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- 11arrows, on 10/12/2007, -1/+41I would have thought by now that the viewing public was burned outon Reality Tv, but i guess not. I, for one, would love to see some more original comedies instead.
- crawfishsoul, on 10/12/2007, -3/+28I'll second that 11arrows. More comedies please. And make them funny. No, The George Lopez Show is NOT funny.
- nreynolds, on 10/12/2007, -0/+23"What do you think "Mind of Mencia" is for?" - I've heard it's good for a slow painful death.
- PhoenixAvatar2, on 10/12/2007, -0/+21Are you smarter than a Survivor?
- swordedge, on 10/12/2007, -0/+16Reality TV is cheap to make so they do a lot of them knowing that they can survive even with low ratings. At times, reality sucks.
- Ryosen, on 10/12/2007, -1/+15That would make a great reality show!
- PunkRampant, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14How about something else blaring through the speakers:
Head-On apply directly to the forehead
Head-On apply directly to the forehead
Head-On apply directly to the forehead - quantumHobbit, on 10/12/2007, -2/+13Noooooooo! I want stories scripted by intelligent writers not business savvy producers. I'm going to have to rely on my DVD's of Battlestar Galactica and anything Joss Whedon created for that much longer.
- DevilDunkard, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11Survivor: Mad Max Thunderdome, "Two man enter, one man leave, Two man enter, one man leave."
- Jrr6415sun, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9From what I have seen, if you actually want quality tv you're going to have to subscribe to HBO etc. Although networks sometimes produce good shows (Heroes, Lost etc.), dramas and comedies are all hit or miss with large budgets and lots of time invested. Network TV is a business.. ***** if I was in charge of decisions, most of my shows would be reality shows as well. From a business perspective, you would be crazy (and a horrible business person) not to take on projects that ge the same (or more) ratings and have 1/10th of the budget.
In my opinion I don't expect much from network television, so when I do find a good show, it's that much better. If you expect quality content, go to HBO. - DarthMalcontent, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8I always though it was said that more people vote for American Idol than vote in the US Presidential elections. The obvious solution: the next big reality show: Who Wants To Be President?
- doswarrior, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Does anyone remembering watching movies about the future or alternate universes (Stay Tuned, etc.) when you were a kid? The faux future TV shows seemed so campy and stupid. Every new reality show seems to get closer and closer to that stigma.
- ViRaZ, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9Liberty City Survivor
Are You Smarter Than A Fetus
Real Life: Constipation
Hogan's Hero's Know Best
Pimp My (anything)
Drinking With The Stars - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8I really hate reality tv.
- jboiCali, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8Pimp my box: Hobo edition
- redlemon, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8the public IS burned out on reality tv. that doesn't change the fact that the public is also addicted to television and will watch whatever drool comes in through that one eyed monster.
p.s. @ dantetheinferno : people that know someone out there will like something as stupid as "are you smarter than a 5th grader" - sinurgy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6I'm still extremely perplexed by the use of the term "reality" in Reality TV!
- 1911wolf, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7And the jackasses wonder why less and less people are watching TV?
- APHughes, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8For ***** Sake please knock it off already! How many more people will you be putting into humiliating situations for ratings. Give scripted shows and talented actors some work already!
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6They're fast and cheap. And you don't have to worry about overpaid actors or writers. A good drama or sitcom can be a lot more profitable, but it's a riskier venture.
I can totally understand why they want to stick with them (even if I hate them). But I think it's a downward spiral as people who want to watch other types of shows are driven away to HBO, movies, videogames or the internet. They're just rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic, and it's going to catch up with them. - Spacecow, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9Survivor: Trapped in a Sealed Room with that Geico Cavemen Sitcom Blaring Constantly
Last person to commit suicide wins! - Rammsteined, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8Kill me now, before it gets any worse!
- quantumHobbit, on 10/12/2007, -4/+9original comedies tend to die painfully. Think Arrested Development and more recently The Knights of Prosperity.
- Dugg2Death, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7So, am I the only one who hates every reality tv show? All of them, every... single.. one. For that matter 9/10 of all tv programming. The same rehashed sit coms and dramas (now new and improved by putting them in 15 different cities and spreading them out through the week).
- gregmo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Drinking with the Stars. Hosted by David Hasselhoff and his daughter.
Perhaps "PedophIsle" A young boy is forced onto an island with 20 adults. 10 are pedophiles and the rest act like them. Each week there is an elimination. If the last one standing is a normal person, then the young boy wins. If it's a pedophile...well... - ahhell, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I propose "Who wants to kill a TV executive?".
First up would be the FOX ***** that cancels shows before 10 eps have aired. - Samiyam, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Do any of the new reality shows prominently feature Lawn Darts? If not, then why bother?
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -4/+8Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
- AnotherCanadian, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6***** blog spam
http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2007-05-07-reality-TV_N.htm - Cheeseness, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4No, but generally speaking, we don't read the comments for stories like this (and everybody who does is keen on digging us down).
