Most mean-spirited reality shows on television

[nervmeister]

You know those types of reality shows that really go out of their way to victimize their willing or unwilling participants? Describe them here.

[Siddon]

The worst show to be on is Big Brother. A number of contestants have lost their jobs and relationships because of showing up on that show. Also they seem to have the worst psych screening of any reality show, I've seen people with classic Border Line Personality Disorder, Manic Depression, and Body dismorphic issues allowed on when they should have never been cast.

[Lord of Denial]

Some show out of Japan or something. Those shows are down right freaking sadistic.

[kmeyers]

The worst show ever is Extreme Makeover, or The Swan, or whatever they call it now. The one where they judge who looks best after their plastic surgery makeover.

[kmeyers]

The worst show to be on is Big Brother. A number of contestants have lost their jobs and relationships because of showing up on that show. Also they seem to have the worst psych screening of any reality show, I've seen people with classic Border Line Personality Disorder, Manic Depression, and Body dismorphic issues allowed on when they should have never been cast.

They do that on purpose to ensure as much drama and conflict as possible.

They know that noone wants to watch a bunch of people all get along, so they find the most volatile combination of personalities to throw into a cage together.

[titanfan]

Big Brother is a horrible show, but at this point any contestant who applies to be on that show has to know what they're getting into at this point--I consider that more self inflicted humiliation than anything...ditto for anyone who tried out for American Idol any time after the first season.

This one is by far the worst:

http://banderasnews.com/0512/nw-gagreport.htm

The worst show ever is Extreme Makeover, or The Swan, or whatever they call it now. The one where they judge who looks best after their plastic surgery makeover.

Yeah, The Swan was pretty bad, I read an article on how several of the contestants actually had side effects/medical issues from the plastic surgery they received on the show--and Fox did nothing to help them afterwards.

[Siddon]

Big Brother is a horrible show, but at this point any contestant who applies to be on that show has to know what they're getting into at this point--I consider that more self inflicted humiliation than anything...ditto for anyone who tried out for American Idol any time after the first season.



Actually they don't most of the people don't even apply to be on these shows they are recruited. They grab people from modelling, MYSPACE, other reality shows, and in some cases they bring one person in and decide not to cast that person but instead grab a more colorful family member.

When they did the racial twist on Survivor Cook Islands, and Fiji only 3(Candace, Stephenie, Gary) out of 20 people actually applied to be on the show.

[Legato]

The current show Farmer Wants a Wife. I kinda find that show pretty insulting, it is basically implying on how far most women would go in order to get a man.

[kmeyers]

The current show Farmer Wants a Wife. I kinda find that show pretty insulting, it is basically implying on how far most women would go in order to get a man.

I guarantee you that every one of those women tried out for at least ten different reality shows, and got stuck with this one. Their last choice. Look at how they dress. Wearing high heels in mud? Come on.

They just want to be on tv. Every last one of them thinks that this exposure on tv is their big break.

What they don't realize is that being on a reality tv show, if you go into an audition and tell them you were on a reality show, or they recognize you from a reality show...you might as well just turn around and walk out of the casting room.

[marshal99]

"There's something about Miriam"
Where 6 young studs wooed and kissed this young "lady" from mexico who turned out to be a guy waiting for a sex change.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ACJL41x3QE
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There's_Something_About_Miriam

[Alex Dragon]

In my mind from what I've seen or heard of reality shows from the US, none of them really do anything "mean-spirited" to contestants because people who sign up those shows pretty much know what they're getting into. The only one that I think players were out-right duped on was JOE MILLIONAIRE.

Most of the people who try to get on those shows are willing to be embarrassed or judged in order to get what they want from it. Sometimes what they're trying to get is some sort of fame or money what the show actually offers. I think the most of people who sign up something like BIGGEST LOSER really want to lose weight and the rest is just a bonus. I think most of the people who sign on to SURVIVOR do so in hopes of winning the money. I think about 85% of the girls who go on FLAVOR OF LOVE do so to try and discovered in some way or another.

[mgs]

reality shows are not mean spirited. there are simply a lot of morons out there who don't care that the world views their idiocy.

[master of read]

a shot at love.


15 men and 15 women battling for the affections of a shallow talentless whore. i mean, how does making a person eat a pig's vagina in any way consitute love?

[Alex Dragon]

I guarantee you that every one of those women tried out for at least ten different reality shows, and got stuck with this one. Their last choice. Look at how they dress. Wearing high heels in mud? Come on.

