Reality shows...

[Wrider]

So who here watches any sort of reality show?

Personally there's only one I will watch, and that's Duck Dynasty. Nothing like rednecks with money for a laugh!

What do you watch and why?

[#1Townie]

Cops. Makes me feel better about myself.

[Grim2.0]

So who here watches any sort of reality show?

Personally there's only one I will watch, and that's Duck Dynasty. Nothing like rednecks with money for a laugh!

What do you watch and why?

I don't, and that's why.

[madvlad]

I've seen a couple episodes of Duck Dynasty and those dudes are funny and sure as hell live it up!

[~Barn~]

The Ultimate Fighter.
All of the "reality" drama of people living in a house together, but they actually get to fight each other!

[rforsythe]

The Ultimate Fighter.
All of the "reality" drama of people living in a house together, but they actually get to fight each other!

Jersey Shore had that too, but that show was everything wrong about humanity.

[Ghosty]

Pawn Stars, Gold Rush, Bering Sea Gold, Deadliest Catch, Chasing Classic Cars, Wheeler Dealers, Cafe Racer, Overhaulin', and Next Greatest Artist. I'm sure there are others...

Do TopChef and Chopped count as reality? I consider them more cooking gameshows. How about HouseHunters International, or HouseHunters Alaska? I love seeing those cool houses! And they give prices too, for future plans...

One episode showed Jason Elam and his wife shopping for a cool little $1M private island home up there. Incl. a dock for his seaplane! Seals and whales were breaching not far from the deck!

[bulldog]

Ink Master
Ultimate Fighter
Full Throttle Saloon
Black Gold (on occasion)
Jersey Shore (done now)
Harcore Pawn (hear it is fake though)
Pawn Stars

[Ghosty]

What's Black Gold?

[bulldog]

What's Black Gold? It comes out after Full Throttle Saloon so I end up watching it, but it is about oil well drillers.
http://www.trutv.com/shows/black_gold/index.html


Here is a cool clip that shows one of the drillers (smaller guy) knocking out a bigger guy that starts the fight with a cheap shot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hG1BTdk19o

[mdub]

What's Black Gold?

Texas Tea

[~Barn~]

What's Black Gold?


Texas Tea

Bubblin' crude...

[Ghosty]

I had a mad crush on Elly Mae when I was a kid (and MaryAnne too of course). God loves a woman who can handle a rifle. Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition, AMEN!...

http://www.librarising.com/astrology/celebs/images2/D/donnadouglas2.jpg

[FZRguy]

Not your standard reality shows but good gear head stuff.
Cafe Racer
Gearz
Two Guys Garage
Wheeler Dealers
Overhaulin'

I like the auctions too.
Mecum
Barrett-Jackson

Side note: A gal at work took leave to be on the Amazing Race...she just came back. Noteable last name too....Bandimere. She used to do Roller Dolls.

[JKOL]

Duck Dynasty
The Ultimate Fighter
Full Throttle Saloon (only because I was at the FTS last summer while they were filming)
Ridiculousness (not really reality, but I love watching stupid people do stupid things)

[FZRguy]

American Pickers, Antique Restoration are pretty good.

[koop]

Amish Mafia

I caught this by chance the other weekend. It's freaking awesome. Fixed Amish buggy racing, Amish turf war, Amish raves. Just when I think I may have discovered the greatest show ever...BOOM...


They hit me with the midget Amish gangster. That's right, Wee Man with a beard and hat doing gangster shit. Pure awesomeness.

[rforsythe]

Texas Tea


Bubblin' crude...

I give you gentlemen full marks for managing to associate Beverly Hillbillies theme song lyrics into a thread. Well played, sirs.

[~Barn~]

My work here is done. Have a good weekend everybody.

[salsashark]

Anyone catch the Joe Schmo show on Spike? Complete non-reality reality show... Good for a few laughs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DIuD2n1SYw - deaf girl who does ventriloquism :lol:


Also, Barrett-Jackson and Mecum auto auction shows... love them. Must be rough to have that kind of money...

[birchyboy]

I'm not sure what "reality" really means since a good portion of the shows seem to be scripted. That said, here's a few I watch:

Overhaulin'
Wheeler Dealer
Restaurant Impossible
Chopped
Iron Chef America (plus the sub-series)

[Captain Obvious]

Joe Schmo Show season 3
Ultimate Fighter
Property Brothers
Holmes on Homes

Does Good Eats count as a reality show? What about Diners, Drive Ins and Dives?

[TinkerinWstuff]

Deadliest Catch
Biggest Loser

It's the only two that seem to have the least amount of contrived drama. With Biggest Loser, it's pretty neat to see a reality show where people change their lives for the better instead of seeing the worst of humanity.

[sloridr]

Deadliest Catch
Biggest Loser

It's the only two that seem to have the least amount of contrived drama. With Biggest Loser, it's pretty neat to see a reality show where people change their lives for the better instead of seeing the worst of humanity.

Deadliest catch is one of the shows that producers push crews to create drama. I work beside a lot of the crabbers and fisherman of Dutch Harbor. The city of Dutch Harbor doesn't care much for the show. It has brought a lot of unwanted riff raff to town. However it's still a fun show to watch and on occasion ill see myself or the barge I run on there. Kinda cool!

Amish Mafia
Triple D
Gold Rush
Moonshiners

These are ones I've seen recently that we're pretty good.

[FZRguy]

Triple D, Gold Rush, whatever the Coast Guard rescue show is called.

[FZRguy]

Man vs. Food is okay too.

[KennyFish]

no love for top gear US????

[Captain Obvious]

Man vs. Food is okay too.

I never say stuff like this, but I got tired of watching the constant gluttony on that show. Used to watch, now just skip it.

[FZRACE97]

Ancient Aliens is interesting.

[FZRguy]

I never say stuff like this, but I got tired of watching the constant gluttony on that show. Used to watch, now just skip it.

k, how bout Man vs. Wild?

I Shouldn't be Alive series. When you think things couldn't possibly get worse, they do.

[Captain Obvious]

k, how bout Man vs. Wild?


:) I did, till I found out they fakes some scenes.

Dark alley brawl? Bear Grilles > Les Stroud
Survival tv show? Survivorman > Man vs Wild

Even if Bear did piss on his shirt and wear it as a hat. :)

[Wrider]

Saw a post today about the Duck Dynasty guys... Apparently a bunch of "politically correct" types decided to get together a petition to get A&E to stop broadcasting images of them praying and using guns. The patriarch, Phil, told them that it's a part of their lives, that it's what they believe, and if they weren't allowed to show it, they'd stop doing the show... A&E signed on to another season...

Now that's standing up for what you believe in. Bravo to them for standing up for their beliefs, and bravo to A&E for not caving to "OMG my ears are bleeding because someone cursed!" types.

[Ghosty]

If A&E actually caved to a small group of overly sensitive fuckwads, I'd be surprised. Duck Dynasty brings in TONS in ad revenue. But glad A&D didn't even ask the cast to change anything. What ridiculous bullshit from these P.C. clowns offended by every tiny thing.

Got a fucking clue for y'all: Don't like it?, STOP WATCHING! Change the damn channel idiots.