My Guilty Pleasure

Ok I have to admit, I watch way too much reality TV. In fact it is pretty much the only kind of TV I watch, I do not watch any sitcoms nor dramas (now that ER is gone, although I do occasionally catch an episode of House)

But seriously my list of reality shows I consistently watch season after season include.

Biggest Looser
Survivor
Amazing Race
Top Chef
American Idol
Chopped


I’ll admit I even watched the last season of the Bachelorette (but don’t worry, since they chose Jake as the next Bachelor I have no intention of watching another season). I watched one season of Project Runway, and a couple seasons of Hells Kitchen, which I replaced with Top Chef.

I’m thankful for my DVR that allows me to watch all this TV in an edited version; I usually fast forward through quite a bit of garbage. Reducing a 60 minute show into 30 minutes.

Most of these series just ended and therefore I have a bit more time on my hands, which fills itself up quickly. I think of all the reality shows I watch Top Chef is my favorite. Because it’s actually a real competition. People that are actually good at what they’re doing, competing for something they love.

I do have something to say about Survivor this year. By the end I could really care less who won, I was never really rooting for anyone. But what I did notice was that the recession seemed to hit CBS and the Survivor production as well. Did anyone else notice the rewards seemed a little skimpy? They almost always have a car as a reward challenge, not so this year. And they didn’t bring in any family members as a reward. They always do that. I felt like this Survivor Samoa series got the short end of the stick, between the rain and crappy rewards, with no privilege of seeing family members, I felt kind of bad for them all. Moral of the story, don’t sign up for Survivor during a recession.

I have my fair share of other guilty pleasures, but reality TV seems to be king. What are some of yours?