Quote from: racx_00 on May 02, 2004, 12:12:39 AM
the main thing im scared of are the huge spiders we have been finding :-\, especially the white tip ones that poison you with something that eats your flesh :-\
Are those the ones that they ate on Survivor? XB
:X :X :X :X
Don't get me started on reality TV.....those attention hungry saps, ate poisonous spiders for a quick buck? Can't they do work like a normal person? Or at least pretend to do work like Bill Gates?
lol, apparantly the spiders "were boiled, so they're completely safe". :X I would still never eat any of that crap those people did. ;P
Ugh, gross reality shows :X
I recall a promo for one of them actually saying "You deserve to see people suffer" - That's more than suggesting you need to have a somewhat sadistic side to enjoy the show :S
They were still spiders...boiled or not, they put a poisonous spider inside their mouth, chewed it up, and swallowed it! EWWWW!! EWWW!
And worse, people watched it and, probably, found it entertaining!
There were shows where people ate far more gross things than boiled spiders :o
Well after all teh dramaz in the house this week I think its only right that anyone watching should discuss here their thoughts :) Of course that means that only me, kimmie and Leanne will be able to post but hey, maybe some lurkers from the UK will post? ;P
I'LL START!
I HATE and I mean HATE Victor. Possibly the most annoying gangstaaa wannabe person on TV that I can remember who seems to be some kind of mental institute escapee.
So who do you UK people think will win?
lmao alex, I so have no idea wtf you're talking about hahaha :D
omg you dont have Big brother in vzla? Wow i thought it was pretty universal, like starbucks. Obviously on both counts im mistaken!
ALEX WTF lol :P you live in Alex's land ;P
Big Brother is gay/faked/manufactured idiots...
Reality TV is overrated, gay/faked/manufactured....
Stop watching that shite and do something better with your time!
;P
omg mega offensive grundy! ;D
I always say every year I won't watch it and every year I end up getting hooked! They had to call the police in a few days ago because all the housemates started fighting each other! Never seen anything so entertaining in a looooong time.
So there Grundy :p
Heh...
While I'm not sure I'd put it as... er, vehemently as Grundy did, I will say that I have heard of Big Brother, and like all reality shows, I very happily refrain from watching it.
Peace & Luv, Liz
Well Big Brother is the daddy of all reality TV shows, its what started them off practically. They aired last seasons US Big brother in the UK and it is so unbelievably different to the UK version. Its not made into a "TV show" as such with music and stuff. It's more like a documentary type thing when compared to the US one lol.
QuoteBig Brother is gay/faked/manufactured idiots
nah sounds more like pop idol to me ;P[/glow]
Ooohh... ok lol, and I agree with grundy here, WTF are you doing watching those tv shows? :P
I think the most stupid one I ever saw was the Anna Nicole show, omfg she's just so... cheap and pointless... :-X VERY disgusting show
American Idol wasnt -that- bad :P and Real World just freaking sucks too.
real world is just so funny.
2 blonde twits with no clue. the things they come out with! omg!
the poor little rich girls ::)
Surprisingly enough, I've heard about that show :o
I don't know if it's aired here, but we have similar localy-made crap like that here too :-[
I'm not from the UK, nor do I watch reality shows... I should be banned from this thread twice :-X
Its not a crime to watch BB! What else would I be doing at 10PM while at home?
i kinda dislike bb, i never feel like watching it and there are like 23847294 variations of it ; (
i want more movies ; )
Reality TV is stupid. There is too much "reality" in life as it is.
Wow, I feed Reality TV s***, and everyone supports me! XD
Good to see we have some reasonable people on this board! LOL!
Oh, and it probably is a CRIME to watch BB in some countries Chinchilla... Do you think China has BB? Or any of the conservative Islamic nations? No.....
And I can bet in Pakistan they don't have Paki-Pop-Idol-Super-Cheese running every bloody year! :P
The only one I like is Survivor, but only after the first few weeks since those are usually pretty dry. :X American/Canadian Idol is one of those shows I watch if I have nothing better to do. ;D
I never really liked Big Brother, The Mole, Amazing Race, Fear Factor, Bachelor/ette, or any of those other ones. ;D
I hate Big Brother :-\, it sucks and i hate it >:(, and BTW Reality TV Sucks :P
PS. its the truth IMO :P
In australia atleast... reality tv only attracts 12 year old girls as viewers...
Otherwise, no one else, unless you lack any social aptitude, watches it.
