New and improved reality show addicts thread!!!!
 

So far this season has started pretty slow for me. 'On the lot' has been on for, I think, 3 shows now. It's going to have to do something pretty spectacular to make me enjoy it as much as all the other Mark Burnett productions. I don't like the hostess, she seems to lack any finesse. They are using the whole American idol format to introduce, give numbers to vote and then the whole elimination show. They could do the show in 15 minutes but they drag it out to an hour.

But I am looking forward to Thursday night for 'Pirate master'. From the website and all the trailers, it seems like it will be a good show. The website does warn you that there will be some degree of the haves and have nots. The captain and his crew are the haves and the other guys have to do as he asks like swab the decks, etc. But the searching for the gold and eliminations will be exciting. From what the website looks like, they have some pretty authentic charcters as contestants.

There is another Bachelor show coming out soon also, something about 'all about age'. I think the bachelorettes are divided between young and middle age for the one guy to woo into his lair. I have never been a fan of the show. I guess 'cause you can't find true love on a TV reality show.

Anybody else watching any other shows? I hear Canadian Idol is starting soon.

Never heard of those. That Pirate one sounds cool!

Yes, the Pirate show sounds wicked, Doydie. I think Big Brother starts in June too. I don't like the Bachalor/ette shows either.....borrrrrrring:rolleyes: .

I finished another reality show that I had been watching on Bravo, 'Shear design'. It was based on 12 designers starting the show and each week at least one were eliminated. So tonight was the final challenge. I thought the challenges were almost impossible but it's over. As you could tell, I was really into it! But so far all I can find on TV are reruns.

I'm watching the Shear Genius finale as I write. So I don't know who won.

I'm looking forward to the Top Chef All Stars and the new season. Also am looking forward to Last Comic Standing. A great laugh sure takes my mind of my pain for a bit.

Don't forget Big Brother starts in July!
Beth

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned "So You Think You Can Dance!" It started last week, I think, so they're still in the auditions phase. It's on Wednesday from 8 - 10 here and then Thursday for one hour. Some of the wannabies crack me up! The Pirate one sounds interesting too!

Happy watching!!

Oh the guilt
 

Shame on me. I broke my rule to limit what SO terms "trash TV", reality shows.

Hello my name is Beth and I am addicted to trash TV.
I watched both Pirate Master and So you think you can Dance.
My head is hanging low, but I found them so enticing I set my vcr for both. :D

Sshhh, don't tell SO. Okay? :wink:

The african american guy won Shear genius.

Yeah I started watching 'So you think you can dance' last year and I'm hooked. I never knew there so many forms of dance. The true dancer has to be able to adapt to all of them. I liked the little guy tonight that did the robot dance thing, They let him try the choreography round. I think they knew he wouldn't pass but gave him the chance anyway, just like they did last night with the guy with the prosthetic leg. But they really respected this guy tonight and the hip hop choreographer is going to try to get him in a movie. These judges seem a lot kinder than the ones on American Idol

I really enyoyed Pirate Master. It's kind of like Survivor but kind of not. On their message board, they are really trashing the captain for the way he is acting. But I think he is just acting like a pirate captain would act. I don't think a true pirate captain acts like he truly loves his crew. And I am glad that John was eliminated. I can't remember what they call it. Oh, is it set adrift? I think he was really full of himself since he is a Chippendale dancer.
He really liked to touch the girls.

These two shows may make me drop 'On the lot'. I don't watch the cooking shows. I don't think I could watch 'Hells kitchen' at all. HGTV is going to start their new season of 'Design star' next month. It will be set in Vegas.

I haven't found any regular show this summer that Ii want to watch. It's either reruns of CSI or Law and Order ar all the reality shows. My husband pretty much goes to the family room to watch TV. He channel surfs anyway. Prison Break was about the only show we watched together.

I watched a little of Pirate Master and I liked it. Poor Chippendale Guy..I don't think he impressed the others..LOL

I think John was to much into his hair. I wondered though, at the first of the show, his hair was long as in his bio pic. But during the rest of the show it was shorter. What gives? Of course Louie had the girls braiding his hair so maybe they have an on board salon!

Hasn't anyone watched any new reality shows this week? Where is everyone?

I was reading on the 'On the lot' web site and it seems as if they are in trouble. The Monday compitition night and Tuesday results night is no more. Monday will be compitition night, you get numbers and then you have to wait until next Monday to find out who is gone. Wasn't there a country reality show on bravo or CMT or some cable netwrk that had a format like that.

And their is a lot of bad comments on the Pirate Master website. I'm still hoping that one will work out.

'Americas got talent' starts this week and 'So you think you can dance' finishes up the auditions. Their were also a couple of Chef compititions that started. I don't watch those 'cause it would make me eat to much. Also the new Bachelor show is staring this week.

