# Get a load of this new reality show...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-a-load-of-this-new-reality-show/143196>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 16, 2002, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-a-load-of-this-new-reality-show/143196 "2002-12-16T23:37:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-a-load-of-this-new-reality-show/143196/1 "2002-12-16T23:37:31Z")

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It’s called “Joe Millionaire,” and it’s the typical “The Bachelor” setup with multiple women going after some good looking dude worth supposedly $50,000,000. But there’s a catch. Later in the show they’ll reveal the guy only makes $19,000 a year. Have to love this one. I still don’t know if it’s a new low or a new high in TV programming.

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**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-a-load-of-this-new-reality-show/143196/2 "2002-12-16T23:46:14Z")

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I must admit, I like the premise. But, here’s the thing: it sounds to me like the only episode worth watching will be the last one. Watching the whole thing seems like such a waste when the real payoff is in the big ending “reveal”.

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**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-a-load-of-this-new-reality-show/143196/3 "2002-12-17T00:30:29Z")

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Yea, If you don’t like “The Bachelor” then you probably wouldn’t like this one save if your into schadenfreude (sp?), like me. Though I don’t think they wait till the last one. I think they tell them sooner but I’m not sure.

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**Author:** ![Realhoops](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8dc957/32.png) [@Realhoops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Realhoops)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-a-load-of-this-new-reality-show/143196/4 "2002-12-17T01:32:32Z")

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… and if you’d like to read what lots of other Dopers think about this show, you can read the following threads:

[Joe Millionaire Thread #1](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=147812&highlight=Millionaire)

[Joe Millionaire Thread #2](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=148367)

[Joe Millionaire Thread #3](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=149832)