Just look at all the screaming little s**** on BB, all 12 year old girls!
;P
( There should be an "OMG I WANNA PUNCH YOU IN THE FACE" smiley. ;) )
BB was really big the first season in the netherlands.... really big!!
yeah, george orwell was a great guy ; )
Quote from: grundy on June 18, 2004, 09:57:41 PM
And I can bet in Pakistan they don't have Paki-Pop-Idol-Super-Cheese running every bloody year! :P
LMAO!! omg lol
omg
omfg
I had no idea people had so much hate in their hearts :( WELL I don't care if I'm labelled a 12 year old girl, I like to watch big brother.
*makes rock on sign and flees before any more hate is spawned*
Quote from: grundy on June 19, 2004, 05:08:29 PM
In australia atleast... reality tv only attracts 12 year old girls as viewers...
Otherwise, no one else, unless you lack any social aptitude, watches it.
Actually a few 16 year old girls like watching Miriam and the episode where Miriam entered Big Brother :-\, IMO ewww, Miriam is gross :X
Quote from: Drunken Chinchilla on June 20, 2004, 01:28:01 AM
omg
omfg
I had no idea people had so much hate in their hearts :( WELL I don't care if I'm labelled a 12 year old girl, I like to watch big brother.
*makes rock on sign and flees before any more hate is spawned*
Awww poor Alex. Even though I personally hate that show, I can totally see how someone can get addicted to them. :P
Dude! What other shows are there on TV where their annoying cast gets physically thrown out with every passing week?! ;P It's like a dream come true! :suffer:
But its just the fighting! And bitchyness and other stuff... *gives up and accepts his label*
*Chinchilla gets evicted from the thread.*
;P
Hahaha, bitchyness! XD
I thought this thread was going to be about the problems of too much government intervention in people's lives. (Like in 1984 by George Orwell) Shows you all what I think about so called Reality Television
:X
Quoteproblems of too much government intervention in people's lives.
Many problems.
Nope, the TV show
Lol since you've all been bitching at my 12 year old girl habit I havent been watching it :( but thats only because i dont know when its on....
*SIGH*
Quote from: dew7 on June 23, 2004, 12:59:45 AM
I thought this thread was going to be about the problems of too much government intervention in people's lives. (Like in 1984 by George Orwell) Shows you all what I think about so called Reality Television
:X
my experience is that a lot of threads goes about something it wasn't intended to go about ; )
This is the Off-Topic forum. XD
Are you saying, Neil, that not only are the topics allowed to be about anything other than KQ9 stuff...but all the topics are allowed to go off-topic too? :P
Cat
Sure! I think I said it a few months ago when I first became Administrator. The only rule at that time was every topic must remain on topic, with the exception of the Off-Topic forum. ;P
*wonders why she never caught this before today*
Actually I should amend that rule. The other place where off-topicness is allowed is in the KQIX Haven section, especially the "We're in Haven" forum. :D
and slowely it will spread and infect the whole forum ;-D
Slowly?? ::)
;P
.....hmmm, perhaps not that slow, but it is slower then it could be if i put any effort in it ;-D
cant believe im doin this but im turning the topic back towards its actual title!!
i think some ppl are being to harsh *coughgrundycough* lol.
ok so the show has its bad points, it has its good points too just like everything in life!
each to their own!
if our little 12yr old girl alex wants to watch reality tv, then there's no reason to imply that ppl who do watch them have no life!
and anyway alex is soon to become an 18 yr old man so ;P
its an escape from reality, watching ppl in a false environment while they stab eachother in the back for money! actually its just like relaity isnt it...
I must admit American news is sensationalized --- unfortunately -- I would rather hear the truth without the spin -- :> [I don't want 1984 to become reality even though it seems to slowly but surely becoming that way -- referring to George Orwell's 1984 book :<]
Quote from: Drunken Chinchilla on June 23, 2004, 07:11:57 AM
Nope, the TV show
Lol since you've all been b***hing at my 12 year old girl habit I havent been watching it :( but thats only because i dont know when its on....
*SIGH*
I dont think its bad that you watch BB ;), there are 2 friends of mine that watch it and they are 16 year old males ;D
Everyone is open to their own opinion if you like it Alex then you like it ;D, that doesnt mean you are a 12 year old girl ;)
YES! u will get a good whack with this bana and it aint ripe so it hurts more! ;P
Just to clarify I havent stopped watching BB becuase I think it makes me a person with no life...I havent stoped watching it at all.