They just want to be on tv. Every last one of them thinks that this exposure on tv is their big break.

What they don't realize is that being on a reality tv show, if you go into an audition and tell them you were on a reality show, or they recognize you from a reality show...you might as well just turn around and walk out of the casting room.

Many of the people who appear on those shows don't get fame in the way Paris Hilton has fame but many of them benefit from the exposure. You have to remember that many of the contestants who sign on had dull jobs that perhaps didn't pay well. In many cases after appearing on a reality show if they were stand out contestants they make appearances, give lectures, do signings, start up their own businesses and other gigs that in most cases are much more fun and pays better than what they were doing before.

[Toku King]

They are all horrible spirited, but "There's Something About Miriam" must've been made by the sickest bastards television has to offer.

[the goddamn batman]

a shot at love.


15 men and 15 women battling for the affections of a shallow talentless whore. i mean, how does making a person eat a pig's vagina in any way consitute love?

How is picking from thirty random people going to equal love? It isn't. That shit has nothing to do with love, and everyone knows it. That's not why they watch.

Flavor of Love and Rock of Love are both on at least their second round... I guess those other loves weren't true love after all...?

I don't know, I refuse to watch this garbage. The only "reality show" I watch is Rob and Big.

[Toku King]

I refuse to watch any reality show.

[Alex Dragon]

How is picking from thirty random people going to equal love? It isn't. That shit has nothing to do with love, and everyone knows it. That's not why they watch.

Flavor of Love and Rock of Love are both on at least their second round... I guess those other loves weren't true love after all...?



I think from the perspective of at least some of the contestants they probably feel if they could only meet Brett Michaels or even Flavor Flav and they got a chance to know them those guys would fall for them. I'm sure lots of people feel that way about some of their fav celebs. I think most of the girls on FLAVOR OF LOVE go on to try and get exposure but every season there seems to be a couple or so that really want to be his girl.

On a show like THE BACHELOR I think most of the women who go on that show has a fairytale romance made up in their head where this goodlooking rich guy falls in love with them and live happily everafter with him. It doesn't matter that they see it usually doesn't work because they're convinced that they're different from the other girls.

From the persective of the guy picked to be the "catch" it's probably more about the money and having a good time having all those women fawn over him. I don't think many if any really expect to find true love.

[Ontir]

I'd have to say Springer gets the "honour!"

I work w/someone who used to work on the show, and is quite proud of having convinced a guy to go out & cheat on his wife, to spice up their story the next day.

[Pinball]

On a show like THE BACHELOR I think most of the women who go on that show has a fairytale romance made up in their head where this goodlooking rich guy falls in love with them and live happily everafter with him. It doesn't matter that they see it usually doesn't work because they're convinced that they're different from the other girls.

From the persective of the guy picked to be the "catch" it's probably more about the money and having a good time having all those women fawn over him. I don't think many if any really expect to find true love.

And then The Bachelor dumps the winner, and we end up with The Bachelorette.:rolleyes:

I happened to see this one show, a woman thinks she's won the lottery, she's thinking of all the things she can do for her family...and then the show makes her spend all the money on herself. Like, she has to buy for herself a tricked out Hummer, and for her dad a rusty Chevrolet. I couldn't get past the first episode, she was so miserable...

[JCAll]

I'd have to say Springer gets the "honour!"

I work w/someone who used to work on the show, and is quite proud of having convinced a guy to go out & cheat on his wife, to spice up their story the next day.

If anyone really thinks Springer has some basis in reality anymore, I'll eat my shoes.
Now guys like Dr. Phil who go out there and pretend to help people before you realize he isn't even a doctor. That's a sick bastard.

Springer has the decency at least to tell you you're just there to be mocked.

[kmeyers]

Scare Tactics was hilariously evil. They seriously scared the shit out of the people on that show.

I'm really surprised no one had a heart attack during the filming of one of those shows.

[pariah-1972]

I haven't actually watched it but there is a show called "the biggest loser" that seems pretty mean spirited to me.

[Ontir]

If anyone really thinks Springer has some basis in reality anymore, I'll eat my shoes.
Now guys like Dr. Phil who go out there and pretend to help people before you realize he isn't even a doctor. That's a sick bastard.

Springer has the decency at least to tell you you're just there to be mocked.

