As I've mentioned before, I rarely watch television. However, I don't live in a cave either, so I know what started with shows like Survivor has turned into a plethora of reality shows covering subjects from everyday boredom to stuff no one with a shred of common decency would discuss in public. I have recently browsed a list of reality series. Some of them astound, even me, and I'm pretty hard to overwhelm. So, just for grins and giggles here are a few shows and a few of my thoughts on them:
Addicted: TLC has announced it has ordered Addicted, a new Intervention-like docu-reality series that will follow individuals as they struggle with substance abuse before receiving help from an interventionist.
So I'm supposed to turn on my television and watch from the comfort of my living room the same "struggle" I can see anytime of the day or night if I just take a ride to certain parts of downtown Greensboro, or any other city for that matter. I'd be much more likely to watch a show about how some of these people turned out AFTER intervention.
Brat Camp: ABC tracked the progress of nine troubled young people -- including Jada Chabot, 16, and Isaiah Alarcon, 17 -- as they spent 50 days at the SageWalk Wilderness Therapy Camp in Oregon. Filming ended in January and show is airing weekly on Wednesday night. Although it does not reveal how the participants turned out after the program, at least two have been arrested in recent weeks, E! Online said Monday.
These are not brats; these are not even juvenile delinquents. These kids are criminals. Four "brats" just like these broke into my home several years back and that's why we had to install a burglar alarm system. Again, obviously, I don't need TV to see this type of action. And it appears not everyone turns out so well after intervention.
Downfall: ABC has announced Downfall, a new game show that will have contestants answering questions atop a Los Angeles high-rise for the chance to win $1 million in cash and prizes, will premiere Tuesday, June 22 at 9PM ET/PT. Each Downfall episode will feature contestants trying to quickly answer a series of trivia questions over the course of seven timed rounds. In addition, facsimiles of all the prizes will be placed on a large conveyor belt with a pile of cash at the end ranging from $5,000 to $1 million. Once the cash goes over the edge of the building, the contestant is eliminated and the game is over. In each round, the contestants will try to answer the questions before their prizes and cash go over the edge of the 10-story building, causing them to crash 100 feet onto the street.
I used to enjoy Trivial Pursuit, especially when we played in teams because Sports and Geography are my weaknesses. And, I have been known to watch Jeopardy. Actually, I'm best at Wheel of Fortune because I'm dyslexic and I always see words with letters missing or in the wrong place or upside down, so I am constantly trying to make sense out of even the simplest of words and phrases. But, I have a little difficulty believing these people are dropping prizes and money off the top of a 10-story building in Los Angeles. There would be such a mob of people down on the street trying to catch that stuff, and that's probably where I'd be, because I damn sure am not gonna be in front of a television watching this tripe.
Jingles: CBS has announced the host and judges for Jingles, with former American Idol second-season finalist Kimberly Caldwell helming the new Mark Burnett-created reality series and Gene Simmons leading the advisory panel that will critique contestants who concoct commercial ditties for real products.
At least this might explain some of the insipid crap we hear these days. Who was the Einstein who thought Gene Simmons would be the perfect person to lead an advisory panel, ANY advisory panel? Come on! Gene Simmons? The guy from KISS? Well, at least it's not a panel on how to dress for an interview.
Worst Cooks in America: Food Network has announced Worst Cooks in America, a new culinary competition series that will pit hapless chefs against each other for the chance to win $25,000, will premiere Sunday, January 3 at 10PM ET/PT.
Actually, I love this show. I usually only get to see parts of it as Bud surfs through all the cable networks, but he watches a lot of stuff on the Food Network, so he'll stop here often just to see what's going on. These people are unbelievable. I don't even have a kitchen pass and I can cook better than any one of these contestants. They taste their sauces and then put the used spoon back in the cookpot. They play with their hair and then keep on going without washing their hands. That might be okay in your own home (and even then it really depends on the circumstances), but not when you're competing and the judges are professional chefs. This was actually a good idea for something humorous on the Food Network since most of their shows are pretty much serious.
There were many hundreds of shows on the list I was perusing. I just randomly picked a few.
I guess it's true at least some of the human race is voyeuristic. My best friend, who I consider to be smarter than the average bear, watches Jerry Springer. I cannot even begin to imagine what would possess anyone to appear on that show. Even if I were shtupping both my brothers, my brothers-in-law and my husband's best friend, I would not get on national television and tell the world about it while my husband stands backstage awaiting his opportunity to confront me and the aforementioned five gentlemen.
