Kyra modeling the latest in fishing wear.
I’m curious, what’s your favorite Reality TV show? What is it about the show that gets you to watch? This is a serious question for me since I’m developing a Reality Show right now and would greatly appreciate your feedback. Thanks.
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Troy A. Smith
~ 11-1-2011 at 10:48:53
Can some one tell me what is dynamic about a talking head telling me what it was I just saw two seconds before and heard the same thing being said then as they’re telling me now? I just don’t get it.
Jodi Lea Stewart
~ 11-1-2011 at 14:48:09
I love reality shows – can’t stand sitcoms, canned laughter, inappropriate content, etc. With the reality shows like Master Chef, Celebrity Apprentice, Hell’s Kitchen, America’s Got Talent, X-Factor, Biggest Loser, American Idol…you can see real people in real-life, scary and/or incredible challenges.
In Hell’s Kitchen, they thankfully bleep out the bad words, but the show itself is a real study in the human nature of individuals from a different strata of life. Being a chef is an unusual calling, to say the least. It takes a certain balance of activity that most of us can’t fathom.
The people in reality cooking shows aren’t highly educated, aren’t writers, aren’t singers or public speakers – they were born to prepare and serve cuisine. That interests me! To see their struggles as they journey by blood and gutz into deeper levels of the show (calling for them to stretch like rubber bands) makes me laugh, smile, get mad, gasp…in other words, I’m engaged! Love it!
On the talent shows, especially singing ones, I’m living every second of every performace. I guess that’s what it is…we can live out the roles with the participants, sweat with them, worry with them, fell annoyance or kindness toward them.
In Celebrity Apprentice, my husband and I pause the TV constantly and discuss endlessly the business moves/tactics the contestants made (my husband is a business exec., and my degree – though I am an author – is in business management). So we can project our feelings and think about how we would solve the tasks Mr. Trump presents. Great entertainment and, again, all our emotions/brain cells are in play.
To a lesser degree, we enjoy the Storage Wars, American Pickers and Pawn Stars because it appeals to the little bit of “gambler” in all of us. What will those guys find, see, buy, bid for next? We also learn, amazingly, lots of history on all three of these shows.
We save all these shows on the DVR and watch them when we can…yah! no commercials. I don’t have time for a lot of TV, so when I see these shows, I feel better emotionally and mentally. I “live” the angst, worry, anger, joy and more – and walk away feeling relieved and lighter inside.
That’s why I love (those particular) reality shows. Hope this helps in your research. “Friend” me up in Facebook; I’ll be lookin’ for ya! Jodi Lea Stewart
Vickie Arnold
~ 11-1-2011 at 15:57:10
Jeopardy. Seriously, that’s the only “real” tv show I can bear to watch. The people are smart, Alex is kind and nobody is naked. I DO have a bit of an issue wanting to tell some of ‘em to please, lord, go up a size but nothing’s making your cringe. I cannot imagine where a lot of these “reality’ people come from. Do they not have a mirror? My husband is super critical about appropriate dress. Before “Jersey Shore” I thought he was being a butthead. Now I could just kiss his feet for helping me bring up a daughter who knows that’s tacky. Do they not have mother? If I was on “Dr Phil” telling the stuff they tell I wouldn’t be able to hear his reply for the sound of my mother whirling in her grave. If I was on one of the trashier ones (think “Maury” god forbid) she and at least six of my deceased grandmothers would show up like zombies to just flog me. Do they not have a daddy? Why is he not whipping off his belt? Do they not have grandparents? Somebody needs to tell them that because they’re on tv and somebody is writing them a check does not mean they should doing what they’re doing.
Oh, yeah, I like “Antiques Road Show”. Even the Yankees with the black socks and sandals.
D.B. Jackson
~ 11-1-2011 at 16:11:26
The single most compelling element of the reality shows I watch (American Idol, Survivor, Celebrity Apprentice, and The Amazing Race) is the contestants.
Contrived or not, we get the sense we are watching everyday people in unusual circumstances, and it’s mezmerizing to see how few are able to adapt and excel.
Ultimately, I suppose, we see ourselves in those circumstances and we can safely compare and compete from the comfort of our home.
On some level, it’s like watching two trains bearing down on one another from opposite directions on the same track. As much as you do not want to see a wreck, it’s almost impossible not to watch.
Watching reality tv is like sitting anywhere and watching people go by…it’s like staring into a campfire. We all do it.
On the other hand, watching the Kate Gosslins of the world is tedious and not gratifying on any level.
Good luck with your project. Use the Mark Burnett model and you’ll have a huge headstart.
Troy A. Smith
~ 11-1-2011 at 17:10:04
I appreciate all of your comments and those to come, but personally, I don’t find anything entertaining about rude people, swearing, and always causing a fuss. That being said, I do watch Jeopardy, sometimes River Monsters, a lot of Nature shows and Nat Geo, many of the horse shows (but not all) on RFD.
I wonder now, how many people out there would like a show that they can watch with young kids, be they theirs or their Grandkids, and not be embarassed?
Karen Agent
~ 3-10-2012 at 13:41:20
I can’t relate to any of the so-called “reality” tv shows currently on tv so I don’t watch them.
I could, however, see me as Miss Kitty running The Long Branch and mooning over Matt – or as the girl waiting for Gil Favor at the end of his ride. I could even see me living on the Ponderosa with Ben.
Can you tell I am an Encore Westerns junkie?
Troy A. Smith
~ 3-10-2012 at 14:47:16
Hi Karen – We need more western junkies in my opinion. Glad you bought the books. Be sure and come back here and tell folks what you think of them. Take care and we’ll see ya down the trail somewhere.