The Premise
I watch way too much reality TV. I tune in to certain shows live; I have it DVR-ed; I will even stop what I am doing and stare dumbly at marathons for hours at a time. Recently, I’ve begun to believe that consuming massive amounts of reality TV should have a purpose. I mean it, a larger purpose than supporting the budding relationships of alcoholics. My intention is to create lists. For those of you fellow reality TV viewing whores, who open those eyes wide and let the filth come in, I would like to engage you in a bit of list making.
Multiple times a week, I will make lists about various reality shows and their wonderful characters.
Here are some ground rules. First, it will be impossible for me to view every show out there. I end up having a fondness for VH-1, Bravo, a little bit of TLC, “Bridezillas,” “Project Runway,” and “The Biggest Loser.” I am going to avoid game shows. To explain further, “Dancing with the Stars” and “American Idol” are game shows. We do not get to see the contestants in a manufactured habitat interacting with each other, like on “Top Chef.” Thus, I will not include those types of shows in my rankings. I will try my best to find the shows with the most interesting train-wrecks. If you ever have any suggestions for further viewing, please let me know.
Any Big Brother???
So many people write about Big Brother, the Bachelor/ette, the Amazing Race, and Survivor. I wanted to write about all of those other shows that people may not watch as much, except for Bravo shows of course.