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cureperry

i dislike the reality shows...especailly that swan one, where people go through dramatic physical change through plastic surgery, to the point where there someone else. Dont like it at all.. blah. Sometimes i wonder, with all these reality shows here in the US, do other countries watch these and wonder whats wrong with us americans?

buttrfli

you don't think the other countries have the exact same shows?? i think there are 5 different big brothers, survivors and a bunch more.

I certainly wouldn't base an entire country on a reality show.

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cureperry

no, im not saying that other countries dont have reality shows...but in a media class i took it was shown that most of ours are based around the idea of people changing themselves, besides like survivor or fear factor and some others. Other countries may have some like these as well, but i dont think theres are so drastic. I know in France they dont have reality showslike this...just makes me wonder...

buttrfli

Not trying to start an arguement, (and I understand your point) but France happens to have quite a few reality TV shows. I was watching CNN the other day and they have something called On the Farm or Celebrity Farm ... anyhow a bunch of chickens died (I don't remember the entire story LOL)

All the countries have their own shows.... I personally don't like the makeover shows, I can't imagine begging network tv staff to pay for me to have liposuction, then film it for the world to see LOL

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hotwire

have you ever noticed how 90% of the health and beauty products come from paris..italy...etc?? a lot of the 'anti wrinkle' or 'anti cellulite' products have been used YEARS in paris. (i just saw on the TODAY show, another form of cellulite removal, that has been used in Europe for 10 yrs and is just now coming to the U.S.) im sure they have been doing all the 'nips and tucks' way before us!

i find it kind of ironic that the words REALITY SHOWS, has the word 'REAL' in it. when was the last time any of us had 15 men fighting for our affection??

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cureperry

maybe im wrong, maybe im right, i just thought that we were way moe serious about it then other countries...but maybe not. Point is, i'm not a big fan of reality shows. I think its cause im more of a comedy kind of person, and these shows dont really hold comedy like the sitcoms do....jack ass may come close..but not close enough...thats more like, stupid comedy. and the fear factor type shows to me are like...what are you doing?! is it really worth the money?...wait... thats not supposed to go there...ewww...what do youguys think of the reality shows, really?

hotwire

personally, i hate reality shows. i have only seen about 2 or 3, and only because nothing else was on, and i didnt feel like going to bed early..lol. like i said before, there is nothing 'real' about them at all. i think Hollywood is lacking talent when it comes to writers.
i'm like you tho, i like comedys. (but not shows like 'jackass'). the line up for this fall looks like its going to suck. i havent seen anything worth checking out. (except "JOEY", because i was a huge "Friends" fan).

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justme23

We dislike MOST of them... but there are some we really enjoy. My husband lives for his monday night Fear Factor (blech... but I love him, so you know how that goes!) and we both really enjoyed the apprentice. I imagine I won't be watching the rip off benefactor... but that's cause I live in his home city and he's an ass above all asses.

We enjoy RW and RR and Osbournes and Newlyweds too... but we don't watch ANY of the shows on CBS or Fox... I find them repulsive... but that's just me.

Oh, one other one... we really like Celebrity Mole (no average joes, pls, just celebs) cause they don't really need the money so watching them act like 'normal' ppl is kind of fun.

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DivineMsDi

When I lived in England in 1999-2000, the reality shows were becoming big over there. Many of the ones we have here, like Airline(?)/Airport originated over there.

To me, they are cheap programing requiring little $$ and little imagination.

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stacyo99

I personally like reality shows, not all, but most. And as far as ive heard, foreign countries DO have their own reality shows, and I am so thankful I am not there. One place has complete nudity on television that they let their young children watch (what we'd call on regular cable). I think its Australia, who has their own big brother, and Europe (?) has their own American Idol, believe its called pop idol or something like that.

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cureperry

last night, i somehow got sucked into "outback Jack". i guess i just really wanted to find out what girl he would choose...and the whole time i was just thinking to myself, "Why would you want to put yourself in that situation? I dont understand!" and that was annoying....but i really wanted to know who he would chose...damn the curiosity. And then in the end i just got pissed off that it was obvious he had chosen the wrong girl. And like, REALLY obvious. He's "outback Jack" for pete's sake. "Outback Jack" is not supposed to pick the one with fake nails and coligen lips who can't swim and doesn't like the water! Outback Jack is supposed to pick the one who likes adventure and doesn't care what she looks like because she's too beautiful to have to care! And i got so trivial about it, and about his decision, this is why i cant watch reality TV. It BOTHERS me. It bothers me how people go through this whole scenario, put themselves in REALLY awkward positions to fight for the SAME guy when there are plenty in the real world...and then, in the end, after ALL of that, you know its gonna end in a break up or divorce cause they're so not made for each other! i dont understand. Im overworked....i..i....i dunno. Did anybody watch this? It was the one with NAtalie...and...i forget the other chick's name