Just Like Real Life

Suprisingly, ABC struck out big time with Skating With The Stars (if only there was some example a couple of years ago that could've warned them people don't want to watch Skating With Celebrities) which proved that maybe the general television viewer isn't as stupid as we (well, basically I) give them credit for. Inspired by this failure and my sister's blog, where she talks about stupid stuff people do, I'd like to take a moment to discuss the worst reality shows of all time.

My Super Sweet 16- I'm going to try to limit the amout of shows on this list that come from MTV, but I may not have that degree of self- restraint. On My Super Sweet 16, you got to watch a bunch of spoiled brats plan a ludicrously expensive party for their titular birthday. As you sit there and think 'Wow, I wish I could've spent that much money on my 16th birthday", you get to watch them bitch about that bitch Jessica being invited and their parents got them the wrong color Corvette! Them and their third world problems...

Any 'Celebrity' Show- I don't know why anybody watched these shows. I don't know who's flipping through channels and thinking 'You know, I wonder what Denise Richards is up to these days!"

The Littlest Groom- The show that perhaps began reality television's blatant explotations of short people, The Littlest Groom was pretty much The Bachelor with a midget. The show had a very short (see what I did there?) run of 2 episodes.

Hole in the Wall- A show where people jumped through holes in a wall. I don't know who thought this would be entertaining for more than five seconds, but after one season, it left a hole in Fox's schedule (two in a row!).

Wipeout- This show lives on because we, united as one world, enjoy watching people injure themselves on giant manufactured obstacle courses. And it's beyond obvious the show only exists for that reason, as each season the obstacles become less about 'How quick can you do this?' and more about 'How much will your hospital bill be?". If the tradition keeps us, my game show 'Mow the Lawn in a Minefield' is sure to be a big hit!

Moment of Truth- A televised lie detector test. The concept of this show, aside from its cruelty (which again, as a world, we love to watch) was also incrediby stupid. If you lied, you'd be exposed anyways. If you just told the truth, you'd still be exposed but you'd have a crapload of money. Nontheless, after likely several suicides, disownings, and divorces, FOX canceled the show.

Who Wants to Marry a Multi- Millionaire?- Apparently, some network executive at FOX just said to himself one day 'Let's see how close we can get to making a reality competition about prostitution?' And thus, Who Wants to Marry a Multi- Millionaire was born. Now, the basic concept itself wasn't too terrible, aside from the obvious gold-digging: several women competed for the love of a rich guy. But here's the thing: THEY NEVER GOT TO SEE HIS FACE!! Which not only limited the intentions of one side to purely money, but also limited the other side to 'Which of these girls do I wanna bang for the rest of my life?' At the end, the couple got married on live TV. However, it was subsequently anulled ON THEIR HONEYMOON! Turns out this guy wasn't as rich as he said and the 'lucky winner' discovered several restraining orders previous girlfriends had ordered against him.