List your favorite and/or most hated reality TV show . . .

tenunda

Just list your favorite reality TV show. If you don't have one, then your most hated. If you have both, list them both.

My favorites: American Chopper. Hogan Knows Best is pretty close but doesn't quite make it to the very top.

Most hated: My Super Sweet 16 with American Idol and Growing Up Gotti taking a close second.

xenocrisis0153 · Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 5:08 am Post subject:

reality tv, eh? ok, I'm game

LIKE:
- Who Wants to be a Superhero? (I thought it was gonna be a huge gimmick, but they actually got down to the heart and soul of what it means to be a hero... I thought it was interesting and very tastefully done, I have a newfound respect for Stan Lee)*
- COPS (the original reality series!!)
- Firehouse USA: Boston (my occupation, my local city... sweet)
- Boston PD (I haven't seen it yet, but they filmed it right after I ended my internship with them, so I'm sure that I know some of the guys who will be on it)
- Airline (I like seeing customers in misery, haha. I felt bad for all the airline workers who had to suck up to these monsters)
- Worst Case Scenario (this show was interesting AND helpful... I mean, I could be attacked by a dozen alligators while riding on top of a runaway citybus going the wrong way on the highway at any moment... haha, well none of the challenges were THAT drastic)

HATE WITH A PASSION GREATER THAN MOUNT VESUVIUS:
- Growing Up Gotti (why the fork does A&E promote this trash!?!?! They are glamorizing a crime family... such a slap in the face to all the victims and their families)
- The Simple Life (Paris Hilton must die!!)
- The Anna Nicole Smith Show (oh god... who the hell finds her interesting!?!?!?!?)
- Gene Simmons' Family Jewels (is he so desperate for money that he needs to sell out... all so we can see him make fart jokes and visit his podatrist?)
- The Osbournes (not one of them have any talent... why should they have a tv show?)
- Temptation Island (way to take advantage of people's fragiles hearts and ruin so many potentially great marriages all for a quick buck, Fox. I wonder how many people killed themselves and/or their cheating spouses after getting home)

SPECIAL HONOR:
He Is My Master (ahh, a paradise full of sexy french anime maids.... wait... what? ... it's not real?....... what about Girls Bravo? no? ::cries::)

anyone interested, here's the "complete" list... though I know a few are missing: http://tv.yahoo.com/db/genre/doc.html

* an interesting story from one of the challenges of WWTBAS... one of the challenges for the four remaining contestants was to have a conversation with a prison inmate. But during the convo, they each had a task to complete... like 3 hugs, 3 hair touches, sitting on lap for 10 seconds... and... I forget the 4th. Anyway, 3 of them failed miserably because all they cared about was winning their objective, but the 4th guy actually had a touching conversation with the inmate as a fellow human being (cause when it comes down to that, we're all the same). He managed to actually learn about his inmate's life (well, the short version, haha) and got a genuine 3 hugs to complete his assigned task. That contestant ended up winning... he certainly deserved it.

ps... I moved this to the Entertainment Section
_________________

GTX: Great Teacher Xeno... my daily blog about teaching in an elementary and middle school in Japan (see right-menu)

Kimmie-chan · Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 5:49 am Post subject:

Hmmm this is something to do, while i wait for the shower instead of studying Very Happy

Thouhg I'm no overly found of reality tv

Like:
The Amazing Race--> Dunno why, but this show keeps me glued to the TV
The Mole--> This one was really good, I only ever watched one season... it was interesting quessing who was the sabotaging everything.

Hate:
Big Brother --> First on my list, coz its a waste of time....'Oh i don't have a life, so let's watch other people stuck in one house T_T puuhlease ...and Big Brother Uncut or Adults Only....pretty much Porn on TV at 8:30 where 12 year olds are still up T_T

Hmm can't think of anymore on the top of my head....
_________________
Get ready to vote for who you think is the Sexiest Anime Character!!

katsushiro · Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 9:01 am Post subject:

Something to do....

Like:
The Amazing Race--> Dunno why, but this show keeps me glued to the TV. One of the best reality shows out there.
Fear Factor--> Even though it is sometimes yuck. It is entertaining.

