# OK, who's gonna admit to watching "Married by America"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 4, 2003, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-admit-to-watching-married-by-america/158999 "2003-03-04T14:45:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2003, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-admit-to-watching-married-by-america/158999/1 "2003-03-04T14:45:17Z")
I’ll fess up. I watched the first episode last night and I was sorely disappointed. It wasn’t a freak show. Well, no more of a freak show than any show with 30 people willing to marry each other sight unseen is going to be by default. For the most part the “suitors” and the brides and grroms seemed like reasonable, well-adjusted people. The worst behaviour the entire night was the guy who Jill’s dad eliminated by saying he didn’t dress modern enough who then cracked wise on dad’s shirt. Other than that everyone actually seemed willing to conduct themselves with actual decorum. In other words, it was DEAD BORING. Seriously, anyone else watch it? Anyone actually _vote_? Who would you match up? I’d pair off Jill and Markus, Steven and Denise L and Billie Jeanne and the used car salesman. Anyone else envisioning the sequel, maybe with the discarded “suitors” being paired up and married off amongst themselves? ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2003, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-admit-to-watching-married-by-america/158999/2 "2003-03-04T14:52:18Z")
My girlfriend and I were hoping we wouldn’t get addicted to it like we did to Joe Millionaire. Glad to admit, I am far from addicted. Two words: bo-ring. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2003, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-admit-to-watching-married-by-america/158999/3 "2003-03-04T17:10:48Z")
The problem is that it was not well constructed. Boring. We don’t really get to know anyone well enough to tell who is best for them. ---
**Author:** ![Bindrah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@Bindrah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bindrah)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2003, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-admit-to-watching-married-by-america/158999/4 "2003-03-04T17:37:01Z")
never even heard of it.what network is it on and i’ll make sure to avoid it.seriously, these reality shows are crap, i cannot believe tv has sunk to this dumb level. i beg you all to rejectthis type of programming until it fades away.please for the love of god(in a chris farley voice) turn off that tv… ---
**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2003, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-admit-to-watching-married-by-america/158999/5 "2003-03-04T18:08:31Z")
Not very good. Very deliberately paced (aka boring). To be entertaining at all it depends on having interesting suitors. For instance, the set of five girls were personality-free, and so who cares? It’s the Star Search of dating games. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2003, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-admit-to-watching-married-by-america/158999/6 "2003-03-04T21:03:08Z")
Gotta concur. I was hoping for good point-and-laugh teevee. But after fifteen minutes, my brain hopped out of one ear, loped over to the remote, and turned it off. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2003, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-admit-to-watching-married-by-america/158999/7 "2003-03-04T21:39:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bindrah \* > \*\*never even heard of it.what network is it on and i’ll make sure to avoid it.seriously, these reality shows are crap, i cannot believe tv has sunk to this dumb level. i beg you all to rejectthis type of programming until it fades away.please for the love of god(in a chris farley voice) turn off that tv… \*\* Well, it’s better than posting a response while clearly under the influence of…something. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2003, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-admit-to-watching-married-by-america/158999/8 "2003-03-04T23:48:19Z")
Another vote for boooooring. I can’t comment on your suggestions for pairings because other than Billie Jeane they were all completely interchangeable. Billie Jeane, on the other hand, desperately needs to have her medication adjusted. I see no reason to ever tune in again – and I’m the ultimate reality slut. ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-admit-to-watching-married-by-america/158999/9 "2003-03-10T01:02:11Z")
Well, this **was** produced by the same network that gave us _ **Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?** _… ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-admit-to-watching-married-by-america/158999/10 "2003-03-11T06:07:34Z")
Okay, I’ve just watched the 2nd episode of this series, and I can now say unequivocably that **the title of this series is false advertising!!** They were supposed to **marry** each other sight-unseen, dog gone it! And what happens? They only get **engaged** to each other. I demand my money back! ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-admit-to-watching-married-by-america/158999/11 "2003-03-11T14:55:35Z")
