wednesday night tv
Jul. 21st, 2004 10:48 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
verbicideA day in front of the tv. Lot's of TLC. Cleansweep--which rules. And then somehow I ended up on ABC. Oh right. I was watching some Drew Carey. And then... I thought the Fox Network was bad. Who the fuck are these masochists on ...shit what's it called? The Ultimate Love Test? Christ on a fucking pony. Watching this guy snivel at his girlfriend who he's been watching on video mack on some other guy for the past two weeks while he was in isolation in Vermont. And he still proposes to her. It's fucking surreal. *gape* Well, sort of proposes. He shows her the ring but they're going to work on stuff first and then try the proposal again.
And on TLC. There was some show where people let other people plan their wedding. And they don't know anything about it--venue, dress, anything. It was just mind boggling to watch these two women shriek at each other.
And back on ABC. This other guy who tells his girlfriend, who wants him to finally marry her, that her personality weakens him. Yeah. And he wasn't trying to break up with her. And he's going to go see her after a few weeks separation, thinking that she's going to be happy to see him. And now he's saying that he didn't say that weakens him thing. But um, hello, he's on videotape saying it. As he's freaking out trying to explain, and she's trying to hold onto her dignity because she's planning on breaking up with him. Wow, check out his backpedaling. Oh he has a present for her. She's looking calmer now that's talked to him. Aww that's nice. Wtf is in the box? Potpourri? Okay, no it's a Russian doll thingie. Awww there's a ring inside. He gave her the Russian doll thing. And in the very center one is a ring. Awww. He's proposing.
Omfg what's wrong with me. I'm cooing at a bad reality show. I'm such a fucking sap. *sniffle*
Hah. She accepted even though she was quite the bad ass earlier, "Even if he proposed, I wouldn't marry him!" I wonder if these couples survive seeing the clips from the show they hadn't seen before they met up.
Oh now she's breaking up with her exboyf. Who's trying not to cry. Huh. Jesus, who are these people?
Ooo but there's a cute kitty. *points this out to Hobbes*
Why the hell am I actually watching this. Change the channel, bitch!!! Ack. I hate tv.
And on TLC. There was some show where people let other people plan their wedding. And they don't know anything about it--venue, dress, anything. It was just mind boggling to watch these two women shriek at each other.
And back on ABC. This other guy who tells his girlfriend, who wants him to finally marry her, that her personality weakens him. Yeah. And he wasn't trying to break up with her. And he's going to go see her after a few weeks separation, thinking that she's going to be happy to see him. And now he's saying that he didn't say that weakens him thing. But um, hello, he's on videotape saying it. As he's freaking out trying to explain, and she's trying to hold onto her dignity because she's planning on breaking up with him. Wow, check out his backpedaling. Oh he has a present for her. She's looking calmer now that's talked to him. Aww that's nice. Wtf is in the box? Potpourri? Okay, no it's a Russian doll thingie. Awww there's a ring inside. He gave her the Russian doll thing. And in the very center one is a ring. Awww. He's proposing.
Omfg what's wrong with me. I'm cooing at a bad reality show. I'm such a fucking sap. *sniffle*
Hah. She accepted even though she was quite the bad ass earlier, "Even if he proposed, I wouldn't marry him!" I wonder if these couples survive seeing the clips from the show they hadn't seen before they met up.
Oh now she's breaking up with her exboyf. Who's trying not to cry. Huh. Jesus, who are these people?
Ooo but there's a cute kitty. *points this out to Hobbes*
Why the hell am I actually watching this. Change the channel, bitch!!! Ack. I hate tv.
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Date: 2004-07-24 01:34 am (UTC)"Could Reality TV Be Any Worse? Actually, Yes!"
Some unscripted TV programming ideas that not even the producers of The Littlest Groom would put them on the air. If you're moaning about prime-time karaoke, just be glad these half-baked - but real- pitches never got the green light.
(I'll only summarize a few)
"I've Got A Mokey On My Back"
A New Frantic Race cross-country where contestants are carrying a real monkey as a sort of baton.
"The Virgin"
A young man who's been saving himself for the right girl has his pick of a group of buxom virgins. Server elimination rounds later Prince Cherry chooses and a very happy ending seems destined. That is, until he discovers Snow White's little secret: she's a porn star!
"Pimp House"
Six pimps live under the same roof. Their lives are much like ours, except they're pimps. One minute they're microwaving some mac daddy and cheese, the next they're on the cell phone threatening to bitch-slap a lazy ho. Sometimes they have to take it outside to settle turf disputes. . . .
"Convict Island"
... convicts on an island competing in Survivor like stunts. The winner wins prize money that's given to the family of their victim.
Kinda gives you a new appreciation for the programming you watched the other day, huh? ~RR
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Date: 2004-07-24 02:29 am (UTC)You know, there was a time I would have assumed that these were SNL sketches or something. But reality tv has sunk so low, all I can do is shake my head and mutter.
I'm curious to see what (if any) legal ramifications will arise from some of the stunts these networks are trying to get away with. I mean, I'm sure the contestants sign waivers the length of the Mississippi, but something is bound to go awry.