Hate: Pinoy Big Brother --> The Big Brother franchise here in the Philippines. What is so interesting watching people eat, bath, socialize in one house for 24
hours? This is the most non-sense reality show I've seen in my life.
_________________

誠

tenunda · Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 2:05 pm Post subject:

Oh, wow, I forgot about A Simple Life. It's just as bad as My Super Sweet 16! Evil or Very Mad

v-boi2002 · Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 7:34 pm Post subject:

sayoku · Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 8:52 pm Post subject:

i haaaaaate Big Brother with my heart and soul. im generally not interest in reality shows, so i have never seen an episode of Simple Life, The Newly Weds or whatever these pathetic producers can come up with. (YES I AGREE PARIS HILTON SHOULD DIE XENO)

i dont mind The Amazing Race and Survivor. but i get uncomfortable with their sick stunts (like eating fish eyeball...or cows testicles...*vomit*) but i guess this is one of the reasons why they are 'popular'

i watch Idol every now and then for certain contestants.

Celebrity reality shows are over-rated, they should disappear before we all egg their houses. its shows like this brings Nikki Webster back, god forbid if i ever see her again, she can appear in mens magazines all she want.
_________________
"Look at me, with my pretty bracelet and tiara... I'm a fuckin' princess!"
[img:160:122:c4b28be4ec]http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/8233/lkaedeoutplayzr5.gif[/img:c4b28be4ec]

xenocrisis0153 · Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 1:12 am Post subject:

oops, I left out two "reality" shows that I actually enjoy... though they're more like unscripted/experimental documentaries:

Ghost Hunters - creepy stuff, and they're based out of Warwick RI which is like 10 miles from here

MythBusters - blowing stuff up rocks

I've come to the conclusion that anything with teenagers in it will make me want to kill my tv. That's right... I'm looking at you, My Super Sweet Sixteen.
_________________

GTX: Great Teacher Xeno... my daily blog about teaching in an elementary and middle school in Japan (see right-menu)

Bowser · Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 6:14 am Post subject:

Lets see, Big Brother should just keel over and die......

I'm a Celebrity, Get me Out of Here! is just pathetic.

X Factor and Pop Idol (same thing as Aus/American Idol) I only watch when they'r showing all those crappy/funny loser singers....

The Simple Life is....well, what can I say, it has Paris Hilton in it T_T

Celebrity Love Island, and Cast Aways are the same as any other reality tv show, except in the sun.

And, well, thers so many, Im not gonna bother, they all suck. Only one Iv ever watched an enjoyed was Beauty and the Geek (both the american and brit version)

tenunda · Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 1:04 am Post subject:

Xristyan · Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 1:15 am Post subject:

if mythbusters is considered a reality show then that is my top like... its a lot more entertaining and educational than some of them out there...

a close second would be So You Think You Can Dance

a few of those that i tolerate are survivor, the amazing race, and the ultimate fighter...

what i hate with a passion would be growing up gotti, simple life and something centered on celebrities...
_________________

tenunda · Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 1:24 am Post subject:

Xristyan · Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 1:52 am Post subject:

Most Haunted i think is for those twisted thrill seekers.. Very Happy

though most other shows can give you that... this one apparently doesn't have much danger.. Very Happy

these people think that a little possession by a ghost is tolerable than eating cow tounge or testicle.. Very Happy

_________________

silverkitsune · Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 8:18 pm Post subject:

Like: I dunno if this is a reality show, but my favorite would be Survivor Man. Some Canadian guy going around remote places and trying to survive for several days and filming the process himself.

Hate: That Paris Hilton one... A Simple Life was it? I hate her so much. She has an intelligence comparable to a primitive tape worm.

TrueAncestor · Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:35 pm Post subject:

Personally I think just the genre "reality TV" is an oxymoron in and of itself. But thats beside the point. Ever since the first wave of them came out, I have thought it was one of the worst things to defile my television screen. For the most part at the very least. However, there were a few exceptions to this rule, which were......

Fear Factor - It was hilarious to watch how low people would stoop to make a quick buck. Julie cant stand the eating gross stuff, but I find it to be HILARIOUS. Damn good hour of people doing stupid stuff for money.

The Mole - This was a very interesting spin on "reality" as it were. Putting people against each other to find out who the traitor among them was very intriguing. It got stupid after they introduced useless celebrities in the mix, but the first 2 seasons were great. I only wish it was still on.
_________________
Miku Miku!!
[img:80:120:eb3b969399]http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/6048/dancingmikudr2.gif[/img:eb3b969399]
[img:450:150:eb3b969399]http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/8021/home212uo0.jpg[/img:eb3b969399]