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REAL TV
Reality shows are ridiculous

In the first couple years of the reality television craze, people kept saying it would never last.

Unfortunately, they were wrong. If anything, even more reality shows have invaded prime time television.

When “Survivor” and “Big Brother” first aired on CBS in 2000, the concepts were unique and ratings soared.

Since then, other networks jumped in on the action and television has been full of reality rubbish ever since.

Stick random strangers in a house, on a boat or on an island. It doesn’t matter the goal, just as long as they fight, complain and cry.

One of the newest reality hits is the much-talked about “Joe Millionaire.”

The premise of this show is inane. The regular “Joe” is courting 20 women who believe he has inherited $50 million. At the end of the show, the women will learn there is no money and their dream bachelor is actually a construction worker.

Will the woman of his choice spurn the pauper or stand by her man? If the woman is rightly disgusted by his dishonesty and chooses to walk away, she’ll be branded snobbish and greedy. If she stays with him, the entire beginning of their relationship is based on a lie. Nobody wins.

Before network executives put any more of these programs on the air, why don’t we enclose them in a house together with no outside contact for one month and see how long they last?

If nothing else, maybe while they’re trashing their housemates in those stupid little confessionals, the people temporarily filling their positions might get rid of a few more reality shows.