Come on guys, keep me awake!!!!!

I'm awake and it's way to early here.

I am a huge fan of Top Chef. Will watch the food network star this am since SO is making too much noise in the garage below bedroom to sleep.

I so enjoyed Pirate Master I hope it stays. Looking forward to Think you can Dance. I appreciate those that do what I cannot.
Beth

I watched Hell's Kitchen Monday. Wow! The chef is brutal, but I'm looking forward to next week. I like the idea that they actually are cooking in a restaurant. Boys against girls. As in life the girls talk the talk about being a team, but sure can't play nice. Julia the short order cook from Waffle House is the best. She has a strong work ethic and everyone else is so mean to her because she has no "real" kitchen experience.

Recording so you think you can dance, top chef all star charity thing and american inventor today. Last comic standing starts next Wednesday, yea! I find laughter to be such a stress reducer almost as good as sudoku.

What is everyone else watching in the "trash tv" reality world?

OMG...Hell's Kitchen is the best! :D



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Darn... knew I should have watched Hell's Kitchen. Next time, I will.:p

What's with all this money on Pirate Master? I didn't agree with tonights ouster.:mad:

Sally
They are reairing the premier of Hell's Kitchen the hour before Monday's show. You gotta see it.
I'm just watching Pirate Master now being in the Mountain time zone.

Hope you are holding up ok. You and your brother are in my thoughts.

My computer has been broke for a week!!!!!!! I have only seen the commercials for Hell's kitchen and it's a little to much of Hell for me.

I have to admit that I'm really not keeping up with the reality shows this summer. Ill try to do better, Doydie.:)

I'm happy for you that you fixed you 'puter all by yourself..Wow! I'd probably still be sitting here, wondering where the plug is..LOL

Tonight I had two reality shows at the same time. UGH. I chose to watch the auditions for 'Americas got talent' and switch over to On the lot during commercials. I can't really say I know what's going on the OTL anymore. But I don't know if they do either. I think it's a failing show but I guess they have to finish it because of the contestant directors that are there. But their chances of staying in the business is slim to none. I guess they are guaranteed some time with Steven Steilberg.

America's got talent is the same as it was last year. Sometimes Sharon what's her name can be to sugary sweet as a judge. I don't know how some of those potential contestants think that they will be rewarded 1 million for their quirky talent, like the guy that did the thing on the pogo thing.

I look forward to So you think you can dance. They are in the actual compition now so they aren't dealing with talent wannabees.

I am looking forward the compitition too. I've not watched any previous seasons but it looks to be intense. I've always been the one with 2 left feet but so appreciate those that can dance.

Tomorrow is that one, the start of Last Comic Standing, Top Chef and week two of American inventor. I'm going to VCR So you think... and DVR Last Comic and Top Chef and if SO is sleeping watch American Inventor.

Not sure how I'm going to juggle them all once Big Brother starts next month. Guess I'll cross that bridge when I get to it.

I really enjoyed SYTYCD tonight. You could tell that they were new at it and with each other. Some of the judges comments were that there was no 'chemistry' between the dancers. I really don't think that's fair to say at this time since they don't know each other yet. I'm really looking forward to seeing them advance. I guess I would say that the only one I didn't like was the pair that were the 'vagabond' dancers.

I find it odd that so many of these reality shows here in good old USA have foreign judges and hosts.

Well tomorrow night is Pirate Master. I found a neat sight that has a lot of spoilers on it. They have pictures pretty much to the end but sometimes can only speculate who is in them because of hair growth, etc. Apparently we have a new captain tomorrow night.

I was so sorry to see the first pair go tonight on SYTYCD. But someone had to be the first. They never really had a chance to show the public what they could do. It was unfortunate that the dance they were assigned to do had her in heels. She did look way to tall for the kind of romantic dance. I'm glad that the two that were selected to go were already a couple so that two other people don't have to get to know each other from scratch this week. I don't know if I'm saying that right but if you watch the show, hopefully you understand. Although I don't normally watch the kind of dance moves that are on the show, they are very beautiful to watch. I love contemporary.

As I thought, Azy.... I can't remember his funny name was elected Captain on Pirate master. I thought it was funny that he immediately developed an accent. I'm not sure his officers totally agreed with him evenly dividing the bounty though. But the crew sure liked it! I amazes me that some of the crew have come on the show and have no concept that it would be a physically, taxing job. I also think the challenges are kind of lame. Real pirates wouldn't have had the clues sitting out in the open like they are.

