11th March 2004, 9:48 AM
Actually "Real World" did it first, and I hated the concept then too.
Yes asm, it IS a reality show because while Jeopardy just shows people playing the game (actually I don't watch it, not that I have a problem with the genre mind you), this is purposfully cashing off of the actual human reactions themselves, shallow shells as they all are, and showing people getting paid to be complete and utter jerks. Plus it sucks for the same reasons the rest do.
Look, it's not long before reality shows start showing people washing their clothes, only with ridiculously over the top fights with the camera STAYING THERE for like 5 minutes during the "shocked how dare you stare". I HATES THEM SO MUCH!
Yes asm, it IS a reality show because while Jeopardy just shows people playing the game (actually I don't watch it, not that I have a problem with the genre mind you), this is purposfully cashing off of the actual human reactions themselves, shallow shells as they all are, and showing people getting paid to be complete and utter jerks. Plus it sucks for the same reasons the rest do.
Look, it's not long before reality shows start showing people washing their clothes, only with ridiculously over the top fights with the camera STAYING THERE for like 5 minutes during the "shocked how dare you stare". I HATES THEM SO MUCH!
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)