When Will All This "Reality Tv" Madness End? (1 Viewer)

Luis Esp · Mar 11, 2003

Have'nt we had just about enough of all these "reality" shows?

After watch SNL this weekend with their spoof "Who Farted?", I'm surprised FOX hasn't ran with this idea.

Now we have a new edition of "The Bachelor" and coming in April, we have "Mr. Personality" where the female contestants date men who are wearing masks and the women can only decide who will be a potential mate by their personality.

It's bad enough now that new tv shows are being pushed aside for these "shows" and even tried and true shows are given little air time over the last few weeks.

And don't even get me started on "The Family". How tired are these stereotypes with the Italian-American family from Jersey?

Imagine if they had chosen a family of a different background? Yikes! the crap would have really hit the fan!

Robert Ringwald · Mar 11, 2003

Tell me about it. It's horrible. I never watched one before. I just don't think they're interesting. I'm fearing that in 20 years...they're going to be the only things on TV.

Carl Miller · Mar 11, 2003

Count me among those annoyed that these shows are coming at the expense of original "fictional" programming. I've sampled a few of these reality shows and I just don't find it entertaining at all.

Robert, I'm sure this won't last more than a year or two. Any time the networks flood the programming as they're doing with reality TV, there's a backlash. That Regis millionaire show is a perfect example. Once it was aired 4 times a week, it sank almost as fast as it became popular.

Chris Brunner · Mar 12, 2003

More is STILL coming. I have a friend who just auditioned for a proposed new reality show. SURPRISE!!! It's about "love and dating". :rolleyes

C

Paul E. Fox II · Mar 12, 2003

These shows will end when the ratings start to drop. Right now, even the bad ones are getting better ratings than the "normal" fare on TV and are MUCH cheaper to produce so you can expect to see them for quite a while.

Jason Seaver · Mar 12, 2003

It'll happen just as soon as people stop watching them. A lot of people - these things are so cheap that they don't have to do especially well to be cost-effective.

As to when that will happen? I couldn't guess. Maybe when the next fad hits, or when something truly disturbing happens on one.

MickeS · Mar 12, 2003

Didn't we just have this discussion in another thread?

Here's an article about "Reality TV" from the latest Entertainment Weekly. It's a round table discussion with some writers and producers, sort of interesting to hear their insider views of it:

http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,4...eality,00.html

/Mike

Stephen Heath · Mar 12, 2003

ROFL, thanks for reminding me of the SNL spoof. Did you also see the one later in the show... "I'm A Celebrity Who Farted"?

To be honest, I was hoping they'd throw Sean Connery in, after all, he does a great job on Celebrity Jeopardy =p

ChuckDeLa · Mar 12, 2003

coming in April, we have "Mr. Personality" where the female contestants date men who are wearing masks and the women can only decide who will be a potential mate by their personality

I remember when this was called "The Dating Game".

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Jordan_E · Mar 12, 2003

I was going to start a "I HATE REALITY TV" thread but thought it was too biased on my HATRED of these pathetic programs. This is why new shows like MIRACLES catches my attention, because there is some imagination behind it, other than some group sitting in a room and brainstorming how to get (A) 'good' looking girl to (B) date (C) marry (D) 'good' looking guy.

Chris Lockwood · Mar 12, 2003

> we have "Mr. Personality" where the female contestants date men who are wearing masks and the women can only decide who will be a potential mate by their personality.

Picking a mate based on personality? That's sick!

Rhett_Y · Mar 12, 2003

When Will All This "Reality Tv" Madness End?

not freaking soon enough.....good god I hate them all, haven't seen a one........and I am very proud of that fact...........Thank god for my dvd collection.........

R~

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Jason Seaver · Mar 12, 2003

good god I hate them all, haven't seen a one........

Spot the logical error in this argument!

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Jeff Jacobson · Mar 12, 2003

quote:
good god I hate them all, haven't seen a one........

Spot the logical error in this argument!

Unless the commercials are misrepresenting what the show is about, you can judge whether you like them or not based on the commercials. If you're watching a commercial for a reality show and you're thinking "I'm sick of this already", then you can tell whether you like it or not.

The networks like these shows because they are cheap to produce. But I doubt that anyone will want to re-watch any of them. Few will want to watch these shows in syndication or buy DVDs of any of them.

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Chris Lockwood · Mar 12, 2003

> And don't even get me started on "The Family". How tired are these stereotypes with the Italian-American family from Jersey?

Notice how the logo from that show is in a font reminiscent of The Sopranos or The Godfather? I'm sure that's a coincidence.

Morgan Jolley · Mar 12, 2003

I have nothing wrong with these reality shows. If anything, it gives fictional/written programming a run for it's money, cutting out the crap and leaving only the good stuff behind. I'd much rather have some bad reality TV than a bunch of bad sitcoms or spinoff shows.

Anthony Hom · Mar 12, 2003

So long as daytime TV lives on Jerry Springer type shows and Court TV. Prime time TV will embrace these shows because they have a similar voyeuristic appeal and they are cheap to make. No writers, everything is spontaneous to a degree. They have essentially replaced the 1/2 sit-com and are starting to replace the 1 hour dramas.

TheLongshot · Mar 12, 2003

I'd much rather have some bad reality TV than a bunch of bad sitcoms or spinoff shows.

Unfortunatly, we still get those as well.

I just find there is less and less on TV to actually watch.

Jason

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Wayne W · Mar 12, 2003

How about a reality show where they take all the producers of reality shows and leave them on an island without food or water?

Wayne Bundrick · Mar 12, 2003

Oh, there will probably be a backlash when somebody on a reality show dies on-camera. Even more backlash if it is a gruesome death. And maybe the backlash will be enough to put a big dent in reality shows. But probably not. The ratings will probably go through the roof instead. Don Henley wrote a song about it about 20 years ago.

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