Just a side note for a reality show that normally would not be mentioned here. I watched Bob barkers last show of The price is right today. I was glad he got the award he got in the Daytime Emmys tonight. I will be anxious to see who his predecessor is. The girl that got on stage the first time is from here in my town. We were all proud although she didn't win much. She felt bad because the family made the trip for her sisters 18th birthday and she was the one picked to go onstage instead of her sister.

i agree it was harsh to eliminate 2 so early, but I think the point is to bring your best all the time. I wasn't impressed with last year's winners performance.

Azmyth and his accent was corny, maybe he needed to get into character. The whole show is contrived. I find it so interesting to see a sailing ship in action and the Carribbean water is so blue.

I recorded the am airing and just finished watching it. Too bad about your town girl. It still is cool to have that connection. I didn't watch the Emmy's but am happy Bob won. Thanks for sharing this info.

It seems to me either the reality stuff is a bummer so far this summer or we are all wrapped up in life issues.

Again I was stunned by the eliminations on So You Think You Can Dance for the 2nd week. Wha-at is going on. Maybe they are all too good. I don't know. I just wish I could move a fraction as well as they do.

I enjoy the torture of Hell's Kitchen. Haven't watched this weeks Top Chef yet. Pirate Master is losing it's edge and I will not record anymore.

On the bright side I saw a commercial for Big Brother it starts July 4th. Woo Hoo!

Anyone out there watching with me?

There are several cooking shows on that I think would be a little more
'gentle' to watch that Hells Kitchen. From what I've seen on the commercials, he really rakes them over the coals. So I haven't watched any of that show. I have watched some of Big Brother in the past, don't know if I'll watch it. Anyone watching the new Bachelor show, what is it 'The age of love'?

I guess I will always be a fan of the Survivor type shows so I'll stck with Pirate Master. They introduced a Captains pardon this week so that might make things more interesting. Louie is the captian this week. He didn't want to be. He said it tends to make people not like you afterwards. Their 'bounty' was quite small, only $5,000. I think he equally divided it like Azmyth. But he got JDs moneythat he paid for the pardon.

I've given up 'On the lot'. It just isn't worth watching. Plus the website is very slow to get into.

What do you all think of Rosi O' Donells quest to get the job on Price is right? I think she would try to make it 'her' show rather that a game show.

Pirate master is the only reality show I've been watching, this summer. I'm not crazy about it. Kinda boring.

I hope Big Brother is good, this year.

I still haven't caught Hell's Kitchen. I think I'd like it..sounds mean..LOL!

Oh, HK is so mean. It is very harsh but constructed to help them improve their skills. I enjoy seeing those that take action and those that crumble.

I too am looking forward to BB. It will give me something to watch several nights a week.

There is so much nothing going on in summertime. I know I won't be at the beach or anywhere but home. So it is important that I have my computer, tv, crochet and of course sudoku to keep me occupied.

Don't forget the new season shows, such as The Closer on TNT..tonight!! And the new Doctor show with Treat Williams, also on TNT, I think.

On with the show..:D

OH OH OH when is Treat Williams coming on? I fell in love with him on Everwood. I can't remember that there are new shows on the cable networks. I usually look to them for reruns except for my Style network, HGTV and TLC. I do like the Closer and Kyle XY.

It's the beginnig of a new week and hopefully great shows for us. I always enjoy Americas got talent. I like Sharon Osbornes candid comments. I thought David Hass..... was just going to leave the show when Leonard the great or whatever his (her) name is. I was dissapointed when he got put through to Las Vegas. I didn't watch any of On the Lot, I am done with the show but I occassionaly read on the message board. I feel sorry for the contestants cause they thougth this would give them a big boost and a great opportunity to go further in their career. It also is interesting to read on the American Idol message board. There are some die hard AI fans that will talk until the next season starts. Jennifer Hudson got two more awards tonight. Just show you don't have to win the compitition to be noticed.

Tonight we had SYTYCD. I missed the part when Pasha and Jessie were coming on and didn't get why Jessie couldn't dance. The ladie that danced with him I think purposefully held back so that he could be showcased more but I think it actually hurt him because the dance wasn't as good. I did read over on the SYTYCD website and found out that Jessie has a heart problem and they will allow her to dance solo tomorrow night. If she cannot do that then she will be sliminated. There is a lot of discussion about it that she should be given more time to recover and then do her solo. I don't think so. If she needs more time to recover, the rest of the competition will also be very difficult for her and the tour. If she is a true dancer, she will realize that if you aren't up to snuff, you are out. I thought the Japenese dance was awesome. I really can't see it as jazz but it was beautiful.

So tomorrow night we have the SYRYCD results show and Pirate Master.

What are you guys watching?

I've recorded SYTYCD, Last Comic Standing and Top Chef today, got to wait for SO to go to bed so I can control the remotes and watch. lol

I watched Mon. Hell's Kitchen this am. Poor Bonnie was ready to give up and ended up staying. I'm glad. I still hope Julia the waffle house cook wins. She has good instincts, leadership and is a team player too.

