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tuvor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 01:15 AM
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Poll question: What's your reality-show guilty pleasure?
There are so many. Trying to keep it to the ones where there's a defined winner, so no Osbournes, for example.
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 01:18 AM
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1. Project Runway
I've only ever seen a few episodes, but that's some damn fine TV!
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 08:40 AM
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15. seconded (n/t)
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Mojambo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 01:28 AM
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2. Other - Kenny vs. Spenny
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fleabert Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 01:35 AM
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3. My name is Fleabert, and I am addicted to too many reality contests....
Top Chef
American Idol
Project Runway
America's Next Top Model
American Inventor (maybe, it depends on how the next show goes, i am iffy on this one)
Biggest Loser

omg. I am a loser. At least they are not on at the same time- I am only watching two right now, with the possiblity of adding Inventor as a third.

fucking pitiful. :-( :cry:
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njdemocrat106 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 01:37 AM
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4. American Idol
I'm so embarrassed to admit it in real life, too (and as well as I should be).
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 09:22 AM
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22. I'm not sure that's reality TV
I think it's more of a talent contest.
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LostinVA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 09:51 AM
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24. Agree
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enigmatic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 01:38 AM
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5. a tie
between "Family Business" and "Dog: Bounty Hunter"; Cousin Stevie on "Family.." is hysterical, especially when interacting w/ the "actresses", and as for "Dog", I just started watching it and although I really can't stand anybody on the show, it's got a strangely seductive pull to it that I can't explain..
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 02:20 AM
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6. absolutely none
they are garbage
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SeattleGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 02:22 AM
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7. Blow Out
Don't watch it all the time, and generally I don't like reality shows, but for some reason, this one caught my attention.
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Robeson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 02:26 AM
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8. Damn. Me too, SeattleGirl! I was gonna' post that.....
...I can't help it, I've been hooked on the show since season 1. One reason I like it, is because it is just following someone, instead of inventing false situations. It's like a documentary.
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SeattleGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 02:30 AM
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9. Woohoo, another fan!
I'm fascinated by Jonathan. Sometimes he seems like a really sweet guy, and other times he can be something of a jackass. Never know what you're going to get with him.
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Robeson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 02:39 AM
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11. Exactly....
...that's what makes the show so good. In one sense, he's a self-absorbed prick, but in another, he is sensitive to others, and is a sensitive person. You never know what you are going to get. I think that dichotomy is what gives the show its spark!

Also, I like the fact that it is documentary. It's not contrived, or pre-planned. I don't consider it a "reality show" like others, but look on it more as a documentary. It's just a show that follows the life of a certain person. One either likes him, or they don't.
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SeattleGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 02:46 AM
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13. Plus I like it that he includes some stuff from his visits to his
therapist.
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Robeson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 02:48 AM
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14. That's cool, too!....
...he makes me jealous that I don't have a therapist!...;-)
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LostinVA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 09:54 AM
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26. Oh, it is totally pre-planned... I think it's worse than any other show
And I watch alot of them. THe first season was pretty straight-forward, but now? OMG... so cheesy. That's why I love it!
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LostinVA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 09:52 AM
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25. Jonathan is such a cheesy (gay) camera ham (gay) that I love
to watch him (gay). Especially the Babraham Lincoln hair.

Oh, btw... he is soooo gay.
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 02:39 AM
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10. I don't watch any of them
:)
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 02:42 AM
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12. Neither do I.
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 08:41 AM
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16. The Amazing Race
although I haven't watched any episodes this season yet.
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Pool Hall Ace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 08:42 AM
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17. My husband tapes Cheaters, and now I'm hooked.
Sleazy, I know. :blush:

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LostinVA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 09:55 AM
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27. I occasionally watch that (once every two months or so)
I feel skeevy watching it, but it's soooo interesting, too.
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Bridget Burke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 08:43 AM
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18. I don't watch any of those, but...
I like the decorating & makeover shows--which are also actually reality TV. A new season of What Not To Wear starts this week on bbcamerica TV.
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seemunkee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 08:56 AM
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19. What Not to Wear
now that Project Runway is over.
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Dolomite Donating Member (689 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 09:03 AM
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20. None of the above: TUF3
As in "The Ultimate Fighter 3" on Spike.