It is reality, in that they're real people, at least they were before his staff got them to whore themselves out for 15 minutes of notoriety, which they falsely believe to be fame.

Springer's clear contempt for his guests and his audience is another thing that makes the show so cruel.

[kmeyers]

It is reality, in that they're real people, at least they were before his staff got them to whore themselves out for 15 minutes of notoriety, which they falsely believe to be fame.

Springer's clear contempt for his guests and his audience is another thing that makes the show so cruel.

The Springer show is basically just amateur hour at this point. People make up stories just so they can get on the show. When I was in college, I worked with a girl who made up some stupid love triangle/cheating story and made it on the show.

Bad actin' Tinactin.

[Paul McEnery]

I hate the ten o'clock news.

Though that Letterman guy's pretty bad too.

[Alex Dragon]

Most of the "reality" on reality shows is staged and edited to look like it's something it's not. On celeb reality shows the shows writers and producers give the celebs things to do they'd never do on their own just to make their lives seem more interesting. I heard that when Anna Nicole had her reality show they constantly had to make up stuff for her to do because otherwise she'd just sleep all day. There's a guy on the radio who's Hulk Hogan's friend who says he hates to visit when they're filming HOGAN KNOWS BEST because they have to sit around for a long time while the camera crew sets up and the director makes them do stuff over and over again. On KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS they bought in a wellknown pornstar to play the part of a out of control babysitter.

In most other reality shows they make some contestants seem like a bad guy/gal or is more hated than they really are by editing reactions and quotes/lines from other conversations to create drama. On some dating shows edits are made and sound effects are added to imply that sex may be happening.

In short, since most reality shows aren't what they appear to be and people who sign up pretty much know what to expect it's hard for me to feel bad for anyone who applies to be one them for the most part. And as I mentioned before, even though most of the people who appear on those shows don't become wellknown or household names, most of them do end up with a bit of celebrity and are usually better off than before they went on.

[Alex Dragon]

If anyone really thinks Springer has some basis in reality anymore, I'll eat my shoes.
Now guys like Dr. Phil who go out there and pretend to help people before you realize he isn't even a doctor. That's a sick bastard.

Springer has the decency at least to tell you you're just there to be mocked.

On shows like Springer the few guests that are real know pretty much what's expected before they get on air. They basically come to fight. Plus the producers gets them all worked up before they hit the stage.

On shows like Tyra or Maury or Jenny Jones or Ricky Lake if the guest is on because they're supposed to be a "bad girl" they purposely dress her in sexy/trampy clothes to try and exaggerate her persona. Sometimes the guests might think they're on to talk about one thing and the topic is about something different. Tyra's show does that alot so Tyra can talk down to a guest in order to "set them straight" and make Tyra look like she's doing some sort of morally right thing.

The Dr. Phil thing is a complete mystery to me. Other than to get on tv I just can't believe anyone buys into the simplistic useless mumbo jumbo he dishes out. But then again I feel the same way about Dr. Laura yet 100s of people call her radio show every week. Two "doctors" with degrees that have nothing to do with what they supposedly practice.

[Zero Hunter]

There was that one show where this women was pretending to marry this total asshole, and basiclly it was just her poor family be fooled and made to look stupid by this greedy bitch. I think it was called my Big Fat Obnoxious Finace. Of coarse in the end she said she was doing this all for her family, but if I was them I would have still told her to gent bent after how much she embarassed them on TV.

[IamtheRock3]

How is picking from thirty random people going to equal love? It isn't. That shit has nothing to do with love, and everyone knows it. That's not why they watch.

Flavor of Love and Rock of Love are both on at least their second round... I guess those other loves weren't true love after all...?

I don't know, I refuse to watch this garbage. The only "reality show" I watch is Rob and Big.

Well you got to factor in insanity, delusion, and being not the smartest person in the back

So some thing they can find love on the Bachelor I think...cause these women are insane.

[IamtheRock3]

"There's something about Miriam"
Where 6 young studs wooed and kissed this young "lady" from mexico who turned out to be a guy waiting for a sex change.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ACJL41x3QE
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There's_Something_About_Miriam


That looks SO fake

cause no one really seem upset or hugely suprise.

[nervmeister]

There was that one show where this women was pretending to marry this total asshole, and basiclly it was just her poor family be fooled and made to look stupid by this greedy bitch. I think it was called my Big Fat Obnoxious Finace. Of coarse in the end she said she was doing this all for her family, but if I was them I would have still told her to gent bent after how much she embarassed them on TV.A fat ol' check can make your resentment come to end pretty fast if you ask me.