Addicted: TLC has announced it has ordered Addicted, a new Intervention-like docu-reality series that will follow individuals as they struggle with substance abuse before receiving help from an interventionist.
So I'm supposed to turn on my television and watch from the comfort of my living room the same "struggle" I can see anytime of the day or night if I just take a ride to certain parts of downtown Greensboro, or any other city for that matter. I'd be much more likely to watch a show about how some of these people turned out AFTER intervention.
Brat Camp: ABC tracked the progress of nine troubled young people -- including Jada Chabot, 16, and Isaiah Alarcon, 17 -- as they spent 50 days at the SageWalk Wilderness Therapy Camp in Oregon. Filming ended in January and show is airing weekly on Wednesday night. Although it does not reveal how the participants turned out after the program, at least two have been arrested in recent weeks, E! Online said Monday.
These are not brats; these are not even juvenile delinquents. These kids are criminals. Four "brats" just like these broke into my home several years back and that's why we had to install a burglar alarm system. Again, obviously, I don't need TV to see this type of action. And it appears not everyone turns out so well after intervention.
Downfall: ABC has announced Downfall, a new game show that will have contestants answering questions atop a Los Angeles high-rise for the chance to win $1 million in cash and prizes, will premiere Tuesday, June 22 at 9PM ET/PT. Each Downfall episode will feature contestants trying to quickly answer a series of trivia questions over the course of seven timed rounds. In addition, facsimiles of all the prizes will be placed on a large conveyor belt with a pile of cash at the end ranging from $5,000 to $1 million. Once the cash goes over the edge of the building, the contestant is eliminated and the game is over. In each round, the contestants will try to answer the questions before their prizes and cash go over the edge of the 10-story building, causing them to crash 100 feet onto the street.
I used to enjoy Trivial Pursuit, especially when we played in teams because Sports and Geography are my weaknesses. And, I have been known to watch Jeopardy. Actually, I'm best at Wheel of Fortune because I'm dyslexic and I always see words with letters missing or in the wrong place or upside down, so I am constantly trying to make sense out of even the simplest of words and phrases. But, I have a little difficulty believing these people are dropping prizes and money off the top of a 10-story building in Los Angeles. There would be such a mob of people down on the street trying to catch that stuff, and that's probably where I'd be, because I damn sure am not gonna be in front of a television watching this tripe.
Jingles: CBS has announced the host and judges for Jingles, with former American Idol second-season finalist Kimberly Caldwell helming the new Mark Burnett-created reality series and Gene Simmons leading the advisory panel that will critique contestants who concoct commercial ditties for real products.
At least this might explain some of the insipid crap we hear these days. Who was the Einstein who thought Gene Simmons would be the perfect person to lead an advisory panel, ANY advisory panel? Come on! Gene Simmons? The guy from KISS? Well, at least it's not a panel on how to dress for an interview.
Worst Cooks in America: Food Network has announced Worst Cooks in America, a new culinary competition series that will pit hapless chefs against each other for the chance to win $25,000, will premiere Sunday, January 3 at 10PM ET/PT.
Actually, I love this show. I usually only get to see parts of it as Bud surfs through all the cable networks, but he watches a lot of stuff on the Food Network, so he'll stop here often just to see what's going on. These people are unbelievable. I don't even have a kitchen pass and I can cook better than any one of these contestants. They taste their sauces and then put the used spoon back in the cookpot. They play with their hair and then keep on going without washing their hands. That might be okay in your own home (and even then it really depends on the circumstances), but not when you're competing and the judges are professional chefs. This was actually a good idea for something humorous on the Food Network since most of their shows are pretty much serious.
There were many hundreds of shows on the list I was perusing. I just randomly picked a few.
I guess it's true at least some of the human race is voyeuristic. My best friend, who I consider to be smarter than the average bear, watches Jerry Springer. I cannot even begin to imagine what would possess anyone to appear on that show. Even if I were shtupping both my brothers, my brothers-in-law and my husband's best friend, I would not get on national television and tell the world about it while my husband stands backstage awaiting his opportunity to confront me and the aforementioned five gentlemen.
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