How Much Reality is Too Much Reality?

I stopped watching when they had the naked gay guy.

LOL! Naked gay guy? I missed that one.

I don't watch reality tv. Saw one of the early episodes of Survivor, maybe one of the Bachelor, but I have no interest in that kind of programming.

The closest I come is my Sunday night viewing of Extreme Makover: Home Edition.

i wont lie--- i dont think i can ever stop watching it. it is addictive and i don't know why...

I'm with Squinney. Too much is just too much. It seems like everyone and their uncle has a reality tv show anymore. It's gone crazy! Do I care about growing up Gotti? Do I care about Britney's pregnancy? Do I care about Gene Simmons school of hard rock? Do I care about how good a dad Hulk Hogan is? Ack!!!!

I really do like Extreme Makeover Home Edition though as well. In fact, after just seeing my fiance's house that he will finally be getting back after his custody trial, Extreme Makeover is SO what is needed in that house now! In three years time, his ex has trashed it beyond recognition!

Drats! I was hoping to watch the sperm donor show with you, Lady J.

squinney, I think shows have already gone beyond "too much reality." All forms of killing and sex are available. Nothing left to the imagination.

Same here. I watched a few of them once, like the Bachelor, Survivor, Growing up Gotti, The Osbournes and some intervention type show. Once was more than enough for me and I wish there wasn't so many of them damn shows taking up so much space, while I sit here and wait for then to have a craft channel

Well, I might be able to be convinced as long as it was in your company and we didn't really tell anyone about it!

Re: How Much Reality is Too Much Reality?

I'll have to admit that the reality TV that's been cranked out in the last few years is not to my taste, but I'm reluctant to criticize others for watching it, at least publically. Each to their own, I guess.

I did just finish watching an English short series called 'The Spy', where 8 people were put through a spy training course. I guess it could be classed as a reality show. It was well done though, and intelligent.

Anyways, all this talk about reality TV brought back memories of 1960s news broadcasts where nightly we saw horrible images of goings on in Vietnam. Can't get much more real than that. I think sometimes news programs go for sensational footage, instead of just the facts. So, they could go a long ways to being more responsible. I find the BBC coverage quite good.

when all the CSI come back

Way Too Much
I used to like watching the MTV Real World shows. But now I've been so inundated with reality shows that I have no interest in watching any of them any more. The only reality TV I watch now is the news. I've had enough. I would much rather see some new sit-coms in some of the slots. We haven't had a lot of good ones since Friends and Sienfeld went off the air.

reality TV sucks"""" I have enough reality in my own life.

Too much reality?
Well, iguess it can be too much sometimes... but i guess the root of the addicting factor of reality TV is the fact that you come as close to being in the shoes of people in the shows. It presents reality in a more believable manner that could easily involve the viewers via the boob tube. Take for example, E!'s gastineau girls, sure you say (or in this case,type) "who want's to watch 2 rich chicks argue about 10,000$/mo apartments, diamonds etc... but still on the back of your mind you're curious... coz it happens in real life( maybe not on the life of the usual joe's/jane's) but it still happens... and your riding the next best seat...(which is in the second perspective) i only hope im makin sense here. lol

I'm a reality show junky, actually.
surreal life
gastineau girls
my fair brady
breaking bonaduce
simple life
survivor
real world
americas next top model

gah, shoot me :/

Oooh! reality well all i can say is that some suck, some are downright entertaining, and most of the time it's senseless, like in real life. don't you agree? Anyway what's all the buzz I'm hearin' about the gastineau girls? btw i live in a hole in the ground so don't mind me