[OverMaster]

Actually they don't most of the people don't even apply to be on these shows they are recruited. They grab people from modelling, MYSPACE, other reality shows, and in some cases they bring one person in and decide not to cast that person but instead grab a more colorful family member.

Wait, can they FORCE someone who doesn't want to join to join?

[maczero]

That looks SO fake

cause no one really seem upset or hugely suprise.I don't know. The guy who won, didn't seem to have a fake reaction. Besides, all the guys later sued. So I think they were seriously duped.

[Legato]

They are all horrible spirited, but "There's Something About Miriam" must've been made by the sickest bastards television has to offer.

That does make me wonder if Fox would stoop so low to make a reality tv show like that?

As Krusty would say Fox is known for taking chances on crap.

[Legato]

I don't know. The guy who won, didn't seem to have a fake reaction. Besides, all the guys later sued. So I think they were seriously duped.

I think that show wins the majority. I can say what I want about other reality shows but this one suckered a bunch of guys into romancing a woman who pulled a Crying Game scenario on them.

[marshal99]

That looks SO fake

cause no one really seem upset or hugely suprise.

Actually because some of them suspected that "miriam" was a man hence why most of them were laughing at the winner.

After the show , all 6 contestants sued the network and the lawsuit was settled out of court.

[Pixie_Solanas]

The current show Farmer Wants a Wife. I kinda find that show pretty insulting, it is basically implying on how far most women would go in order to get a man.

LOL! What you should be insulted about is how brain-dead these bimbos are, signing up for this trash just for the hint of celebrity-status.

Has nothing to do with "getting a man". Have any of these reality-show love matches ever worked (aside from that first Bachelorette, who was frankly psychotic anyway)? No. It's all scripted, hon.

[Zero Hunter]

I would think Moment of Truth would have to be right up there too. Asking you some of those questions in front of your spouse and family just seem brutal. Didn't one marrige end because of that show already?

[Jared]

I would think Moment of Truth would have to be right up there too. Asking you some of those questions in front of your spouse and family just seem brutal. Didn't one marrige end because of that show already?

Yeah, a woman admmitted to being a cheating whore. I loved the irony that the question on which she failed, and lost all the money, was "do you think you're a good person?" The bitch actually said yes. Hah!

The thing about that show though, is that the contestants take the lie detector test before the televised part, with all the possible questions that they could be asked. So it's their own damn fault for not walking away before the taping.

[Shellhead]

a shot at love.


15 men and 15 women battling for the affections of a shallow talentless whore. i mean, how does making a person eat a pig's vagina in any way consitute love?

It doesn't, but that is an awesome metaphor for the show and Tila Tequila in particular.

[Shellhead]

Of the ones that I've seen, Temptation Island was the best of the worst. Most of the people who went on that show probably had no regrets. Joe Millionaire was pretty mean, emphasizing the greed of these women. Paradise Hotel probably inflicted a lifetime of psychological issues on that guy Dave who had the crush on Charlene.

[nervmeister]

It doesn't, but that is an awesome metaphor for the show and Tila Tequila in particular.LOL! That's an awesome comparison! :biggrin:

BTW, why is her last name Tequila if she's vietnamese and not mexican?

[StoneGold]

LOL! That's an awesome comparison! :biggrin:

BTW, why is her last name Tequila if she's vietnamese and not mexican?

Because her first name is Tila, and it sounds kind of like it. And Nguyen is hard to pronounce.

[nervmeister]

Because her first name is Tila, and it sounds kind of like it. It isn't the only thing that sounds like it. What about Tila Tempura?

[StoneGold]

It isn't the only thing that sounds like it. What about Tila Tempura?

That doesn't sound like it, it only has the same first letter and last letter. Compare, Tila T(equ)ila and Tila T(empur)a.


And it's Japanese, not Vietnamese, so you've got the same problem.


Besides, alcohol implies sex, deep fry batter does not.

[nervmeister]

That doesn't sound like it, it only has the same first letter and last letter. Compare, Tila T(equ)ila and Tila T(empur)a. It's still catchy enough.


And it's Japanese, not Vietnamese, so you've got the same problem. But it's still closer geographically than Mexico. :biggrin:


Besides, alcohol implies sex, deep fry batter does not.Not unless you have my fetishes.