Quote from: Drunken Chinchilla on June 29, 2004, 04:56:45 PM
Just to clarify I havent stopped watching BB becuase I think it makes me a person with no life...I havent stoped watching it at all.
Gald to hear that ;D, nothing wrong with watching BB ;)
I'm glad that you're standing your ground, Alex! Not letting other people influence you!
Cat
QuoteI'm glad that you're standing your ground, Alex! Not letting other people influence you!
If he doesn't start listening, I'm going to have to use force! GRRRRR!! :suffer:
;B
EDIT (By Yonkey): Easy with the language there. XD
Quote from: grundy on June 30, 2004, 05:57:21 AM
QuoteI'm glad that you're standing your ground, Alex! Not letting other people influence you!
If he doesn't start listening, I'm going to have to use force! GRRRRR!! :suffer:
;B
Hahahaha omg ill pretend I didnt see that :o
YES!
SO!
BB anyone?
;B (obligatory joking smiley)
Quote from: Drunken Chinchilla on June 30, 2004, 06:33:15 AM
Quote from: grundy on June 30, 2004, 05:57:21 AM
QuoteI'm glad that you're standing your ground, Alex! Not letting other people influence you!
If he doesn't start listening, I'm going to have to use force! GRRRRR!! :suffer:
;B
Hahahaha omg ill pretend I didnt see that :o
;B (obligatory joking smiley)
Just be careful not to drop the soap... ;P
** Alex is getting worried now, that look in Grundy's eyes is becoming quite disturbing! :lovegoggles: **
Hey, did somebody mention BB? Well, one of the last US shows I saw was the one where the guy held a knife to the girl's throat as a "joke" (he was kicked from the house at that time).
And then they had the version where they put together ex-couples. How wrong is that? Let's just pry into these people's private lives, figure out who they've been with and then put them in a house together. That one, I didn't watch.
Like I said earlier, it's been a while since I've watched BB. Stopped viewing after the second season...and I think they're in BB5 now, or something like that!
Cat
Hehehe...
*takes the soap Alex has and washes Grundy's mouth with it*
:suffer: XD
Stupid soap in the mouth lesson.... :X
** Grundy goes to his room to sulk for a few hours... :'( and maybe get some sleep! **
I dunno... I'm sorta with Grundy... if people would stop watching all the reality schlock, it would go off the air and we'd have room for "real" shows again. Granted, most of that would be schlock too, but at least it would be fictional schlock. ::)
I see enough people being morons and jerks in real life... why would I want to watch it on TV? Especially when they're getting *paid* and getting famous for being morons and jerks. (And you wonder why society is so awful nowadays... we're rewarding the wrong behavior!)
OK, I'm done. ;P
Peace & Luv, Liz
It all comes down to supply and demand.
Good point, Jeysie. :>
Depends on what you mean by "before". I think Survivor was the first major reality show here in the States... up until then I think the closest you got was trashy talk shows.
Peace & Luv, Liz
I've heard arguements that Wheel of Fortune, The Price is Right...the game shows really, were the reality TV shows before the "new" reality shows came around.
ok ignore before. What do you class as "real" shows?
Ahh, I'm sorry, I misunderstood your misunderstanding. ;P
I mostly meant, well, fictional shows. You know, sitcoms, SF, dramas, etc. TV shows that tell a scripted story, rather than TV shows that serve as a backdrop for the story being made by people making asses out of themselves.
Either that, or shows that involve real people but actually have some kind of redeeming value, such as some of the remodelling shows, or competitions of "true" skill (like Junkyard Wars or Battlebots or many game shows, etc.), or "This Old House"-type things or documentaries or whatever. Actually, I kind of liked "The Amazing Race"... at least it required some actual talents to compete.
Basically anything other than yahoos getting their fifteen minutes of fame without doing anything of "value". :P
Peace & Luv, Liz
Jeysie! Thankyou for clarifying what I was trying to say all along... ;)
Personally, I have watched a lot of episodes of "This Old House" and "Junkyard Wars", I wouldn't class those os reality TV, more DIY... Sounds like you have some decent taste in TV Viewing! ;B
But yes, More of that, and Less retards on TV!
Oh and Alex, Yonkey might edit this again... ( Only because it was sent to a moderator. )
But where it says "Listen", was actually "Bend over and Take it!"
;-D
LOL!
