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

[iamjw.livejournal.com]

I watch Amazing Race, Survivor and Rock Star. I have watched American Idol but the music's crap. And sometimes Big Brother but it tends to annoy more than amuse so it's an occasional thing.

Amazing Race I like for the fact that it is straight out competition and you get to see part of the world while you're out there.

Survivor I turned on the first time to mock then got completely hooked. There hasn't been a season as good as the first one, IMO, and now I'm at the point where I can skip episodes without worrying about it, but I still like trying to figure out what everyon'e strategy is. And, of course, the yelling at idiots who can't see they're voting out the wrong person aspect.

Rock Star I like for a number of reasons. The music is actually good music - Stones, Beatles, Nirvana, Radiohead. The competitors all have established music credentials, are able to play an instrument, write and perform their own songs and can really sing. And the back up band kicks butt.

As for the question about whether there are communities for these shows...you're kidding, right? Honey, *everything* has a community these days. There is an LJ comm for Rock Star that I went to last year when it was on. It was kind of fun as a couple of the posters were attending tapings, so we all got kind of an inside glimpse at what was happening.