[maczero]

Besides, alcohol implies sex, deep fry batter does not.I got a serious chuckle outta this.:biggrin:

[Monty_Cristo]

Because her first name is Tila, and it sounds kind of like it. And Nguyen is hard to pronounce.

isn't it just pronounced "win?"

[Monty_Cristo]

Hell Date on BET seems pretty mean-spirited. pretty lousy too. there's also the tv series 'Cheaters' and 'Blind Date.'

[StoneGold]

isn't it just pronounced "win?"

It's funny, every Nguyen I've ever known has said you can pretty much pronounce it any way you want to. For instance, my kung fu master pronounced his name noo-jen.

[kmeyers]

Hell Date on BET seems pretty mean-spirited. pretty lousy too. there's also the tv series 'Cheaters' and 'Blind Date.'

I seriously don't know how the "Cheaters" show can legally get away with what they do. They're basically instigating assaults, from the episodes I've seen.

They almost always end in a fight.

[Monty_Cristo]

I seriously don't know how the "Cheaters" show can legally get away with what they do. They're basically instigating assaults, from the episodes I've seen.

They almost always end in a fight.

i'm just praying that the host is the one that gets assaulted. that Joey Greco guy's face is pasted next to "tool" in the dictionary.

[kmeyers]

i'm just praying that the host is the one that gets assaulted. that Joey Greco guy's face is pasted next to "tool" in the dictionary.

He really is one of the worst guys ever. His faked concern is just ridiculous.

Then he gets to the confrontation and becomes a total instigator.

[Jared]

Didn't he get stabbed, or was that a camera man?

I don't see Blind Date as mean-spirited. They just set up blind dates, usually fairly pricy ones, and have pop ups comment on what's happening. Sometimes the popups are insulting, but usually it's deserved. I don't think it's in production anymore, which is a shame. I thought it was pretty amusing. Hawk from Tough Enough was on three or four times, and always had horrible dates.

[Monty_Cristo]

Didn't he get stabbed, or was that a camera man?

Grego replaced the original host; who was stabbed.

I don't see Blind Date as mean-spirited. They just set up blind dates, usually fairly pricy ones, and have pop ups comment on what's happening. Sometimes the popups are insulting, but usually it's deserved. I don't think it's in production anymore, which is a shame. I thought it was pretty amusing. Hawk from Tough Enough was on three or four times, and always had horrible dates.

i'm more talking about how some people treat their dates. some of the rejections could be pretty bad.

[nervmeister]

Grego replaced the original host; who was stabbed.How long do you think before he's stabbed as well?

[Monty_Cristo]

How long do you think before he's stabbed as well?

i'd put money on his soul patch being ripped off before he's actually stabbed. and, even then, if he is stabbed, it will be one of his staff.

[Royal]

The Iron Ring

[jessecuster3]

Solitary wins this one for me. All of the contestants were literally put into solitary confinement, and put trough "treatments". Getting food was a reward.


Here is a Wikipedia run down of the "treatments"

Sleep Deprivation Bed of Nails Gluttony Sonic Assault Headspin Hot Pepper "Light Relay" Extreme Solitary

One contestant actually left the show due to psychological trauma.

[nervmeister]

I think the upcoming Celebrity Circus will be a shoe-in for mean-spiritedness. God help Gary Coleman if he ends up on that show and on the trapeze no less.

[midnightman2001]

Moment of Truth is great! I love watching those stupid people make %$#@! of themselves!

[DDM]

Why does MTV's Real World producers allow alcoholics on the show when much of the action begins in a club or a bar where booze is prevelant? This is the second season the Real World produces have allowed an alcoholic on the show. Granted, the producers intervened & sent him to a temporary rehab center, but he needs much more than 30 days to recover. The other cast members do not comprehend his problems that he cannot ever be in the presence of alcohol or he may very well relapse. Heck, he cannot even show up to "work" given the comedy group serves alcohol.

MTV thinks it is serving the public by exploiting such addicts, but I believe they do far more damage than help.

[nervmeister]

Why does MTV's Real World producers allow alcoholics on the show when much of the action begins in a club or a bar where booze is prevelant? This is the second season the Real World produces have allowed an alcoholic on the show. Granted, the producers intervened & sent him to a temporary rehab center, but he needs much more than 30 days to recover. The other cast members do not comprehend his problems that he cannot ever be in the presence of alcohol or he may very well relapse. Heck, he cannot even show up to "work" given the comedy group serves alcohol.

