Reality shows

[old lady]

Do you like them or not? What ideas would you like to see on T.V? I would like to see one on Mountain climbing?

 

[eliza61]

don't like em, few do I find "reality". LOl the problem is "real life" is generally not all that exciting.

 

[Luvchefmic]

Do you like them or not? What ideas would you like to see on T.V? I would like to see one on Mountain climbing?

The only ones I like, and honestly can say I am addicted to are any that have Chef Gordon Ramsay
Hell's Kitchen, Master Chef , Master Chef Jr. Gordon could do commercials and I would be hooked !

Other than that, no. No reality shows for me I can find enough drama in my own life. Although when I want real comedy I will check in on the Bachelorette

 

[Kimberle]

I'm ready for the whole category to just go away. Especially those with kids. There is no more "reality", they are scripted. To many kids are being exploited.

Unfortunately, since they are cheap to produce, I think they will be around for a long time...

 

[Squirlz]

The only ones I like, and honestly can say I am addicted to are any that have Chef Gordon Ramsay
Hell's Kitchen, Master Chef , Master Chef Jr. Gordon could do commercials and I would be hooked !

Other than that, no. No reality shows for me I can find enough drama in my own life. Although when I want real comedy I will check in on the Bachelorette

I don't really consider Ramsay's shows "reality" show. It's cooking competition with a dose of drama thrown in. Reality shows like Survivor or other crap like that I won't watch. There is no "reality". It might be mostly unscripted, but as soon as those cameras turn on they are all acting.

 

[slo]

I am not a fan and I totally avoid them.
The Kardasians (sp?) could walk into my office right now, and I wouldn't recognize them.
I know a lot of people that love these shows, but they are not for me

 

[Kitty 34]

I love my Big Brother but that's about it.

 

[Mizzoufan]

I enjoy some reality shows.

 

[Buzz-Light-Beer]

Not a fan of most of them, especially the ones that have to do with dating and marriage. I have watched The Voice and Dancing With The Stars which are more talent based reality shows that I can deal with.

 

[Luvchefmic]

I don't really consider Ramsay's shows "reality" show. It's cooking competition with a dose of drama thrown in. Reality shows like Survivor or other crap like that I won't watch. There is no "reality". It might be mostly unscripted, but as soon as those cameras turn on they are all acting.

Yeah I agree with you but Hulu calls it that so I went with that genre They can call it anything they want for 8 bucks a month

 

[powellrj]

I like several. I love all of the Top Chef ones and wish they would bring back Top Chef Masters.

 

[Jaya]

Those aren't "reality" shows; they're sheer fantasy.

A "real" reality show would feature four mothers who have gone off on a week-long spa experience. In the meantime, the four fathers have to take their place. Each father has to get three kids up for school and get them up again and get them up again. Then he has to feed them breakfast and pack their lunches, taking into consideration their individual allergies and food dislikes. He has forgotten that none of them like mustard on their sandwiches and has to start over again. He has to referee sibling fights and assure the five-year-old that she was not adopted from the zoo, regardless of what her brother says. He must find and iron a clean white shirt that the 12-year-old didn't tell him the night before that he had to wear for a band concert today. He has to dig around in the couch looking for coins because someone didn't tell him she needed $10 for a field trip this morning and he hadn't had time to get to the bank last night. He has to convince the teenage daughter that she is not going to wear that outfit to school, all the while being told that he is the worst parent in the world.

Five minutes late because he has had to clean up after the dog puked on the new chair, he has all three kids in the car. Unfortuantely, the five-year-old has shut the door on her hand and the boo-boo ceremony must be performed to its conclusion. The kids are dropped off at three different schools and he now heads to his 9:00 meeting across town. Unfortunately, he has to stop at CVS first and buy a new pair of pantyhose and put them on in the parking lot. He puts his makeup on at stop lights and, all things considered, doesn't look like a clown.

Only ten minutes late, he stumbles into his meeting only to find out it has been cancelled, luckily for him because he receives a call from his hysterical 16-year-old daughter because she has left her report at home and IT.MUST.BE.TURNED.IN.THIS.MORNING. He goes home, picks up the report, cleans up another mess of dog barf, drops the dog off at the vet for a checkup and delivers the report to his daughter who is not waiting out in front of the school as promised. He has to honk the horn until she comes out, whereupon she informs him that he has humiliated her beyond belief and she will never forgive him.

At three, he picks up the kids, drops the 12-year-old off for hockey practice, the 16-year-old off at the mall and the 5-year-old off for a play date. Then he picks up a pizza, drops it off at the house and picks up the kids and the dog. Upon reaching home, he is informed by all three that that kind of pizza is yucky and they'd rather go to McDonalds. The five-year-old cries herself to sleep because she's missing her mother, he suspects the 12-year-old is looking at porn on the computer and the 16-year-old still isn't talking to him. There's still three loads of laundry to do and the dog has puked again. Nobody has done their homework yet.

At the end of the week, the father who has imbibed the least amount of beer and hasn't started snorting cocaine wins. If they've all four started on cocaine, the one who can kick the habit first wins.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

No. I mean, I've watched contest shows like "So You Think You Can Dance" and "The Voice". I'm not sure if those counts (maybe)? But generally, I like fictional tv or actual documentaries.

 

[ashley0139]

I love how people are all "above" reality shows. Like it's something to brag about that you don't watch them. There are so many types of reality (or unscripted as they're technically called) shows it's really impossible to say you don't like them. Game shows, cooking shows, home makeover shows (House Hunters Renovation), real estate shows (House Hunters), contest shows (American Idol, Dancing with the Stars), and yes, Honey Boo Boo and the Kardashians. Extreme Makeover Home Edition gave people houses. All of those are reality. It's not something to be proud of that you don't like them. You can like Toddlers and Tiaras and still like Breaking Bad. You can watch Jersey Shore and still watch the History Channel. Liking reality shows sometimes doesn't make you less intellectual.

I just don't get the tirades against reality shows. It's all entertainment.

 

[Soldier's*Sweeties]

I love it. The crazier the better.
I am one of the few people still watching the Real World/Road Rules Challenege.

I also like Top Gear and Naked and Afraid.

 

[luvsJack]

We wstch quite a few. Total Divas, Naked and Afraid, Dance Moms, Kim of Queens, The Christleys, Duck Dynasty and several competition shows like Americas Got Talent, American Idol and the Voice.

Some of its scripted and some of it is not. Its all entertainment.

 

[Mizzoufan]

I love it. The crazier the better.
I am one of the few people still watching the Real World/Road Rules Challenege.

I also like Top Gear and Naked and Afraid.

We enjoy Naked and Afraid, We are waiting for the first Naked and Afraid baby LOL

 

[Soldier's*Sweeties]

We enjoy Naked and Afraid, We are waiting for the first Naked and Afraid baby LOL

My husband will catch me watching it and without fail he'll say, "I wonder how many of them have...."(you know).

Yes I married a 12 year old.

 

[cluvsdisney]

I'm a huge Big Brother fan and I enjoy shows like Top Chef & Project Runway.

 

[Planogirl]

I like some. I like some of the cooking shows and Property Brothers and Buying Alaska. I like Fixer Upper due to the stars. I also still watch some of the ghost shows and things about Big Foot and UFOs. Josh Gates has a great show called Expedition Unknown on the Travel Channel.

I realize that most of these if not all of them aren't reality but I find them entertaining and that's all that matters to me. I don't care for the dancing and talent shows and I'm tired of Survivor and the Amazing Race but I understand why some people like them.