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Post by toddpolt on Dec 4, 2009 22:52:41 GMT -5
Ridiculous is a subjective term. Does it mean a ridiculous concept or execution or suspension of logic and reality, or just....stupid?
For Reality TV, a good example is the infamous Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire? and The Joe Schmo Show.
The first one, well the younger kids might not remember that one, but basically all these women compete for the right to marry a total stranger. Yes legitimate marriage license for his money, for a national TV audience. Huge ratings monster, but the controversy (and outright stupidity) prevented more episodes.
The second, a guy thinks he's on a generic reality TV game show (ala Big Brother), except we the audience are in the joke that this is a complete prank on him. The guy supposedly finds out the truth in the season finale. Supposedly. Surely I'm not the only one who questioned the sincereity and honesty of that set-up.
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Post by wrasslinmachine on Dec 5, 2009 3:09:16 GMT -5
Such as that reality show where children ran their own town...I forget what it is called but that was just plain dumb and dangerous.
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Post by Jonathan Michaels on Dec 5, 2009 3:18:10 GMT -5
The Joe Schmo Show was quite enjoyable.
Plus it gave us Kristen Wiig.
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Post by Rorschach on Dec 5, 2009 3:19:26 GMT -5
All of them. They're all damn ridiculous in their own special little way, and anymore, such as the case was with the Heene family...they're just an excuse for obnoxious assholes to get their fifteen minutes in the spotlight by doing absolutely NOTHING of value.
This goes QUADRUPLE for each and every "reality" show on MTV and VH1, especially those shows like 16 And Pregnant and My Super Sweet 16.
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Post by Ultimo Chocula on Dec 5, 2009 3:30:41 GMT -5
How bad does a reality show have to be that even by the genre's standards it's a catastrophe? The answer is Chains Of Love.
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Post by Young Game on Dec 5, 2009 3:52:02 GMT -5
"The Joe Schmo Show" would have lasted, at most, an episode and a half if I were the schmo.
I recognized that one girl from the "Wishmaster" movie right away.
My vote goes for "The Real Housewives Of ______".
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Post by Triple Kelly on Dec 5, 2009 4:24:18 GMT -5
First thing I thought of was the "Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire?" show. There was also one called "Married By America" that was abysmal.
And of course there's "Temptation Island", which should've been called "Who Wants To Cheat On Their Spouse and Get Gonorrea?" Real classy and creative, that FOX network.
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Post by Rorschach on Dec 5, 2009 4:28:21 GMT -5
First thing I thought of was the "Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire?" show. There was also one called "Married By America" that was abysmal. And of course there's "Temptation Island", which should've been called "Who Wants To Cheat On Their Spouse and Get Gonorrea?" Real classy and creative, that FOX network. Yeah, but they have nothing on MTV, which basically tells its young audience that if they're girls, they ought to aspire to be stupid spoiled whores and get knocked up, and if they're boys, they should be the biggest, most obnoxious bags of douche walking the planet. |
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Post by Dave at the Movies on Dec 5, 2009 9:48:36 GMT -5
Any of those VH1 reality shows where they get their own reality show based on just being on an earlier one without being famous or anything.  |
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Post by Triple Kelly on Dec 5, 2009 10:01:15 GMT -5
First thing I thought of was the "Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire?" show. There was also one called "Married By America" that was abysmal. And of course there's "Temptation Island", which should've been called "Who Wants To Cheat On Their Spouse and Get Gonorrea?" Real classy and creative, that FOX network. Yeah, but they have nothing on MTV, which basically tells its young audience that if they're girls, they ought to aspire to be stupid spoiled whores and get knocked up, and if they're boys, they should be the biggest, most obnoxious bags of douche walking the planet. People still watch MTV?  |
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