** Grundy get's b**** slapped by Yonkey again! **
Quote from: grundy on June 30, 2004, 05:15:08 PMSounds like you have some decent taste in TV Viewing! ;B
Well, hopefully you consider a staple diet of science fiction, stuff like Whose Line is it Anyway? and The Daily Show, and stand-up comedy with an occasional dash of quirky game shows and competitions to be "decent taste". ;)
Peace & Luv, Liz
I LOVE Who's Line! I never get to watch it anymore, but I love it! Although, I'm beginning to wonder if it's scripted... :(
Cat
For what it's worth, Colin and Brad showed a good deal of improv prowess at their live show!
For more what it's worth, Harrison took me to a lot of improv shows when he was in college, and I've seen a lot of improvers manage to pull some seriously funny things entirely out of their butts.
Peace & Luv, Liz
I haven't been able to see live improv...but from what I hear from those who have seen them (and as you just said)...it's hilarious! My brother knew someone in high school who was awesome at it. Not anything I could pull off!
Cat
Hmm. Several of the colleges in my area have troupes, and Harrison was the soundman for one of the ones at his college, so that's where I saw almost all of the shows I went to. (They'd sometimes have all-day Improv Olympics where a couple dozen of the troupes would gather at UMass to perform... oh, wow, was that a blast!) Maybe your college might have a troupe or two? (Of course, maybe college improv is more a New England thing than a TN thing... :P )
Alternatively, they have a Comedy Mystery Murder Theater Troupe here which, while more scripted, still has an improv feel to it... maybe you have something like that, too. Look around, there must be at least a few nutty improvers in your area! ;D
Peace & Luv, Liz
If BB is the only reality show you have in the UK, then no wonder you're so blase about it. I dunno about Grundy's neck of the woods, but here we have something like a dozen different reality shows, at least. :P It's definitely crowding out other types of shows a bit.
And yes, there is value in making someone laugh... however, there is a difference between pretending to be idiotic to make someone laugh... and actually *being* idiotic. Kind of the difference between laughing *with* someone and laughing *at* someone. :P
There's also something to be said about entertainment that doesn't glorify being an idiot. (IMHO the better things that involve people pretending to be an idiot are those intended as a way to poke satire and parody at said idiocy, not ones meant to just be their own purpose.)
Peace & Luv, Liz
There are Dozens of reality shows here... I guess that's because there's so many 12 year old girls... ;P
There are Australian Survivor series, BB, Pop-Start, Idol... well, all the big ones, there are Australian versions too.
I think the most popular ones here right now are DIY sort of shows. Like "The Block", where an empty apartment is renovated and at the end of the show, goes on auction to the public.
In the end, I'd rather watch good fiction! Or atleast something more intelligent than 'reality'.
:)
Ohhhh well we have a few of those types of reality shows too, but then it depends on where you draw the line for reality TV. Would you class ground force as reality TV? (for those who dont get it its when some gardeners do a massive rennovation of peoples gardens while they are away then suprise them when they get back)
Heh, my sister loves all those gardening/redecorating/ambush makeover shows. ::)
Quote from: grundy on July 01, 2004, 09:42:41 PM
There are Dozens of reality shows here... I guess that's because there's so many 12 year old girls... ;P
Actually i think its more 16 to 18 year old girls :P
But Yeah we get alot of Reality crap in Australia and not many of us like it (except 16 to 18 year old girls :P) :suffer:
Quote from: racx_00 on July 03, 2004, 12:25:23 PM
Quote from: grundy on July 01, 2004, 09:42:41 PM
There are Dozens of reality shows here... I guess that's because there's so many 12 year old girls... ;P
Actually i think its more 16 to 18 year old girls :P
But Yeah we get alot of Reality crap in Australia and not many of us like it (except 16 to 18 year old girls :P) :suffer:
Oh so true....
My sister ( 18 ) watches BB... as long as she's watching it in her room, then none of us care, if she sticks it on in the loungeroom, we all smash her head in. :suffer:
Well, not wuite that violent, but you get the point. ;)
Luckily my sister doesnt watch it ;D, she thinks its crap :suffer: ;)
We've just our annual portion of Idiot(2004) (actually it's called 'Idol' but that just shows you how I think about it), and the most important lesson I learned about that, whilst not watching it, was that the contestant with the largest fan-base won the final, while the best singer was only third. :-X
My girlfriend likes reality shows... >.<
I'm gonna have to learn to deal... but at least a couple aren't too bad...