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Post by siegeshot on Dec 21, 2004 19:13:18 GMT -5
I write this, because still to this day some of the best reality shows do not have dvd's of them released. I only have a minute, so I am going to add more thoughts to this later. Does anyone remember Boot Camp, or Murder In Small Town X? Two very good reality shows in my opinion a few years back. Boot Camp only had one spin off, which was Celebrity Boot Camp and I almost missed it the night it was on but luckilly was channel surfing at the time and found it, and I think Coolio won it which I think was pretty cool. And the winner of Murder In Small Town X was a firefighter that got killed in the 911 horror trying to save people. He was a NY firefighter.
Those were both very very awesome reality shows that sort of pushed the genre, I'd love to talk about them, and any others more if anyone else is interested. Talk to you all later!
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Post by dajaymann on Dec 21, 2004 20:55:50 GMT -5
I'll save my Reality Shows Are The Bane Of Humanity rant for later, and go along with this.
I've only witnessed snippets of this show, but I find the A&E show Dog - about bounty hunter Mark "Dog" Chapman - extremely compelling. I mean, the dude has the god emperor of all mullets, and he goes and lures fugitive rapists back into the states so they can get totally busted. It's awesome!
Everything else reality-related on the tube today is crap. However, there are some shows from that first wave of reality tv (siegeshot's two examples come from this phase, if memory serves me correctly) that weren't totally devoid of thought or morality. I remember watching a series on Navy Seal training that was very compelling and very good.
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Post by TheOogieBoogieMan on Dec 21, 2004 22:37:17 GMT -5
The only reality show that I've watched almost consistently is Survivor ("almost consistently" because I stopped watching it for a while after the third season, but luckily returned to witness the almighty Rupert).
I don't really watch any other reality shows; the very few others that I have tried to watch (My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss, The Real Gilligan's Island), I lost interest in.
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Post by TheLuckyOne on Dec 21, 2004 23:02:48 GMT -5
Not much of a fan of reality shows, to be honest; the only two I've watched with any regularity were Boot Camp (man, I would've whipped all their butts, too... wimps) and my current weakness, The Biggest Loser. I don't know, I think I like it because it really is regular people getting to better themselves, rather than whiny backstabbers competing for money, bloodthirsty business sharks competing for a job, or catty singles competing for a fake relationship. I mean, yeah, there's a cash prize, but everybody has really been a winner so far, and there's been some fun challenges. Plus the whiny chick got booted last week, so that's good. And yes, I am a sap. So sue me.  -D |
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Post by siegeshot on Dec 22, 2004 19:15:50 GMT -5
I saw an eppy of the biggest loser. I think it was the first eppy. I was sooooooooo drawn in! I thought that show was great. Unfortunately I have school that day, so it made it hard to follow along but I really liked the premise. Also the follow up thing was so cool, I was hoping so much they'd put that in there and they did! My big fat whatever fiance was really funny too, watched almost every episode of that and found it simply hillarious. There was another one on called Mad Mad House that I really liked, we'll talk about that one more later if anyone is interested. About Dog, I really wanted to see that but I can barely find the time to watch TV. Does he do some really cool stuff on there? I saw the previews for it and it looked AWESOME. Oh yea, btw. Rupert is the awesomest survivor player ever, and before that one even started and I saw his video bio I knew he was destined for greatness. Then the first episode where he steals the other teams things. PRICELESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ok gtg again sorry  |
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Post by duckie on Dec 22, 2004 22:16:12 GMT -5
I saw part of an episode of Biggest Loser, and while I commend the premise, it just didn't suck me in. I hadn't seen Caroline Rhea in quite a long time, and was surprised by how she looked. But that's not what bothered me... it was really the attempt to make it climactic by having everyone weigh in at the end of the episode, and cutting to the break before we found out if the last person had lost the 12 pounds his team needed. That just couldn't hold me over the commercial break. But, it's a reality show that I could appreciate, simply because it can have a positive outcome on everyone who participates in it. The reality show that I enjoy watching (when I happen to see it's on) is The Amazing Race. It doesn't stoop to the levels that some of the other reality shows go to, in order to gain ratings. It's a pretty solid show in its own right. Oh, and I'm not sure if these count as reality shows, but I'm totally sucked in whenever Junkyard Wars, Robot Wars, or any similar shows are on.  |
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Post by Al on Dec 23, 2004 0:37:25 GMT -5
My favorite of all time is the first season of The Joe Schmo Show. I suppose it's not technically reality tv, since Matt (aka Joe Schmo) is the only person on the show who isn't an actor, but it was brilliant from start to finish and I'm proud to include it in my DVD collection.
I was also completely sucked into the first Survivor, because it was so different from everything else on television at the time, and American Idol, because even though I'm not a fan of pop music, I still enjoy listening to people who can sing. Other than that, I got tired of the endless knockoffs pretty quickly.
