Doesn’t anyone realize that they’re not watching reality TV?
Survivor, Fear Factor, The Apprentice, The Bachelor…
They’re game shows.
Just packaged differently, like those salads in a bag that get us to pay four times as much for lettuce.
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Arethusa added these pithy words on Jul 06 05 at 12:53 pmThe Apprentice was ok the first time around, mostly because of the assignments, but it’s really a one-trick pony. I haven’t watched any of the other “reality” shows.
I’m not really interested in what you have to say about this though, I want more Paige!
Happy Steve added these pithy words on Jul 06 05 at 1:27 pmWhat annoyed me a while back was when Alex Trebek kept calling Jeopardy a “reality show”, trying to jump the bandwagon of its popularity. I know he did that at least twice at the start of the show. Hasn’t done that anymore thankfully.
brando added these pithy words on Jul 06 05 at 2:51 pmPersonally I liked them better when they were called ‘talkies.’ You’d never catch Al Jolson with a bag of that pre-packaged, non-union lettuce. Oh, Mammy! Now Valentino, that was a one prick tony.
Natalie added these pithy words on Jul 06 05 at 7:32 pmOh my God, he said “Oh, Mammy!”
I just lost control of my overactive bladder.
When I say 'Ed Ad', Ya'll say 'one love', ED AD! added these pithy words on Jul 09 05 at 1:19 amThis is ridiculous! You’re all ridiculous! I constantly fight everyday to win a rose from a slutty mildly attractive woman and an internship from the Donald and I eat random live insects and grubs from around my apartment… and I live on an island! … well, not the last one, but you’re all ridiculous!
P.S. “Oh, Mammy!” is my patented catch phrase through the year 2008 and I will thank you all not to use it without the expressed written concent of the NFL. good day.
Becky added these pithy words on Jul 10 05 at 10:31 amGood point, esp. when you know the producers are off-camera giving out “tips” to make the show moer interesting.
:: jozjozjoz :: added these pithy words on Jul 13 05 at 2:57 pmSo would something like “The Real World” (no prizes involved) be “true reality TV?”
Just wondering.
fin added these pithy words on Jul 15 05 at 4:00 pmI’m a sucker for reality tv…because I can’t help watching the way they’re edited…It’s the film student in me.