I've got enough "reality" in my workplace and at home to suit me fine. I don't need to watch other people do day to day stuff in a glass box that everybody pretends is a real environment. - Yoshi39, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Well what you call nerd shows tend to be very good IMHO. Some examples
Firefly: I kept hearing about how great it was and how sad it was that it was cannceld so I diceded to check it out, it is now my favorite show of all time.
Stargate SG1:Since this was the ultimate nerd show (if there is such a thing) I decided to watch one episode simply to be able to make a good argument about how poor it was ergo I was hellbent on disliking it. I managed to get hooked and now it is one of my favorite shows (I'm currently on season 3 so no spoilers please)
Other cancelled show I really like: Dark Angel, Futurama, Family guy etc - TheG2, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Amazing race is just interesting though.
Theres something about that show that seperates it from other shows. I'm just glad it was revived after its first season. - dagamer34, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5It's because Americans will actually stand to watch idiots paid to be themselves on TV that we still have to put up with reality TV shows. I wish I could kill Survivor and American Idol before they became popular. Maybe then networks wouldn't disrespect my TV during summer so badly.
- ahhell, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3As if that guy isn't annoying enough on UFC. Also, how would you fit his gi-normous head on the screen?
- SpaceMonkeyZero, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Joe Rogan on shrooms. That would be worth watching...
What a psycho - k4st, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3The Jailed Life, with Paris Hilton?
- hplasm, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Celebrity Deathmatch. Reality version.
I would PAY to watch that |-> - brundlefly76, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3All I want to know is:
WHO'S GONNA TRAIN ME?
http://acceptable.tv/videos/1691-Who-s-Gonna-Train-Me- - etnu, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Yeah, because lord knows there's nothing more realistic than being stranded on a desert island with a camera crew and 5 extremely hot women.
- harvinator24, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4How about a joe rogan show, i would watch that.
- geecheegirl, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5"Are you smarter than a fetus?", "Drinking with the stars"
ROFLMAO - redlemon, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3@hdtvdust:
reality shows only have to go for one season, it's hit or miss but you can bet your ass someone will watch at least when it starts. plus they fill up prime time with reality shows, and people watch whatever is on during prime time (hence it being called "prime time"). if they do poorly at the end of the season, they can cancel it (the amazing race) or switch it up (survivor). the cast isn't permanent and neither are the writers, so its that easy for television stations to fill our sets with random ***** every season trying to get us to watch commercials. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -4/+61. make more reality shows
2. ????
3. profit!!!!!!!!!!!! - Mc_Carter, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1well as long as we cancel all the good shows so this can be on tv.
- trollick, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I understand your frustration fellow diggers. Thank god I have one of those fancy TVs that allow me to change channels, so it is not an issue for me personally.
- giveer, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2It's not purely the public's fault for so many reality TV shows. They are a production studio's DREAM. No actors, no script-writers, no need for rehearsing, no hours of re-takes, no shooting "deadlines", no need for continuity - NOTHING:
1) Get a film crew.
2) Get a 'grand prize'
3) Audition some contestants.
3.5) Optional "experts" oversee or visit to make it interesting - or judge.
4) Hire a DAMN good editor.
There. You now have a TV show. - For a fraction of the cost. Studios will *forever* love it. Problem is, people really WILL watch just about anything - and studios know it. The ONLY way to lessen reality TV on the air is to get friends to STOP F**KING WATCHING IT. - kaniz, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I knew that canceling my TV was a good idea. The past while I have been spending more time channel surfing then I have actually watching TV, and when I do settle on a show, its more a matter of 'settling on something that I tolerate' than 'watching a show I actually enjoy'. Its not that I hate ALL reality TV - there are a 1 or 2 shows which I do enjoy watching (Yes, I do like Project Runway), but as a whole - I just do not enjoy TV anymore.
American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance, (something) with the Stars, Amazing Race, Survivor, etc, etc - just zero interest. And, to be 100% honest - even the current big scripted shows like 24, House, CSI, Heros, Prison Break, Lost etc don't appeal to me at all.
While not watching TV keeps me out of the loop on the office 'water cooler' talk, I don't really mind that much. - cheesegrits, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1The reality is that I do not watch network TV at all, have not for the past 2 years. I would rather pay a monthly fee and watch what I want to watch when I want to watch it. Reality TV is for those folks who are not interested in their own life. "Idiocracy" was a prophecy as well as a comedy.
The shallow end of the gene pool strikes again. PT Barnum was a very smart man. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3Just imagine for a moment, consumers of TV having the ability to spamblock. Just watch a TV show, and if you don't like it, *CLICK* you'll never have to see it again.
...in a few years. I can smell a massive restructuring of TV entertainment just around the corner. A lot of heads will roll.
Hell, imagine all programs being available, without adds, on some kind of P2P not US based networking system. If you want to see something, just download it.
I won't miss current TV programming for a second. - S0m3dud3, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2If this means more "Big Brother" and "I'm a celebrity, get me out of here" crap then I am going to blow up the TV...... I mean, seriously, I must be the only one in the house who doesn't like these sort of shows......
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