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donsu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 11:33 AM Original message |
curious: why do some people have such animosity toward reality TV |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
1. Because it's not really "reality" tv |
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donsu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 11:44 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. but it's not as fake as fiction - of course it has to be edited and programmed |
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WritingIsMyReligion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 11:46 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. But fiction doesn't even pretend to be real. |
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donsu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 12:55 PM Response to Reply #4 |
20. of course fiction tries to appear real! good fiction makes you think it is |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 12:59 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. So reality shows are like bad fiction? |
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donsu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 01:26 PM Response to Reply #21 |
27. no, reality shows are not like fiction nor pretend to be so |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 01:30 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. You're taking this way too seriously |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 03:05 PM Response to Reply #20 |
38. No, fiction is billed as fiction. |
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bighughdiehl (284 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-11-06 09:32 AM Response to Reply #1 |
81. cheesy |
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VespertineIconoclast (986 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
3. It may have to do with the fact that people on reality shows are willing to do... |
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donsu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 12:24 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. take The First 48 Hours for example - what is fake about that? |
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VespertineIconoclast (986 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 12:50 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. ... |
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Drum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
5. Because so-called reality shows |
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donsu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 12:27 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. I disagree with everything you said |
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Drum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 12:45 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Oh well...guess we'll have to agree to disagree, |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
6. Because the producers are too cheap to pay real writers and real actors |
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donsu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 12:28 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. how do you know reality shows cost less? |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 08:32 PM Response to Reply #11 |
59. Because I've read articles about the trend |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 03:11 PM Response to Reply #6 |
40. I thought it was the 'meaning' down |
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Rude Horner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
7. One of my reasons is that |
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donsu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 12:30 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. isn't that the fault of the TV station programmer, not the fault of the |
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Rude Horner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 02:11 PM Response to Reply #12 |
33. The question wasn't about "fault" |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
8. 10 things: |
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donsu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 12:34 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. what is the "worst within the human condition"? |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 12:52 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. You mean I need to repeat what the other responders had? |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
14. Judging from your answers to other posts, you have your mind made up |
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Drum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 12:47 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Agreed! |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
18. A couple of reasons |
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Drum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 01:13 PM Response to Reply #18 |
25. Well put. |
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smirkymonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-10-06 08:44 PM Response to Reply #18 |
76. Well said - that's exactly how I feel about it. |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-11-06 01:46 AM Response to Reply #18 |
77. What Az said |
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donsu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
22. hhhmmm guess I need to learn some more psychology to understand |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 01:06 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. All you really need to do is read the replies |
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donsu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 01:34 PM Response to Reply #23 |
29. because we are watching people not actors. people in real situations |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 01:42 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Cool - that explains why you like them |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 03:08 PM Response to Reply #22 |
39. Because people's tastes aren't all the same, of course. |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
24. Mainly the lack of creativity. |
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SPKrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-10-06 03:49 PM Response to Reply #24 |
72. They Are Equivalent to "Pro Wrestling" IMO |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
26. Because some people enjoy telling others how to live their lives. |
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donsu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 01:39 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. I'm not judging anybody - just trying to understand the animosity |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 10:52 PM Response to Reply #30 |
61. I wasn't saying you were being judgemental. |
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zingaro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
32. wow this is a big subject |
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QMPMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
34. I think it's because there is too damn much of it. Survivor was |
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ElboRuum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
35. I should think that obvious. |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
36. I don't. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 03:25 PM Response to Reply #36 |
42. you think so? |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 05:07 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. I don't know. |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
37. my opinion |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
41. Because personal dignity is important |
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hippywife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
43. I don't like or watch either. |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
44. The same reason I don't like fictional books without stories. |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
46. Because they showcase freaks. |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 05:10 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. I love freaks too. |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 05:12 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. There's only a few I can watch. |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 05:15 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. Of course. |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 05:25 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. Those bachelor/bachelorette shows are rejection favorites. |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 05:35 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. Those are my guilty pleasures. |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 05:39 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. It's like watching rats give birth. |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 05:40 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. May I borrow that line? |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 05:41 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. Be my guest. I'll have forgotten it by the next time I watch SuperNanny |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 05:47 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. Another horrid guilty pleasure! |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 05:48 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. I actually hate that show. But I'll watch it if Mr. Gray is not around. |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 05:50 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. I only watch it at work. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
57. I LOVE reality TV -- well, certain shows |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-10-06 02:09 PM Response to Reply #57 |
68. Top Chef is fun. And you know how I love Trading Spouses now. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-10-06 03:45 PM Response to Reply #68 |
70. Really? What? |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-10-06 03:47 PM Response to Reply #70 |
71. Hmm... |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-10-06 03:56 PM Response to Reply #71 |
73. That's better than Trading Spouses |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-10-06 04:04 PM Response to Reply #73 |
74. Oh absolutely. |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
60. Reality TV is mainly Vapid and shallow. |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-09-06 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
62. It panders like a whore to the lowest common denominator. Some |
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donsu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-10-06 12:35 PM Response to Reply #62 |
63. Trading Spaces is stupid? Intervention is stupid? Mercat Manor is |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-10-06 01:05 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. "Trading Spouses" and "Wife Swap?" Absolutely!! |
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donsu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-10-06 01:19 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. maybe you have hit on the problem of understanding the animosity |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-10-06 02:07 PM Response to Reply #64 |
67. Oh man, I love "Trading Spouses" |
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S n o w b a l l (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-10-06 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
66. I enjoy some shows... |
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terrya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-10-06 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
69. Some of it is extremely silly. |
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Rob H. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-10-06 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
75. I like *some* reality TV |
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chknltl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-11-06 03:31 AM Response to Original message |
78. Because we all have problems accepting the differences in others. |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-11-06 03:37 AM Response to Original message |
79. I find it disgusting |
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Lowell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-11-06 08:22 AM Response to Original message |
80. No story, no talent, no plot |
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