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frau kaleun · 09-19-13, 03:35 PM

I'm not sure any more where to draw the line.

Is Top Gear a reality show? Cuz I love that.

I've also watched things like Project Runway and Top Chef on a regular basis, although they're not Must See TV for me any more. Yeah there's always interpersonal drama going on, but mostly I enjoy shows like that for the element of watching someone think up something and then make it. Also I usually learn stuff about how to do those things, which I enjoy.

But stuff like Big Brother, Survivor, The Bachelor, American Idol... nope. Never have watched them (by choice) and never will. In fact the glut of reality shows back when they first started coming out is what made me stop watching "regular" broadcast television. I can remember a time when I'd turn on the tv and cycle through NBC, CBS, ABC and FOX to see what was on. And I can distinctly remember a time when I did that several nights in a row only to find almost nothing but reality shows like the ones noted above and whatever else they were putting on the air during that long writers' strike a while back.

At that point I started hitting the cable channels as my primary options when channel surfing and just never went back, sadly many of those have since succumbed to the "reality craze" and most of what's usually shown on my old cable favorites is now of no interest either. And yes I'M LOOKING AT YOU, *cough* HISTORY *cough* CHANNEL.

09-19-13, 03:35 PM	#3
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	I'm not sure any more where to draw the line. Is Top Gear a reality show? Cuz I love that. I've also watched things like Project Runway and Top Chef on a regular basis, although they're not Must See TV for me any more. Yeah there's always interpersonal drama going on, but mostly I enjoy shows like that for the element of watching someone think up something and then make it. Also I usually learn stuff about how to do those things, which I enjoy. But stuff like Big Brother, Survivor, The Bachelor, American Idol... nope. Never have watched them (by choice) and never will. In fact the glut of reality shows back when they first started coming out is what made me stop watching "regular" broadcast television. I can remember a time when I'd turn on the tv and cycle through NBC, CBS, ABC and FOX to see what was on. And I can distinctly remember a time when I did that several nights in a row only to find almost nothing but reality shows like the ones noted above and whatever else they were putting on the air during that long writers' strike a while back. At that point I started hitting the cable channels as my primary options when channel surfing and just never went back, sadly many of those have since succumbed to the "reality craze" and most of what's usually shown on my old cable favorites is now of no interest either. And yes I'M LOOKING AT YOU, cough HISTORY cough CHANNEL.