Monday, April 21, 2008

What reality do these shows come from?

To say that reality television is ridiculous is to waste your breath preaching to the choir. Just about everyone would agree with that point. Recently, however, I have noticed that reality television shows have become even more ridiculous than usual. To prove my point, I have written a description of 7 reality shows below. Five of the descriptions are for shows that are in production or have already aired. Two of the descriptions are for fictional shows that I made up. See if you can figure out which of the descriptions are for an actual show.

Show 1
Fifteen women who "party hard" (they party hard but are NOT Flava of Love contestants) are sent to live in a boarding school-like environment where they will learn about self-improvement and female-empowerment to turn from tramps to ladies.

Show 2
Former stars of My Super Sweet Sixteen are sent to live with indigenous tribes in faraway countries.

Show 3
Six prisoners at a minimum security prison agree to be placed in solitary confinement and undergo mental and physical challenges in an attempt to win $150,000.

Show 4
An adopted woman is introduced to eight men who may or may not be her biological father. The girl must correctly choose her father to win a $100,000 prize.

Show 5
Seven celebrities team with seven professional magicians and compete in magical challenges. The winning team wins $100,000.

Show 6
Ten celebrities learn the tricks of the paparazzi trade and attempt to take the best shot each week. The celebrity who survives the competition wins $250,000.

Show 7
A group of men compete for the heart of a woman in a Bachelorette-esque dating show. Unbeknownst to the men, the object of their affections is a post-operative transexual who has only recently become a woman.

5 comments:

Rina said...

#2 and #4 ?

Bunifah Alize Jenkins said...

I also say 2 and 4...but I really, really wish 2 was real.

Anonymous said...

I think 2 and 3. I really hope you made up 3. really.

Anonymous said...

My guesses are #2 and #7--but judging by the fact that no one else chose #7 yet, I am terrified that this is actually a show people know about already.

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Anonymous said...

2 and 6? i don't know, this is really hard!