The only one I watch is "The Biggest Loser". I quite enjoy it because I see people with the same sorts of problems as mine fighting to overcome them and winning, and with very positive and visible changes both physically and mentally. I hate the politics aspect of voting people out, but sometimes it does make the team stronger. I also appreciate that in the finale they usually bring everyone back together and give everyone who got voted off early the chance for a lesser consolation prize for whomever did the best at achieving their goals even without the assistance of the trainers and isolated environment for most of the time. It's unfortunate that those who start out with less weight to lose usually get booted first and really don't have a good shot of winning because their total % weightloss capacity is inherently smaller, but I think the producers are now compensating by trying to get a little more uniformity in the group in terms of relative obesity.
None of the other reality shows have that positive spin on them - they're just bickering dramafests for the most part. The Amazing Race has potential, but the selected contestants are usually self-centered ignorant asses, and I don't want to watch them traveling the world, bickering constantly (travel is stressful!), and giving Americans an even worse name by their poor behavior.
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Date: 2007-03-22 04:03 am (UTC)None of the other reality shows have that positive spin on them - they're just bickering dramafests for the most part. The Amazing Race has potential, but the selected contestants are usually self-centered ignorant asses, and I don't want to watch them traveling the world, bickering constantly (travel is stressful!), and giving Americans an even worse name by their poor behavior.