The Weekend Five: Brutally Honest Reality TV Shows
As I’ve mentioned in several of my previous posts, reality television is my guilty pleasure. Although I love high-brow entertainment as much as the next college-educated girl, I can’t help but become engrossed in some of the more ridiculous shows that have graced our pop culture, as well. Because of this, today’s Weekend Five will focus on some of the shows that don’t technically exist but should. Feel free to add your own in the comments section below!
The Weekend Five: Brutally Honest Reality TV Shows
1. Self-Entitled Rich Girls Trying To Take Themselves Seriously.
This show would feature a fashionable heiress just trying to make her way in the world by starting her own clothing line. With a football-player boyfriend and a miniature dog she can carry in her purse, the heiress spends her free time shopping, drinking coffee and complaining to her friends about how her boyfriend still hasn’t proposed. The show’s real breakout star, however, is her gay best friend whose snarky responses are the main reason to keep watching.
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2. True Life: I Was Irrelevant Two Seasons Ago.
This is the show that keeps on giving. The stars? Oh, just a group of seven or eight familiar but useless reality TV personalities who stopped being interesting a long time ago. Why do they still have a show? I guess someone is still around to watch it.
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3. Living Vicariously Through My Five-Year-Old Daughter.
Each episode features a mother with a “talented” five-year-old who excels in some area, mostly because of her mother’s pushing. The moms are a colorful group of competitive, washed out individuals who claim to be the authority on their daughters’ areas of interest (pageants, dance, cheerleading, you name it!). Watch as the moms get into catfights and exploit their children for money. Warning: do not look at this show as a how-to guide for parenting.
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4. Moral Degradation and the Rise of the Snooki.
This documentary series explores the downfall of 21st century society and its inundation of fist pumps, big hair and gratuitous partying. Narrated by Morgan Freeman.
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5. I Didn’t Know I Was a Pregnant Teenage Hoarder.
Experience the drama that ensues when a teenager learns that not only has her collecting become a serious problem, but she also happens to be pregnant! Watch as she goes through therapy, raises a child without the help of the father (Kevin Federline) and graces the covers of Us Weekly.
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What brutally honest reality television shows would you like to see?
The Donner Party Show. It’s mostly about cannibalism, but also has a sweet side for family bonding.
Hahaha too funny! Sounds like the perfect new show for E!
Yeah, it’s got to be in development or something.
I think I’ve seen a commercial for that one… or maybe that was the new Clint Eastwood show 😛
A long, long time ago they took has-been celebrities and they competed in events. I think it was Battle of the Network Stars, much like the Real World/Road Rules challenges. I’d like to see these F-List reality celebs duke it out. Dance moms vs. Jersey Shore vs. Hoarders vs. Teen Moms. I could go on and on, haha.
That would be too funny! I think it would be hilarious to watch Snooki battle it out against the dance moms and hoarders. Hahah what a fun idea!
Oh Snooki. I was neutral on that show until I realized how much it affects Americans’ reputations in other countries…there should definitely be show documenting that not ALL Americans are orange fist pumpers.
Agreed! The worst part is sending the Jersey Shore cast to Italy to cause more trouble!