Last night was actually the third episode. Ep 2 was last Wednesday in which the last two sets of suitors were pared down. Based on last night’s ep, who’s going to make it and who’s going to crash and burn? I think Jill and her fiance have a shot based on the obvious instant infatuation, and Billie Jeanne and Tony will make it because they are both big skanks. no idea about the other three couples. I got two out of three right on my recommendations from last week. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-admit-to-watching-married-by-america/158999/12 "2003-03-11T15:04:31Z")
One thing that struck me was when the host was lambasting the woman who had posed for Playboy and had been married. It seemed unnecessarily cruel to me. Also, if I was the guy in that couple, I’d be going “Gee, thanks, America, for ruining my chance to hook up for a Playboy bunny…” Also, I think that the thing that makes this and other “reality” series unappealing to me is that they aren’t “reality” at all. It’s just a bunch of Hollywood wannabes whoring for stardom. Some may be entertained by seeing crass idiots make fools of themselves on TV, I just think it’s pathetic. ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-admit-to-watching-married-by-america/158999/13 "2003-03-11T15:28:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by An Arky \* > **One thing that struck me was when the host was lambasting the woman who had posed for Playboy and had been married. It seemed unnecessarily cruel to me.** Don’t forget, it wasn’t merely that Denise **had** been married – she was **still** married at the time of the filming! If the marriage really was a sham, just something she’d done on a whim in Vegas one night, why the heck didn’t Denise get it annulled? ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-admit-to-watching-married-by-america/158999/14 "2003-03-11T17:05:11Z")
Man, were you guys right. BORING!!! I was expecting a nice blowup from the girl who was already married. (It was so nicely hyped-up by Mr.-Tonight-Even-makes-his-final-choice!) Just a fake smile and headshake? bleah… ---
**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-admit-to-watching-married-by-america/158999/15 "2003-03-11T17:43:46Z")
I watched last night’s episode almost completely on fast-forward. Proposals are so boring! The car trip from the previews looks good and juicy though. Very clever producers. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-admit-to-watching-married-by-america/158999/16 "2003-03-11T22:02:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eve \* > **I was hoping for good point-and-laugh teevee.** Tip: “The Family” airs tonight on ABC at 10pm. ---
**Author:** ![Bindrah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@Bindrah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bindrah)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2003, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-admit-to-watching-married-by-america/158999/17 "2003-03-12T01:44:25Z")
mahaloth, what the fuck are you talking about? other than a missing space between two words, i can see nothing incoherent about it…dont be so silly… ---
**Author:** ![DarbyV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@DarbyV](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarbyV)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2003, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-admit-to-watching-married-by-america/158999/18 "2003-03-12T02:31:56Z")
This was the most boring show I ever tried to watch, but the re-cap for the first show on [www.televisionwithoutpity.com](http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com) was one of the most funniest things I ever read. ---
**Author:** ![Zazie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Zazie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zazie)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2003, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-admit-to-watching-married-by-america/158999/19 "2003-04-15T16:16:40Z")
I cna’t believe nobody revived this thread after the big “finale” last night…! ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2003, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-admit-to-watching-married-by-america/158999/20 "2003-04-15T16:36:36Z")
I had never watched before last night, but because Fox was hyping the hell out of it, I decided to catch the last hour. What a twisted pile of humanity. First, the blond guy who called off his wedding needs to get honest and come out. Every word out of his mouth was so wraped in chiffon that the needle on my gaydar was in the red zone! "DANGER, WILL ROBINSON, DANGER! BIG OL’ QUEEN IN IMMINENT FLAME-ON! And what’s up with this “you’re SUCH an AMAzing person” crap that kept being spouted? The almost-brides and faux-grooms were a quartet of the least interesting, dull, lifeless inmates of suburbia I’ve seen in a while. None of them seemed especially interesting or intelligent (especially the Neanderthal-looking hunk in the first couple–you could see the low wattage brain weakly trying to piece together words into semi-complete thoughts.) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-admit-to-watching-married-by-america/158999.md?page=2)