Al
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Post by siegeshot on Dec 23, 2004 1:43:58 GMT -5
i gtg in a sec again, but I liked american idol because i HATE people that cant sing, but think they can. those of us that KNOW we cant sing really hate people that cant sing but think they can  also, I don't know what people see in the amazing race. what do you see in it that draws you to it and keeps you watching. The races just dont seem amazing to me. now if they had to race across mars, or race around lost in subways under the earth or race around in a giant rat maze that'd be cool. but i still dont think i'd watch any of them. maybe the giant rat maze one. i dont like being under ground. saw this skerry movie once when i was a kid. and hated under ground ever since. |
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Post by TheOogieBoogieMan on Dec 23, 2004 11:58:05 GMT -5
The only times I watch American Idol are the very first episodes of each season, just so I can watch and make fun of all the really crappy singers, and to watch the judges laugh at them and stuff. After that, it doesn't really matter to me.
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Post by siegeshot on Dec 23, 2004 14:39:36 GMT -5
Same here, but what they REALLY need to do, is show the pre pre pre pre auditions, the ones where they go through the 500,000 people lined up in -20 degrees for 3 days with no showers food or tooth brushes, and watch them try to sing, cuz like 9/10 of those people get thrown out, and then it seems like about 95/100 people get thrown out by the 3 person team. so those initial 9/10 people that get thrown out must suck even more.
so i dont see why its fair that we dont get to see them. why dont we make our own show called american suckage. and see who the crappiest singer is, and dont have anyone vote. just have lots of crappy singers every week. yea!!!! mwahahaha! and all the sucky singers vote each other off every week! then they fire each other too! then theres immunity challenges! yea yea yea! and then they have to have a race, to see who gets to spend the night in the house with their big brother! then together they can solve a murder in boot camp! then they try to marry a fake husband, thats really an actor, that doesnt know the jokes really on him when his boss turns out to be a fake! and his boss thinks hes working for trump... but its not really trump its..... jeff probst!!!!!!! yea!!!!!!!!
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Post by dajaymann on Dec 23, 2004 19:37:28 GMT -5
Speaking of American Idol and people singing badly, I breifly considered doing a bit or contest on my radio show every week to coincide with the forth season of American Idol. I was going to call it "William Hung Idol" and get some submissions (probably email) from people who cannot sing but aren't afraid to show it. I'd record them trying to sing, play a deprecating sounder from Simon Crowell, and they'd get some stupid prize. It would be entertainment, in the twisted Jay style.
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Post by siegeshot on Dec 24, 2004 3:23:49 GMT -5
yea the whole hung things was weird. because that was one of those cases, where the second i heard him sing i could just tell he was destined for something more. when simon dissed him i wanted to kick simon in the nuts for being so freaking blind. i dont know what it was. but hung had some kind of cool rhythm or something that i couldnt put my finger on, that made me instantly like him, where i hate so many other singers these days. i wasnt even remotly surprised when he got his own seperate record deal. not even slightly surprised. i think it got rubbed in a few peoples faces a bit too much, which i wouldnt have done, but it was definately deserved after how he was treated. if i had money to buy cds i woulda bought his just to support the cause ya know. the cause of us 'normal people' actually getting somewhere in the world.  |
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Post by Ms. Jellybean on Jan 10, 2005 18:21:54 GMT -5
I actually like American Idol, despite being smarter than the average bear. It gives me something to rant and rave about during class every day when they don't vote off the right people. (AHEM... John Stevens. Blech.)
I've decided to swear off the rest of reality after seeing a commercial for Who's Your Daddy? There was a Fox affiliate in my state that refused to show it. Hilarious.
Speaking of Fox, how is it that they have the most outrageous shows, and at the same time the most conservative news network? There should be a Survivor: News Anchors. Bill O'Reilly would interrupt everyone as they tried to eat the worms and whatnot. I hate O'Reilly.
But I digress...
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Post by Magill on Jan 11, 2005 13:56:24 GMT -5
I think only PBS should be allowed to do reality shows. I've loved all of their "house" shows (Manor House, Frontier House, 1900 House, etc) that I've seen. I caught one last night at 11 PM that looks like it was done by the CBC. It's called "Pioneer Quest" and involves 2 couples trying to live like the pioneers somewhere in Manitoba, I think.
Though I did think "My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss" was hilarious. Too bad they stopped showing it.
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Post by PoolMan on Jan 11, 2005 14:53:15 GMT -5
The Amazing Race. It doesn't stoop to the levels that some of the other reality shows go to, in order to gain ratings. You mean like filling its ranks with attractive women, editing scenes to create false tension, or cutting to commercial at key moments? Yeah, none of that going on here.  Actually, I like the Amazing Race, too. But I don't know if I'd differentiate it THAT much from its competition. |
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