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[karenjanee]

January

19. Do you like reality/competition TV shows? Why or why not? If so, which ones?

It depends on the show.  When I think about it, reality TV shows have been a thing since I was 12 when MTV's "The Real World," became a success. I made it to season 8 before I got bored and stopped connecting with the people on the show.  I watched a few dating type shows (Paradise Hotel, Joe Millionaire) and maybe a few episodes of the Bachelor, but the didn't have any staying power with me.  I didn't have cable TV from 2003-2007, because I was living on my own or with Dan and we didn't have $80 a month to waste on cable on.  I wouldn't have watched those shows if I had more variety. Speaking of the Bachelor, I don't get the appeal. I have no idea how that show is still on. Back when I worked at the office, my co workers would babble on about that show and give play by play accounts of what had happened.  ITS THE SAME THING EVERY TIME, Isn't it?
I also liked the fashion reality TV for awhile (project runway, America's next top model) and more recently cooking shows (kitchen nightmares, bar rescue, hotel hell, master chef, Hell's kitchen). Even those are tedious. I didn't even finish the last season of Masterchef.