That show kicks ass! And it's even better this saeson because they're going to stop having lame-ass elimination challenges to see which team gets to pick who fights who. It was so-MTV and pointless; now they just start it all off with a coin toss.

THe talent they've got this year is much more refined as well.
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Magrittes Pipe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 09:05 AM
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21. Hell, ANTM may be the only network show I watch on a regular basis.
:shrug:
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progmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 09:23 AM
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23. the amazing race
it's the only one i watch willingly. :)
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LostinVA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 09:57 AM
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29. It's a great show -- and I watched it before the ratings were good
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Sugar Smack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 09:57 AM
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28. I liked "Boot Camp" when it was still on.
:blush:
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LostinVA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 09:58 AM
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30. OMG!!!
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Sugar Smack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 10:00 AM
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31. YOU TOO????
:wow: :rofl: :loveya: :patriot:
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LostinVA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 10:01 AM
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32. Errr.... no.... NEVER!!!
I did, at least, never watch "Temptation Island" or "LOve Cruise"... and that's true.
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kwassa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 10:10 AM
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33. Wife Swap (the contest ones bore me)
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marzipanni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 11:23 AM
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38. My son and I like to watch either of the two wife swap shows sometimes
Edited on Mon Apr-10-06 11:24 AM by marzipanni
while my hubby DU's and tsk-tsks us from the next room. ;)
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Catchawave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 11:07 AM
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34. Food Network Food Challenges
are fun to watch. I like their Next TV Chef Star competition too, I'm rooting for Guy (the white spikey hair)
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Coventina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 11:13 AM
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35. Nanny 911 & Supernanny
I don't know why, but I just love those shows!

:spank:
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marzipanni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 11:42 AM
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42. My 11-year-old son and I catch those occasionally
They can get pretty hairy, but always seem to have a happy ending.
If I were a high school teacher involved in some kind of Health class I'd show a few "Nanny" tapes to my class. I'd stop the tape at the point of highest tension, and have a discussion with the students on how to resolve the probems, then watch the rest of the tape, and discuss some more.
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Coventina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 11:44 AM
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43. Yeah, I always wonder about the families that refused to change
I'm sure there had to be some that were "failures".

I also wonder what would happen if they went back in 6 months or so, to see if the family was still "on track".
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marzipanni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 12:23 PM
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45. Well, I think you've got a good proposal for a NEW reality show
Revisit the worst cases and see how they're doing.
The same would apply for the wife swap shows, where sometimes they are awakened to the folly of their ways.
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DanCa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 11:16 AM
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36. Awhile back it was the Giligan's Island reality show.
Okay at least give me props for being man enough to admit.
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huskerlaw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 11:19 AM
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37. Project Runway & Amazing Race
LOVE THEM.

All other reality shows suck. :hi:
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mvd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 11:24 AM
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39. I have two
American Idol and Big Brother. Big Brother would be the GUILTIER pleasure of the two.
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CanuckAmok Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 11:25 AM
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40. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Just about the perfect balance of treacle and power-tools.
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derby378 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 11:29 AM
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41. My all-time favorite from any reality show...
Charla, the Syrian-born dwarf and cousin of Mirna from a past season of The Amazing Race. This woman is something else.

I'd say that's my favorite show of all, but I don't always get the chance to watch it. My runner-up is The Apprentice.

Survivor has kinda jumped the shark for me. The basic premise is still a hoot, but I think some of the add-ons in recent seasons are getting silly. What they really need to do is host a season in a cold-weather climate for a change. Less skin, true, but much different survival challenges and strategies - and a much more immediate need for fire and shelter.
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 11:47 AM
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44. Trading Spouses is pretty amusing from time to time.
It's not a show I tend to watch on a daily basis but that one with the psycho Christian woman made for the best damn hour of TV in years!
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