I gave up on Pirate Master b4 last weeks show. From the previews, it's getting really rough now. I'm patiently waiting for BB next Thursday. That is a true sign of summer.

We had two rough shows tonight, the results show for SYTYCD and Pirate Master. I guess there was some controversial voting on SYTYCD and Jessie was voted off. She was sick last night and couldn't dance, did her solo tonight for her 'dance for your life' solo and was sent home. Some feel it was wrong for her to have to dance solo tonight because she wasn't voted out last night. Her partner was safe tonight so why wasn't she. For the guys, America didn't vote to put the worst dancer in the bottom three and the judges had to send home a good dancer. Sounds like Sanjaya all over again!

On Pirate mater, Americas favorite Pirate Louie who was captain, got the telescope wet and it was useless which put his team behind and they lost the challenge. I like it on PM that they don't have set teams like on Survivor. Each week is different. They just pull marbles out of a bag, kind of like drawing straws. But there are still some alliances. Everyone acumultes money throughout the show and they can buy votes. Or so they think they are buying votes. The person you are buying from doesn't always do what you are paying them to do.

On Hell's kitchen, is there just the one judge? I know on some of the other cooking, fashion shows there is a panel of 3 judges.

Oh, speaking of fashion shows, HGTVs Design Star is starting soon. I'm not sure I particularly like last years winner. His show is Color splash. I was kind of suprised that he has an assistnat that is very active in the show.

Well, I did it. I said I wasn't going to start another reality show. But after reading all you guys excitement over Big Brother starting, I turned it on. Plus it was right before Pirate Master. I'm sure CBS did that intentionally.

You guys are going to have to get me up to date as to how the game works. What is this position of power? It already started out with a lot of controversy. The original 11 are already disliking the other 3 and most of them don't even know them. They just dislike them because the other 11 housemates don't like them. Do they really have to sleep in those dinky beds? Is there ever any hanky panky going on when there are a gazillion cameras and mikes hanging around. The show says you can go into thier website and see for yourself what's going on. But is that for an extra fee?

Pirate master is still going alittle slow. At least tonight they showed a little more of the complexity of the challenge. Big ol' Louie has been a favorite from the beginning. He's kind of like Survivor's Rupert. And now he has to be in a tight alliance with Joe Don which he dispised from the beginning. Tonight it was just him and the girls against the tight Captain and his officers and some of the girls. Of course the big guys won again. I'm not Liking Kendra. She looks like the most unhappy wench, (pirate)!

I'll be glad when SYTYCD comes o next week. But next week Big Brother is on Sunday night and Pirate Master will be in it's new time on Tuesday night. i don't know what that will do to my other shows. I don't know when the finals of Americas got talent will be. Wow, I must lead a boring life if all I can watch is other peoples reality!

Thanks for reminding me BB started. I'll have to check the other DVR box. BB is on 3 nights a week. Yes things are as you stated, every season there are twists. Hanky panky happens with the night scope cameras (B&W). Good thing I took a 3 hour nap this afternoon. I'll have something to watch.

I missed SYTYCD this week too. I caught the last 1/2 hr of PM tonight. I had stopped watching a few weeks ago. Seems more cutthroat which is good for pirates, right?

I too have no life and reality tv seems to get me through. I enjoy my soaps in the afternoon and a little brain use with Hardball on MSNBC.

I watched BB and enjoyed it. They threw a bunch of curves in, to make it interesting. The 2 Homosexuals with gonerea grossed me out, but it should make for interesting conversations..LOL

Too many youngsters...I hope it doesn't turn out too high schooly..kwim? And an awful lot of pretty faces and bods. Should be more regular people and more diverse than it is. Hoping for an interesting summer.

Still watching PM, but not as exciting as I had hoped. It's like big brother on a boat..LOL

I'm not as avid a watcher of reality shows as you guys but it's somewhat better than reruns. If either of these shows was opposite The Closer or Heartland, I'd give them a big miss.:wink:

Do you mean BB is on three nights a week?????? Gheez. Now i don't have a kife at all. I don't know how I'm going to fit in all thse shows plus the shows I'm addicted to on HGTV, Style and TLC. And i need to keep up with all my favorite shows during the new season....Prison Break, all the CSIs and Law and Orders, KyleXY, and ER.

If fitting in all the shows is the biggest problem, then you are truly blessed.

I have a dvr and vcr. I record everything, I rarely watch tv live unless a conflict exists AND I have control of the remote. :)

I have faith in your ability to get it done. If you miss something be glad because when it repeats it will be new to you. Have a good day.