# Reality TV **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 28, 2005, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868 "2005-05-28T10:01:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868/1 "2005-05-28T10:01:34Z")
I am quite fond of reality tv. I like watching families suffer from wife swap dealies. I like watching to see who is “Americas next top model”. I like Amazing Races. I like watching people “survive”. I like watching what happens to bad kids when they are packed off to brat camp. I like “reality” tv. I am the lowest of the low. Surely I am not alone? I know it isn’t high brow viewing but will no one admit it can be entertaining? ‘Wife swap’ shit has me giggling, as do “top models”. Survivor and Amazing Race have a bit of suspense involved. Brat camp just has teenage hysteria…always fun 🙂 Why the hate for reality tv? Would they keep making it if NO ONE watched it? How many CSI’s can there be anyway? If I am wasting my time watching tv I would rather watch “actual” people being “real” then yet another murder-solved or doctor drama. I would prefer a good doco but in the mean time long may the wives bicker with their swapped families. It cracks me up. Am I alone? Was that an echo? ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868/2 "2005-05-28T11:24:58Z")
You’re not “lowest of the low”, **calm kiwi** , in liking reality TV – but it ain’t something I’d bother watching. ---
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868/3 "2005-05-28T11:27:13Z")
But smoking while watching tips the balance? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868/4 "2005-05-28T11:36:43Z")
Depends if you’re using an empty beer can for an ashtray or not: what are you doing smoking indoors anyway: haven’t you seen the ads? Take it _outside_. That way, if you’re a guy at least, you can piss in the garden and kill two birds with one stone. Oh, the OP: hate 'em with a passion and think all responsible should be devoured by wolves. ---
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868/5 "2005-05-28T11:47:23Z")
Well in that case I shall smoke inside and piss in a beer can (I need to raid a recycling bin first…and learn how to squat and balance). Fuck if 2 out of 3 Kiwis hate reality tv shouldn’t someone let TVNZ/TV3 know? LOOK! I am the lowest Kiwi on the SDMB (incase the slut factor didn’t tip anyone off :D) ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868/6 "2005-05-28T12:01:37Z")
The slut factor? Is this some new reality show I haven’t heard of yet? {Do you think we can set the record for consecutive Kiwi posts in this thread?} ---
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868/7 "2005-05-28T12:07:14Z")
There is no good reason why we shouldn’t try! The slut factor…hmmmm? We all miss some threads (damn lives getting in the way). An all Kiwi thread so far. Shall we beat on the first Aussie to spoil that record? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868/8 "2005-05-28T12:26:55Z")
Slow night, isn’t it? I’m hopping between here and TradeMe trying to pick up a cheap copy of Lego Star Wars for the Xbox {I tell myself it’s for Little Case, but I know in my heart I’m going to hog it for myself}. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868/9 "2005-05-28T12:37:47Z")
You ain’t th’ lowest Kiwi on th’ board, **calm kiwi** , ‘till we’ve lined all of us up somewhere, and someone remembers th’ tape measure. I’m 5’ 7". 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868/10 "2005-05-28T12:43:05Z")
BUM! I’m 5’ 2". I am not here whilst pretending to buy Star-Crap for small people 😉 (yes it is a very slow night) Still the lowest! Still all Kiwi 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868/11 "2005-05-28T12:46:44Z")
Oh and by the way **Case Sensitive** , if you start feeding the lego addiction be prepared for it to last for YEARS. (we could build a small city with the lego in our house) ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868/12 "2005-05-28T12:48:51Z")
Hah! I’m 5’11"! I’m the tallest Kiwi on the Board! I’m the tallest Kiwi on the Board! ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868/13 "2005-05-28T12:49:12Z")
> [@calm kiwi](#): > > BUM! I’m 5’ 2". As me mum woud say – “Good things come in small packages”. Which doesn’t say a lot of good things about _me_, but … 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868/14 "2005-05-28T12:57:08Z")
> [@Case Sensitive](#): > > Hah! I’m 5’11"! I’m the tallest Kiwi on the Board! I’m the tallest Kiwi on the Board! You are merely the tallest Kiwi in the thread (still all Kiwi…this should be some kind of record!). 1 out of 3 Kiwis is the tallest! YAYYYY you 😃 **Ice** you are now the average sized Kiwi. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868/15 "2005-05-28T12:59:49Z")
Ta muchly, **calm kiwi**! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868/16 "2005-05-28T13:02:01Z")
It’s all very well to thank the short-arse 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868/17 "2005-05-28T13:03:13Z")
_Are_ there any other Kiwis here besides our good selves? By the way, **calm kiwi** , if you’re really bored I recommend my “Too Many Bloody Star Wars Threads” thread in the Pit: nearly sixty responses, and not one agreeing with me. I suppose that’s perversely gratifying, but if you feel like lending a hand, feel free - not that I’ll hold it against you if you don’t. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868/18 "2005-05-28T13:04:18Z")
We average arses are gracious that way. 🙂 (Actually, my arse makes up for my averageness by a BIG margin.) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868/19 "2005-05-28T13:10:36Z")
> [@Case Sensitive](#): > > _Are_ there any other Kiwis here besides our good selves? By the way, **calm kiwi** , if you’re really bored I recommend my “Too Many Bloody Star Wars Threads” thread in the Pit: nearly sixty responses, and not one agreeing with me. I suppose that’s perversely gratifying, but if you feel like lending a hand, feel free - not that I’ll hold it against you if you don’t. We seem to be the only 3 awake ones. I would love to say how much crap Stars Wars is. Does that agree with you? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868/20 "2005-05-28T13:20:40Z")
It’s a start… Make that two left, though: I’m piking out; I’ll leave you and **Ice Wolf** to hold the fort, although I’m pretty sure we have the record by now. 'Night. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868.md?page=2)