# 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:** 2
**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, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868/21 "2005-05-28T13:21:55Z")
Blokes are always Pikers šŸ˜ƒ ---
**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, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868/22 "2005-05-28T13:31:15Z")
šŸ˜ƒ Night-night, **Case Sensitive**. May the moreporks not disturb your repose. šŸ™‚ ---
**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, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868/23 "2005-05-28T13:47:39Z")
Or Little Case either šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2005, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868/24 "2005-05-29T00:01:54Z")
Good morning, my little hobbits. ---
**Author:** ![Trillionaire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Trillionaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trillionaire)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2005, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868/25 "2005-05-29T01:10:03Z")
another kiwi checking inā€¦ ---
**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 29, 2005, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868/26 "2005-05-29T01:22:59Z")
Greetings, **Trillionaire**. 'Afternoon, **Case Sensitive**. Heh! Iā€™ve a feeling this threadā€™s well and truly hijacked by now ā€¦what was it that **calm kiwi** wanted to discuss? šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2005, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868/27 "2005-05-29T02:14:34Z")
Gidday, **Trillionaire** : donā€™t think weā€™ve met, have we? Of course the burning question is: how tall are you? ---
**Author:** ![manx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@manx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manx)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2005, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868/28 "2005-05-29T09:12:30Z")
Iā€™m something like 5ā€™4. Maybe. I donā€™t actually know how big a foot is, but Iā€™m taller than my mum, whoā€™s 5ā€™2. And secretly, I love reality TV. By ā€˜loveā€™ I mean ā€˜love to shout abuse at the screenā€™. And itā€™s not so secret, because, yā€™know, Iā€™m _yelling_. I donā€™t watch a lot of TV anymore, but I do like Brat Camp. I used to watch Class Reunion, but it was just too damn bad. So youā€™re not alone **calm kiwi**! ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2005, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868/29 "2005-05-29T10:29:24Z")
> [@manx](#): > > Iā€™m something like 5ā€™4. Maybe. I donā€™t actually know how big a foot is, but Iā€™m taller than my mum, whoā€™s 5ā€™2. Now I feel old. Tall, but old. Pre-metric old. A footā€™s 30cm, near enough. And kindly get back off-topic, **manx** : this is now officially the longest all-Kiwi thread. ---
**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 29, 2005, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868/30 "2005-05-29T11:57:05Z")
Iā€™m that much of an old fart, I couldnā€™t tell you what my height is in centimetres if I tried (probably could with one of those measurement conversion websites and a spot of luck, but ā€¦) Come on ā€“ isnā€™t there a Kiwi in the house taller than **Case Sensitive**? Do we give you a chocolate fish if you win, or what? ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2005, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868/31 "2005-05-30T00:18:56Z")
No, I just get the right to call you ā€œmy little hobbitsā€. ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2005, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868/32 "2005-05-30T01:02:54Z")
Dear Calm Kiwi Do not fear, you are not alone. I too have been known to be a regular fan of such reality fare as ā€œAmerican Idolā€ (and yes, I have voted) and Nanny 911 (US copycat of UK ā€œSupernanny,ā€ though we have that too here now). I strongly suspect I will be a viewer of the upcoming ā€œHellā€™s Kitchenā€ in which meanie genius chef Gordon Ramsey calls amateur cooks lots of funny names. When it was on, I also enjoyed ā€œThe Biggest Loserā€ ā€“ a weight loss contest. ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2005, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868/33 "2005-05-30T03:05:06Z")
And there goes the all kiwi thread. Thank god. Iā€™ve been fighting the urge to post here since this morning. šŸ˜› Anyway, it depends Kiwi. How many Fox reality tv shows do you watch? The Simple Life? I married a midget? ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2005, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868/34 "2005-05-30T05:37:59Z")
Someone once suggested they should create a Reality TV Channel, put all that crap on it and be done with it. The good news for people like me who hate that stuff, the reality tv fad is dying down. Networks are realizing the cash cow was good for a few seasons, but now that viewership is down, they are stuck without any real programming to put in all those empty time slots. But hey, if you liike it, more power to ya. I am sure a lot of people hate sports, and a lot hate sitcoms, and a lot donā€™t like the 40 variations of Law and Order. That is the joy of having a remote control for the television! ---
**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 30, 2005, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868/35 "2005-05-30T12:11:00Z")
Cool. If dies it dies. If it is replaced by something like ā€˜Lostā€™, then I will be a happy camper. If it is replaced by CSI-WHERE EVER, then I will sob. A thought just struck me, maybe I like ā€œreality tvā€ because it isnā€™t my reality. Not my accent, my country, my neighbours. Maybe I like ā€œrealityā€ because it is still fictionā€¦to me. I like saying ā€œOhhhhhh! Look at the wacky Yanksā€ or ā€œOh dear, those Poms are nutsā€ or ā€œBloody hell, those Aussies are dicksā€ There has been bugger all NZ ā€œrealityā€ (NZ Idol, Treasure Island,hmmmm that is about that) maybe reality is more fun when you know it isnā€™t your neighbour. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2005, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868/36 "2005-05-30T12:38:39Z")
Moving this thread from IMHO to Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![Trillionaire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Trillionaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trillionaire)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2005, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868/37 "2005-05-31T06:28:14Z")
> [@Case Sensitive](#): > > Gidday, **Trillionaire** : donā€™t think weā€™ve met, have we? Of course the burning question is: how tall are you? We probably havenā€™t met, Iā€™m a lurker from way backā€¦ but an any rate Iā€™m a touch over six foot so I guess I have the record for now. Iā€™m sure Iā€™ll see you guys in MPSIMS before long anyway. ---
**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 31, 2005, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868/38 "2005-05-31T10:12:17Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Moving this thread from IMHO to Cafe Society. Moving that thread was awfully kind **Czarcasm**. It turned out to be a (fun at the time) late night Kiwi jabber session. Delete away šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2005, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868/39 "2005-05-31T10:23:52Z")
> [@Trillionaire](#): > > We probably havenā€™t met, Iā€™m a lurker from way backā€¦ but an any rate Iā€™m a touch over six foot so I guess I have the record for now. Aw, crap. It was fun while it lasted. ---
**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 31, 2005, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868/40 "2005-05-31T11:29:17Z")
Yeah it was. You tallish Kiwi bastard šŸ˜ƒ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-tv/305868.md?page=3)