New Reality Shows Coming Up........

[Scott]

I kinda like the "Reality Shows". Haven't taken the time to understand why. : ) I think its the closes thing to real without being real. It must be the reactions and imagining yourself going thru the same experiences as those on camera. You know what if you were in their shoes. You kinda put yourself in their place.

I respect anyones dislike of what ever show you don't like, but I have yet to hear any reasons why one wouldn't like them. Help me to understand your reasons. Any thoughts?

[jmc]

I tend to dislike them and haven't watched as much television since they became popular.  I have watched a few, but more toward the beginning of the craze.   My main beef is that I'd rather watch real actors with a real script, not a bunch of no-talent wannabes.    In the future there will be very little "classic' television from this period because studios quit doing shows with actors and scripts and just did reality shows because they cost less to make.

[Scott]

No doubt the past 10 years has been pretty bleak and unmemerable. Some of it has to do with new cable channels, but your point is a good one.

[ulthar]

Scott wrote:

>
> I respect anyones dislike of what ever show you don't like, but
> I have yet to hear any reasons why one wouldn't like them. Help
> me to understand your reasons. Any thoughts?
>

Scott,

   I cannot stand the 'reality shows,' but I it certainly does not bother me if you or someone else does.  All I have to do is not watch them, which really is not that hard.  If you like them, knock yourself out.   :)

As to why I and a few others don't like them, there was a bit of a discussion in another thread about a month ago.  In the interest of not reposting my views, here's the link:

http://www.badmovies.org/bbs/read.php?f=2&i=54961&t=54961

In brief, my view of them is that they are (a) NOT real (at all) and (b) just insultingly stupid.  And not in a fun way.

To each his own!

[JohnL]

>I respect anyones dislike of what ever show you don't like, but I have yet to hear
>any reasons why one wouldn't like them. Help me to understand your reasons.
>Any thoughts?

One of the things I hate about reality shows is that they take up space on the schedule. Networks love then because they're cheap, and that means that for every reality show that gets on the air, a drama, or comedy goes in the trash.

[Scott]

Wow, I just read THE AVERAGE JOE post. The funny thing was that I didn't even read any of that post last month because I wasn't interested in the concept of that particular show. After just reading the old post  I see the over whelming dislike for "Reality TV". Wow, I'll have to keep this a private pleasure and watch in super secret  silence. : )  Thanks for the imput.

[trekgeezer]

The Simple Life. I live in Arkansas and this is all we heard about in the paper and on the local news when it first started.  What is the deal with all these little sluts making the news constantly.

I recently saw a question in the front of the Parade magazine in the Sunday paper asking if Morley Safer from 60 minutes was going to apologize for a comment he made about the mainstream  news media being obsessed with  'the slut dujour'. His response was "Not likely!"

[t drew]

I was wondering if you knew any reality shows coming to A&E. I had some ideas. Do you know if they went to or are going to be in Vegas?

[Rombles]

Does anyone have any interest in one that is coming up next year, Rock Star?  Basically INXS are looking for a new singer, and are holding auditions all over America.....

Just curious cos I sort of know a couple of the guys in the band :-)