Yeah it's trashy and pretty much glorified game shows but some of them offer undeniable entertainment value. Off the top of my head.....
1. The Amazing Race: New convert to this show. Love the globetrotting and challenges the contestants have to undertake. Sure it's a glorified gameshow but I get a kick out of watching it.
2. Joe Millionaire: Talk about a 1 season concept if there ever was one. Still it was reality TV at its trashiest and one of its finest moments. The whole concept was to set up a Bachelor-like show with a handsome rich stud and populate the contestants with your average gold digging women. The twist of course was that the bachelor was a working class stiff pretending to be a millionaire and that he'd have to tell the winner the truth. Not a highwater mark in American culture but great entertainment. They did try it a second time, but it just didn't work at all.
3. Paradise Hotel: Fuck if I remember what the rules were. I just know it had the most magnificent cast of douchebags ever assembled for reality TV but when the nerdy Dave came on board, the show became classic. It then became this wierd "Revenge of the Nerds" kind of reality show and an instant classic.
4. Man vs. Beast: I think that was the title of the special. On that show we found out once and for all if a bear could eat more hotdogs than Kobiashi and if an elephant can beat 50 midgets in hauling a 747. This show is right up there with the moon landing in TV history.
1. The Amazing Race: New convert to this show. Love the globetrotting and challenges the contestants have to undertake. Sure it's a glorified gameshow but I get a kick out of watching it.
2. Joe Millionaire: Talk about a 1 season concept if there ever was one. Still it was reality TV at its trashiest and one of its finest moments. The whole concept was to set up a Bachelor-like show with a handsome rich stud and populate the contestants with your average gold digging women. The twist of course was that the bachelor was a working class stiff pretending to be a millionaire and that he'd have to tell the winner the truth. Not a highwater mark in American culture but great entertainment. They did try it a second time, but it just didn't work at all.
3. Paradise Hotel: Fuck if I remember what the rules were. I just know it had the most magnificent cast of douchebags ever assembled for reality TV but when the nerdy Dave came on board, the show became classic. It then became this wierd "Revenge of the Nerds" kind of reality show and an instant classic.
4. Man vs. Beast: I think that was the title of the special. On that show we found out once and for all if a bear could eat more hotdogs than Kobiashi and if an elephant can beat 50 midgets in hauling a 747. This show is right up there with the moon landing in TV history.
