I caught my girlfriend's son (who is 7 years old) watching Elimidate on late-night TV. I have only been paying for basic cable which is about 15 channels. Since I didn't want him watching that stuff, I upgraded the cable so now we get about 80 channels. Now he has his Cartoon Network.

Anyway, I couldn't sleep so I flipped on the TV. There was this reality show called House of Dreams on some channel. Basically, all these people get together and build a house. Whoever wins the reality show wins the house. They kick off a person a week or something like that.

Anyway, there were people in various stages of their lives, young, older, have money, none, married, single, with or without kids, etc.

One guy had previously had serious injury and has been unemployed for quite a while. He lives in a shelter with his two kids and his wife. He always talks about how great his kids are and how loyal his wife is, even through all the crap they've been through.

The people voted to kick this guy off. Their reasoning was that they really wanted to win the house and that they didn't feel like if they were up against this guy, they could win.

So they completely eliminated the most unselfish, non-self-pitying, optimistic, caring, decent and kind person just because they KNEW in their hearts that this guy deserved it and would win if they went up against him.

HELLO. How much more selfish can you get? People suck.

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Yeah most reality shows suck. But you have to realize that when they choose people for those shows, they purposely choose people that wont get along, who will be selfish, or extremely opinionated. This is why on "Real World" theres always one gay guy, and one guy whos a homophobe.

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[This message has been edited by DSettahr (edited March 09, 2004).]

A few years ago I used to complain about there being sod all to watch on tv...then the reality tv era arrived. Yeah, I want to go back to that mediocre period.

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Corrupting the kiddies since '97

Hmmm.... who wants to help me kill everyone?

I never watch reality shows; that's one reason why. It brings out the most greedy aspect of some people, especially when a major prize is on the line.

The human race sucks..

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Everyday I beat my own previous record for number of consecutive days I've stayed alive.

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Its amazing how greedy people can be.

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"Run Away!"

Yes, I agree what is the human race coming to. About 2 weeks ago, a public school was broken into by a couple of kids, a few miles away from my house. They set off fire estinguisers (sp) in the hallways, pppoured milk all over the floor, broke windows, tore up important papers.

I ask myself why, even if you were mad at some individual at the school, why this. What is the human race coming to.

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One ring to rule them all. One to find them. One ring ti bring them all and in the darkness bind them. In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.

The human race is teh suck.

Reality TV should be shot in the face with a shotgun.

I think that sums it up.

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--End of Line--

Ironic, isn't it?

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[This message has been edited by DogSRoOL (edited March 09, 2004).]

Well, at least your version of that show is semi-interesting. Our version is about as compelling as a perfume ad.

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There is no spoon.

Heh. I was disqualified from the human race for shoving.

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The Earth is the cradle of the mind, but one cannot stay in the cradle forever.
-- Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, The Father of Rocketry

Reality TV is a cancer upon television, and it will be the death of TV if it is not stopped.




..I dont know.. Ive seen some pretty erotic perfume ads...

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The future is here, and all bets are off.

Read: anything with a female.

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"She turned me into a newt!"
Pause
"Well I got better..."

[This message has been edited by R_ivi_N (edited March 09, 2004).]

Good evenin', Mr. Pratchett, sir

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"We interrupt this program again, A. to annoy you, and B. to provide work for one of our announcers."

Gold.

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Farewell, MaDaVentor. In our hearts, you'll always live on.

I like Survivor. I find it entertaining, even if it's corrupting my mind.

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Or then not. --FastGamerr/Nikumubeki

<3

And this is post #1337. Yay me, and look how mature I am by not posting a separate topic!

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The Earth is the cradle of the mind, but one cannot stay in the cradle forever.
-- Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, The Father of Rocketry

[This message has been edited by - Tony - (edited March 09, 2004).]

You will die. Slowly.

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The future is here, and all bets are off.

Read: I'll get my chess club buddies to beat you up.

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"LC Tusken: the idiot is the person who follows the idiot and your not following me your insulting me your following the path of a idiot so that makes you the idiot"
NMGOH || Jack Chick preaches it

In such a situation as this, I think it would be appropriate for the network to quietly provide the eliminated contestant with a home, and aide him in getting a job. They picked the man out of a shelter for god's sake. That's like putting a starving dog on a leash and putting food an inch from his reach.

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1337Yectiwan
OSC Returns!!
10 of 14 -- 27 Lives On

Ive done that before. Its great fun.


Seriously, though, they undoubtedly paid him something. Weither it was enough to get his family out of the shelter, I dont know, but I doubt he left empty-handed.

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The future is here, and all bets are off.

Regardless of that fact, (which is in fact speculation, but a good one) it would have had to have been a good deal of money to be of any benefit to him and his family. The man is incapable of providing a home for his children. With welfare in place, that is a seriously dire situation. It woul dhave to be a GREAT amount of money in order to balance out the torment of losing what probably to him seemed like his only chance of getting a home for his family. It's horrifyingly depressing.

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1337Yectiwan
OSC Returns!!
10 of 14 -- 27 Lives On

I am all for a good bit of genocide!

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GhostOfYoda - General doer of stuff.

They gave him a check for $10,000 when he was kicked off.

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EvilMagic.net: Brian's Web Log

I wish I was a demon so I could go on a wanton path of destruction against all of humanity.....

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Checksum: I thought about it, I guess I'm striving for my own personal ideals. I'll just project those ideals onto Jesus and say "I'm trying to be like Jesus" so that I won't have to listen to you banter endlessly about me worshipping a false god or some such.

The Last True Evil: Ironically, that's very Christian of you.

You suck.

I'm not a real fan of reality TV either, but I'm not the general public

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I'm not an actor. I just play one on TV.

i dont get the point of reality shows. people basically manipulate, fight, argue, and do horrible deeds to win a sum of money. tellme, if youre so damn greedy, why do you have tobe on tv to do that? hell, do it off the air, when you can do actual illegal stuff to fill your hearty cash desires!

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[teletubbie voice] BIG HUG!!!! [/teletubbie voice]

I avoid Reality shows like the plague. Do you all see the crap that Fox is coming out?? My God man!

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The ONLY reality show I have seen ever would have to be The Apprentice, because I'm a business major and it's fun to see the people run around and do stuff. I love that show.

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I can't think of anything to put here right now.

Give the kid porn! he will learn of it sooner or la.. *gets killed*


I mean umm... Yayay Dexters Lab!

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I’m not going to die, I’m going to see if I was ever alive. - Spike
It's not your right to decide whether they live or die. They deserve a chance! - Vash
BABIES EVERYWHERE!!!

The only reality show I ever got into was The Joe Schmo Show.

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"LC Tusken: the idiot is the person who follows the idiot and your not following me your insulting me your following the path of a idiot so that makes you the idiot"
NMGOH || Jack Chick preaches it

Yes, we killed Christ.

That was hilariously funny, and yet in some ways, sad and depressing.



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Fear is here, where's the beer?

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"Run Away!"

Yep, people definitely suck.

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"We came, we saw, we conquered, we...woke up!"

I agree whole-heartedly. I thought it used to be bad.. now I think we should burn burn burn everyone affiliate with Reality shows.

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RIP -MaDaVentor-. You will be missed.

When I clicked the link to this thread I thought it was going to be about some new reality TV show about humans....racing...

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You're entering a world of pain.

Average Joe is the greatest television achievement in the history of man.

Such a horribly wonderful, fantastic show. C'mon, everyone, cheer for the little guy!![/i]

The Amazing Race was one of the few peices of reality TV I really enjoyed watching.

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There is no spoon.