"Reality" TV

Shows like that are the reason I just can't watch History, Discovery, or Nat Geo anymore. And the latest Alaska craze is the worst. Even on the Science channel, which is one of the better ones, you're lucky to catch something that isn't a How it's Made variant, which ran dry for me pretty quick.

 

The History Channel is nothing but trash "reality" shows. No worthwhile programming.

 

From what I understand, a lot of reality shows have a very healthy dose of scripting going on. Also, I've heard that producers meddle a lot throughout the season in order to create drama between the cast.

I agree that reality television is pretty much the cesspool of Western culture. TV execs love it though, because people watch it and it generally has lower overhead than a traditional television show. I rarely watch cable, but I do like the shows like Ice Road Truckers and similar shows that highlight people doing jobs that may not otherwise be glamorous. I also like the tattoo shows. But I hate the brain-rot reality stuff like Honey Boo Boo and Jersey Shore.

Believe it or not, a few decades ago, the first couple of seasons of The Real World were very exciting and groundbreaking television. Unfortunately, the average reality show (including the contemporary seasons of The Real World) has nowhere near the artistic or cultural merit that the early Real World seasons had.

 

And, what's with all the swamp people shows that are so bad they need captioning to know what they are saying?

 

If I cut the cable I can buy more equipment with the money I save. Hoo hoo

 

Production companies are getting massive tax breaks from the state of loose-e-anna to shoot there.

Al-a-bammie is currently debating trying to ace loose-e-anna by passing legislation giving larger tax breaks to lure the production companies here.

So don't be too surprised if next year cable gets flooded with titles like:

"Bubbas Beer and Drivin 4 bies inta tha crik ye haw"

Or perhaps a more ethereal program such as:

"Why the University of Alabama really is God's team"

Maybe:

"The Updyke Chronicles. Episode one: The Curious Case of Death on Toomers Corner"

 

I was pretty sure I read somewhere that Pawn Stars had a guy selling a guitar and the "expert" who came into evaluate the guitar was the actual owner, he didn't sell they just wanted to show his axe.

I knew a guy on a reality dating show and while the date was mostly real it was definitely staged, including his likes and dislikes and what he looks for in a girl.

 

How It Made got old pretty quickly. Some of them are pretty cool but there are others that aren't even interesting. But it's educational to a point so at least there is some integrity.

The good thing is that The Science Channel actually plays a lot of stuff about the universe, which is always a treat. I still have some mini series (Alien Encounters, I think) on the DVR about how the world would react to aliens visiting and what it might end up being like. It was fun to watch and parts of it seemed incredibly realistic (mostly the pre-arrival stuff like how it would spread over social media and what reactions different people would have). That's the kind of programming that I enjoy because it takes facts and theories and spins them in with science fiction.

 

That was an excellent miniseries. And Through the Wormhole is one of the best shows on TV.

 

I love "Alaskan Ice Road Arm Fishermen"...don't tell me it's fake

 

Meet the Tanners:

 

I dunno man, I can watch that show for hours. I like learning how things work and how they're made to work the way they do, so shows like that interest me a lot.

 

You can ask that question, or you can ask yourself why youre wasting your time watching that nonsense enough to have seen the same deal go down twice in the first place.