOVE reality television! In all honesty, while I consider most of it "trash TV", there are a few shows that qualify as my favorites, for their thoughtful and exciting competitive elements (eg Survivor, The Amazing Race, etc.).
If you had to choose one, which reality show would you say was your favorite?
*This question isn't intended to attract the attention of those who just want to post about how lame [reality] television is. I happen to be genuinely interested in people's responses.
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it's called 'walking to the television and turning it off'-
or i could always bash the power button with a guitar.
do me a favor and follow directions. -
that would be unusual
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Blog Catalog-
I'll second that
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Real Chance of Love and Eddie Griffins Going for Broke.. AI.-
I LOVE YOUR ANSWER!!! i really like when the dumb girls talk and they use captions like "subbeee wuudn't lyken i doon wanna go hoooome."
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While I am AVIDLY against reality TV, I am a big supporter of documentary-type production. One that I particularly enjoy (and watch via hulu.com, as I really do not have TV/cable) is 'Intervention'. I cry every time, and honestly it always makes me SO grateful and so hopeful in what people are capable of.
I also enjoyed (not sure if it's still on) Project Runway, because it is so inspirational to see new designers blossom and dig for new ideas. I started watching because a friend of a friend was on the show.-
I am a fan of the show Intervention as well. Makes me feel sane. -
Project runway is awesome! Haven't heard from the other one you mentioned, I'll look it up
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Intervention makes me weep. -
I love Intervention and Project Runway too. I also like First 48 and Parking Wars -
Project Runway is still there; it's on Lifetime now instead of Bravo. I watched it last night!
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Peter Kay's - Britain’s Got The Pop Factor And Possibly A New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly On Ice
its a parody of all reality shows and very funny. -
Kimbo Slice's The Ultimate Fighter Season 10 featuring Big Country Roy Nelson as sidekick. -
The Joe Schmo Show - Season 1 They made the Truman Show real. -
Reality Hell
I especially liked the one where the guy thought he was going to win a chance with an older widow, a cougar I think they called it. -
Wife Swap or The Bad Girls Club-
I thought is was Maury? -
that is not really a reality show...more of a talk show
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you and your west coast semantics.
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you mean English?
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Douch-e!
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for the record the Steve Wilcos Show is the best talk show
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hmm a talk show..I guess they are talking.
"You're the father"
"no I'm not"
"Yes you are"
"no I'm not- she's a slut"
"Lets get the results of the paternity test.. after the commercial" -
basically...I don't do that Oprah crap
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As I said above I really like Project runway, also Top Chef and America's next top model
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My life is a whole reality show on its own. No need to live vicariously through others.
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Small doses of any of the Real Housewives shows because I'm just amazed that these vapid , self absorbed, grossly made up, hideously augmented, nasty mymirdons of bad fashion would allow themselves to be shown to millions of people and not realize that they are being held up for ridicule. Their lack of self awareness is just one more in their legion of unattractive qualities. They offer a strong argument for anti-materialism.-
Wow! Great rant!! -
that WAS, in fact, a superb rant. almost made me feel bad for loving Real Housewives
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LisaNYC just got me into a new show on National Geographic Channel called Rescue, Ink
It's an animal rescue show
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uh...I am assuming it has something to do with tattoos too?
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now you KNOW what happens when you assume...
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no...
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yes you do liar
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Those little dogs look scared. Are they safe with those guys?
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They do animal rescue! Yes - they are safe!
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i simultaneously want to steal rachel zoe's entire closet and send her a giant box of little debbie snacks (not that she'll eat them, probably just give them to her "straight" husband rog.)-
Yes, almost everyone in Hollywood is straight. If you marry or even date someone of the opposite sex you immediately become straight. It's the magic of media. And pixie dust.
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Oh yeah!!! What was I thinking? I also die for The Rachel Zoe Project too. One question though...how is Taylor not fired every show. She is the most disrespectful thing ever!
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Those are some scary looking animals. Are they being rescued from prison?
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I believe most people are closet reality TV junkies. They just pretend to hate them. :-) "I've only seen it because my girlfriend watches." hehe
I'm loud and proud - I LOVE reality TV.
Project Runway, Survivor, Top Chef & SYTYCD are my faves. -
And Chopped.... and the Next Iron Chef.
Maybe it's a food thing? -
I'll admit that I like Survivor best! -
Dancing with the stars! -
Shark Tank. Love it.
Does American Idol count? My wife and I like that too. But we don't watch every year. It just depends.-
Shark Tank is pretty interesting, but I like the British version better. Ever seen it?
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Project Runway and My Life on the D-List. -
My favourite is by far Survivor. I love the scrambling, the plotting, the backstabbing, the secret alliances and so on.
What's great about Survivor is how unpredictable it can be (especially post-merge). One insignificant event can change the whole game around.
I enjoy Big Brother for the same reasons, but I don't follow it closely because it airs in the summer and is on 3 hours per week.
The Amazing Race is another reality show that I find very enjoyable. It's really well made and Phil Keoghan is a cutie.
I also enjoy SYTYCD (although more for the dancing element than the actual competition) and American Idol is good for laughs and giggles. -
Newsnight. -
Project Runway. Do the competition shows like that count? I love Project Runway and Top Chef. And for the one season that Blush was on (a makeup competition) I was addicted to it, but that's professional, what with the face painting.
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I watched Blush too...I thought I was the only one. It was good, but I never saw the last episode. I have no idea who won.
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What DollinNYC said. Rescue Ink on National Geographic Channel is great.
I also love Amazing Race, Top Chef, Chopped, The Next Iron Chef, The Next Food Network Star, Deadliest Catch, Survivor, Project Runway, and a few of the train wreck shows on Bravo just for the fun of it....the total freak Rachel Zoe Project and the Unreal Housewives of NYC and NJ.
And in the paranormal department....Ghost Hunters, Ghost Hunters International, Destination Truth, Paranormal State, and Psychic Kids. -
Hell's Kitchen....I love love love adore Gordon Ramsey, I watch ALL his shows...he could have a show thats all about paint drying and I'd watch it! -
Okay...has anyone (besides me) seen RuPaul's Drag Race??
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