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[Bakamut]

There is nothing I hate more than reality TV. Well there probably is, but you get the point. Reality TV sucks.

[Dynast-Kid]

Oh my God, how could I forget Top Chef! Easily the best food show ever! Colicchio is kind of a jerk, but I love him!

I'm also fond of ANTM and Make Me a Supermodel. Both entertaining, but like others said, ANTM is really all about Tyra looking good and generous, while Make Me a Supermodel actually looks promising!

[Laddy]

Originally Posted by Bakamut ^

There is nothing I hate more than reality TV. Well there probably is, but you get the point. Reality TV sucks.

I love Reality TV, I actually met I guy who met Teri and Ian from The Amazing Race 3/All-Stars.

[Bakamut]

Actually I just remembered one reality TV show that I do like. IRON CHEF!!! That show rules

[Heath]

Does The Apprentice count? That was a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine during the last series. Not quite sure what I made of the first episode of the latest one though.

[The Ceej]

Reality television (and more specifically, Survivor) is directly responsible for the fact there is nothing good on TV anymore. And even when something good shows upon TV, it doesn't last. This is because the ratings all go to the crap reality shows. Sure there were reality shows before Survivor, but Survivor was the one that shows the networks, "Hey, we can spend pennies on a show that's not even that well done and the idiots will watch it anyway. We don't need to spend a lot of money making a quality show that might fail when we can spend a fraction making a skullzy show that won't fail." So, they came up with reality show after reality show by asking random homeless people on the street for their reality show ideas and making them into crap television. I wish I could go back in time and kill the creator of Survivor before it gets created. There would be plenty of stuff on TV.

Originally Posted by blackmage_nuke ^

Drawn Together

The downside to that is that this brilliant and hilarious show would never exist because the genre of which it makes fun would not exist. But if that's the price to pay to get quality shows on television and get reality shows off, then so be it.

[Miriel]

There are lots of good things on television. Sure the writers strike messed things up a bit, but just wait until this summer/fall and you'll have a crapload of amazing shows to watch.

Comedy: The Office, Pushing Daisies, Chuck
Drama: Battlestar Galactica, Tudors, Dirty Sexy Money, Lost

There are plenty of crap reality tv shows, but also some really great ones as well. Have you seen the amazing creations that people on Project Runway put on in a day's notice? Do you see the kind of passion and soul that goes into the dance routines on America's Best Dance Crew? I would argue that displaying real talent to the world via the reality television medium can change people's lives. There's nothing like a bit of inspiration to kick start what could turn out to be a person's passion in life.

[The Ceej]

Do you realize that anyone who ever makes any money in the entertainment industry after going on one of these reality talent shows has most of taken from them by the show on which they went? It's in the contract they sign. They don't even have to win or even be good to lose all the money that they would make in the future. I would argue that, while it may get them known, it won't allow them to make money in the field they wish to enter. These shows shouldn't be on the air. The reason they are is that people are idiots. I see that that's the reason for a lot of things in this world these days.