Unreal TV

[the_siobhan]

I KNOW there are people on my f-list who watch reality shows. Can't fool me, I know you are out there.

So I ask you, what shows do you like? Which ones do you hate? Which shows do you love to hate?

And Why?

Let's call it research.

(And it just occurs to me now - are there communities devoted to such things?)

Comments

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

So The Biggest Loser is a weight-loss competition?

That's a bit... worrying. Do they have any controls in place? Like if somebody started developing bulemia or something, would they catch it?

[spacekadt.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah... they have two trainers there all the time and they're pretty heavily "watched". It's all about teaching them to eat right and how to exercise. It's actually a pretty good show.

[lil-m-moses.livejournal.com]

Yeah, like Spacekadt says, it's all doctor monitored and under the suprvision of two professional personal trainers. They are working out more (3-4 hours a day) and eating a smidge less than might be considered a completely healthy and maintainable loss rate, but those are guidelines at best in the first place. Several people have started the show finding out they had diabetes, and were clear of it by the end. That kind of thing is encouraging.

[kest]

You think *that's* worrrying? You know there's been more than one plastic surgery reality show, right?

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

I've heard of the The Swan. There were others?