MTV thinks it is serving the public by exploiting such addicts, but I believe they do far more damage than help.LOL. They ought to call it the Real-apse World. :biggrin:

[JDogindy]

Here's some of my suggestions:

"Farmer Wants a Wife"- Absolute b.s.. Look, I'm a wrestling fan, and I know how messed up the 'E is, but the CW accepted THIS?

"The Moment of Truth"- My least favorite reality show that's out right now. Essentially, people ruin theirs (and others) lives for the sake of quick cash.

"Big Brother"- A show that pits strangers and feeds them slop if they lose?

And, "Solitary"? That's messed up, right there.

[pariah-1972]

Why does MTV's Real World producers allow alcoholics on the show when much of the action begins in a club or a bar where booze is prevelant? This is the second season the Real World produces have allowed an alcoholic on the show. Granted, the producers intervened & sent him to a temporary rehab center, but he needs much more than 30 days to recover. The other cast members do not comprehend his problems that he cannot ever be in the presence of alcohol or he may very well relapse. Heck, he cannot even show up to "work" given the comedy group serves alcohol.

MTV thinks it is serving the public by exploiting such addicts, but I believe they do far more damage than help.I think you would have to be a complete idiot to go on the real world and not expect to deal with a lot of alcohol.
I'm not defending the Real World but he really shouldn't have signed up for that show if he has or had a drinking problem unless he is a complete idiot and never watched the show.

[DDM]

I think you would have to be a complete idiot to go on the real world and not expect to deal with a lot of alcohol.
I'm not defending the Real World but he really shouldn't have signed up for that show if he has or had a drinking problem unless he is a complete idiot and never watched the show.


Regardless, he did send an audition tape & was eventually accepted. Given the personal questions the producers ask the candidates, MTV knows of his alcoholism; in fact, this is more than likely the reason he was accepted on the show! Given the free booze the Real World has access to, the producers should have wisely not accepted him at all once they discovered his past alcoholism.

[Dreadstar]

"The Moment of Truth"- My least favorite reality show that's out right now. Essentially, people ruin theirs (and others) lives for the sake of quick cash.

Yep. That's the one. Their intent is to actually cause drama, and the bigger the better.

The only thing that excuses it in my mind is that the contestants are willing participants for the cash.

I think they should rename "How much is your marriage worth?"

[kmeyers]

I think the upcoming Celebrity Circus will be a shoe-in for mean-spiritedness. God help Gary Coleman if he ends up on that show and on the trapeze no less.

I recently saw a commercial for this where Chris Knight is doing the trapeze and he falls, and blasts his pelvis into the platform. I feel kind of bad for laughing so hard, because that had to really hurt.

[StoneGold]

I think they should rename "How much is your marriage worth?"

You mean how much is your fake marriage that you're pretending to have for the show worth.

[Dreadstar]

You mean how much is your fake marriage that you're pretending to have for the show worth.

I don't have insider info, so I couldn't say.

[HomerJay]

Why does MTV's Real World producers allow alcoholics on the show when much of the action begins in a club or a bar where booze is prevelant? This is the second season the Real World produces have allowed an alcoholic on the show. Granted, the producers intervened & sent him to a temporary rehab center, but he needs much more than 30 days to recover. The other cast members do not comprehend his problems that he cannot ever be in the presence of alcohol or he may very well relapse. Heck, he cannot even show up to "work" given the comedy group serves alcohol.

MTV thinks it is serving the public by exploiting such addicts, but I believe they do far more damage than help.
Thank you, Captain Obvious.

And If you really think that the "Spoiled Rich Whore" channel really cares about anything other than ratings, I got a peach of a bridge to sell you. Would THE REAL WORLD have gotten half the viewership it's gotten throughout the years if even one-half of the cast members were well-adjusted people?

[Michael P]

Solitary wins this one for me. All of the contestants were literally put into solitary confinement, and put trough "treatments". Getting food was a reward.


Here is a Wikipedia run down of the "treatments"



One contestant actually left the show due to psychological trauma.

I can't wait until someone in the reality TV industry gets a hold of the Stanford Prison Experiment.

[StoneGold]

Thank you, Captain Obvious.

And If you really think that the "Spoiled Rich Whore" channel really cares about anything other than ratings, I got a peach of a bridge to sell you. Would THE REAL WORLD have gotten half the viewership it's gotten throughout the years if even one-half of the cast members were well-adjusted people?

