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[dreamytoo]

Whats up with that?  Their reality show families seem to have similar problems.  Doesn't anyone check out these people before they give them a TV show?

Duggars, Honey boo boo and now the Willis family...smh.

[Q4u]

I've never understood the fascination with this kind of programming.... but yeah, they are relatively low cost, people/viewers seem fascinated by them so I don't think they check them out much at all, besides.... everything seems to be accepted as "oh well"....  have a problem, drop them and find some more....   

[dreamytoo]

I'll take a good old sitcom over reality tv any day....although I do admit to watching Dance Moms and  Married at First Sight occasionally.

[Tinkrbl44]

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@dreamytoo wrote:

Whats up with that?  Their reality show families seem to have similar problems.  Doesn't anyone check out these people before they give them a TV show?

Duggars, Honey boo boo and now the Willis family...smh.

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@dreamytoo

Who is the Willis family?   I have no idea what you're talking about.

I don't think TLC really cares about "checking anyone out".    All they really need is an air tight contract that allows them to drop shows like a hot potato if something goes wrong and they've milked the show for all the publicity they can get from it.   

[QVCkitty1]

I think that the shows are cheap to produce , and the people who " star " I them , just want to be on tv .

[Leeny]

I know I am going to sound like a dud, but seriously way back when these so called realiity shows started, I thought to myself these will never last! I know, I was dead wrong, but believe you me, I have never watched one for more than maybe 5 minutes, and that was way in the beginning. That's why I think TV is a huge bore on most channels.

[Tinkrbl44]

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@Leeny wrote:

I know I am going to sound like a dud, but seriously way back when these so called realiity shows started, I thought to myself these will never last! I know, I was dead wrong, but believe you me, I have never watched one for more than maybe 5 minutes, and that was way in the beginning. That's why I think TV is a huge bore on most channels.

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@Leeny

The only reality show I've ever been able to watch was Dancing With The Stars .... and I stopped watching that several seasons ago!

[Q4u]

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@Leeny wrote:

I know I am going to sound like a dud, but seriously way back when these so called realiity shows started, I thought to myself these will never last! I know, I was dead wrong, but believe you me, I have never watched one for more than maybe 5 minutes, and that was way in the beginning. That's why I think TV is a huge bore on most channels.

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I'm with you..... and I'm not good at speculating either.  In the mid-80's I had the opportunity to invest in HSN (what?  Shopping from TV?  Are they nuts?)..... course if I had we would have been wealthy.  Oh well, I try not to think about it.... ROFL...  

[RedTop]

@Tinkrbl44,

Google Toby Willis.

[SeaMaiden]

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@RedTop wrote:

@Tinkrbl44,

Google Toby Willis.

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wow! That is really sad for his family. I did not see that coming.