Probably not through the years. Started off that way more or less, though.

[HomerJay]

In ten years or less:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/HomerJay64/200541_159078_1_012.jpg

Let's just do away with the ACLU so we can have it NOW.

[jessecuster3]

I can't wait until someone in the reality TV industry gets a hold of the Stanford Prison Experiment.

Oh yeah, I am surprised they haven't tried that one yet.

[DDM]

Thank you, Captain Obvious.

And If you really think that the "Spoiled Rich Whore" channel really cares about anything other than ratings, I got a peach of a bridge to sell you. Would THE REAL WORLD have gotten half the viewership it's gotten throughout the years if even one-half of the cast members were well-adjusted people?

Once upon a time, Real World was okay, but now its just a degenerative television to only exploit the weaknesses & nativity of their casts. The early seasons did not have cast members having sex with each other as they do now & the producers regularly cast people with addictions to exploit. I just find it onerous on MTV's part.

These young adults do not understand addiction given their responses to the cast member this season; they want to understand then drink booze hours later. They don't understand he cannot ever be in the presence of alcohol or he may relapse.

MTV is going to cross the line when they manipulate one cast member too far & it turns into murder on the set.

[Quarterwolf]

That does make me wonder if Fox would stoop so low to make a reality tv show like that?

As Krusty would say Fox is known for taking chances on crap.
Fox Reality did air "Theres Something About Miriam." in October of 07.

For me the most mean spritited shows are the ones on MTV.

Sweet Sixteen- Shows what happens when spoiled little bitchs get to much at once and never seem to get enough.

The bus datting show where there are 5 contestants on a bus who compete for one persons affections. I Cannot remember the name of the show I blocked it out.

[Venom Melendez]

Sad thing is tha these shows get huge ratings. People just love seeing other people ruin their lives.



it's really like watching a car crash.

[Venom Melendez]

The bus datting show where there are 5 contestants on a bus who compete for one persons affections. I Cannot remember the name of the show I blocked it out.

I think that was ''next''.

[Monty_Cristo]

I think that was ''next''.

Parental Control is more mean-spirited imo.

[kmeyers]

What's the show where they have two new couples, and then set one of the people from each of the couples up with their ex?

Then the two non exes are locked in a little room where they watch the exes go on really nice dates.

At the end the people pick if they want to get back with their ex, or stay with the person they were with before the show.

[Monty_Cristo]

What's the show where they have two new couples, and then set one of the people from each of the couples up with their ex?

Then the two non exes are locked in a little room where they watch the exes go on really nice dates.

At the end the people pick if they want to get back with their ex, or stay with the person they were with before the show.

i know what you're talking about but haven't ever caught the title of it. it's a really stupid show though. i'd say it's definately mean-spirited.

[HomerJay]

The bus datting show where there are 5 contestants on a bus who compete for one persons affections. I Cannot remember the name of the show I blocked it out.
Parental Control is more mean-spirited imo.
The absolute WORST thing about those shows, IMO, is that they are so painfully and obviously scripted.

[Bouncing Boy]

I haven't actually watched it but there is a show called "the biggest loser" that seems pretty mean spirited to me.

"The biggest loser" Is about who lost the most weight. They put a bunch of fat people thru in intense diet and excercise regiment and whoever sticks to it and looses the most weight is the winner.

[StoneGold]

The one where the black guy and the old white lady kept fighting, except now they're fighting with that old white guy.


Wait, never mind, that's the news.

[DDM]

I think that was ''next''.

I saw a clip of Next (http://youtube.com/watch?v=O2H9BiVj7mo) on Talk Soup with this Asian girl thinking she's hot, but before she could even open her mouth the guy said "next." I cracked up laughing...

[Toku King]

Sad thing is tha these shows get huge ratings. People just love seeing other people ruin their lives.

That's what scares me.

[Monty_Cristo]

this one wasn't necessarily mean-spirited but really really stupid. anyone remember the tv show/social experiment where the black family and white family traded places? i mean they "dyed" the white family "black" and put really awkward caucassian prosthetics on the black family to make them look "white." it was the dumbest thing i have ever had the pleasure of viewing. who in their right mind would be fooled by the horrible makeup jobs they did on the black family? this was supposed to show them the "other side" of racial discrimination. what a joke.