I love to watch trashy reality TV. The trashier the better. Cops, Greatest Police Chases, Temptation Island… I love those shows.
I love Judge Judy. I really, really do. Shoot, it’s not just Judge Judy. Judge Joe Brown, The People’s Court, all of 'em. If it’s a court show and on during the day, I love it. Even Moral Court. There, I’ve said it.
I guess if Soap Operas are considered a guilty pleasure, mine is definitely General Hospital. I’ve been watching that show since I can remember, because both my parents watched it as often as possible. Sometimes I’ll go months (school) without seeing it, but I’ll get a chance to watch one episode and instantly know what’s going on.
Man I love that soap.
Any “est” show.
Funniest Videos, Craziest Drivers, Shitiest neighbours, whatever.
I’m guessing only those of us in Australia and the UK would get this one, but I must confess to watching… Nigella Bites.
I’m male and a young 'un to boot, so I’m pretty sure I’m not meant to be watching cooking shows. But there’s just something mesmerising about Nigella…
::sigh::
Also Sex and the City. A couple of times I’ve watched it with a group of friends and us guys have had to pretend it was only because the girls wanted to see it. I had to keep biting back my guffaws, or disguising them with fake coughs.
Definitely Survivor. I force myself to get on the treadmill when it’s on because I feel so guilty watching it. But I’m addicted, what can I say?
Occasionally, I’ll sneak and watch Judge Judy just to see her abuse some poor bastard.
And, finally, Bold and the Beautiful. I’ve watched it since its conception over 10 years ago and I’m embarrassed to tell you that Brooke is still chasing Ridge. In my defense, I KNOW it’s bad.
Felicity
Ben’s an ass and I miss the pink power ranger.
Shows I try to never miss, but am sometimes embarrassed to admit liking:
Xena (all I have are repeats now 
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All my Children (thank god for SoapNet, I don’t have to tape it – I’ve been watching it for close to 32 years)
Felicity (good god, dump Ben already – I despise him)
Dawson’s Creek (though I’m still pissed the broke Joey and Pacey up)
E! True Hollywood Story
I’m so ashamed…
To sum things up - you have a thing for Drew Carey…
I thought I’d throw in another masterpiece of television history:
TJ Hooker
Where did all those cardboard boxes come from, anywhere?
I got obsessed with Dragonball Z last year and even used to tape it if I wasn’t going to be around or awake (I watched the midnight showing) to see it.
But that’s not the worst. Oh, no. I’m a male, with very male attitudes. I don’t consider it at all shameful to watch The Man Show. I take pride in it. But I used to watch Designing Women all the freakin’ time. I loved that show. There has to be something wrong with me.
CHIPS, maybe because it’s on right before I go to work.
I’ll flip between that and Saved by the Bell.
I like watching Roseanne and Fresh Prince reruns when I’m vegitating before prime time.
Oh, and if someone is using the computer when I get home, and if I don’t have project I’m working on, I’ll watch, uh, Judge Judy.:eek:
COPS, especially when someone is caught with the evidence, but insists that they didn’t know anything about the crime. That British bad driver show is also pretty interesting – I think the equivalent of the mulleted wife-beater over the pond is the extended family of 14, recent inmmigrants from a stan, crawling out of a Mini or Fiesta.
Shows about Nazi Germany on the History Channel. I don’t take pleasure in the actions of Hitler and his gang, but I feel quite guilty for stopping when I see the big “H” bug when I’ve got 250 other channels to choose from.
The New Yankee Workshop. I have a couple of hand saws, a Ryobi power drill, and a Dremel Moto-Tool I’m so damn jealous. Same thing with This Old House and similar shows.
The Jerry Springer Show, Rikki Lake, Jenni Jones, Montel Williams, Oprah and Maury Povitch. What do you mean there’s no differences between the shows?
Jerry Springer – cheatin, mullet-headed PWTs throwing fists. I’m surprised half the show doesn’t consist of Nextel phones
Rikki Lake – Early twentysomething quarter Dominican/quarter Italian/quarter Irish/eighth Hatian/sixteenth Polish/sixteenth Cherokee Indian women battle to determine who really be all that.
Jenni Jones – high school geek girl, now a stripper, bikini model or porn star, is reunited with the former classmates who teased her.
Montel Williams – he really cares. Uh huh. Yup.
Oprah – a warm, naturing, supportive community of like-minded women, who really, really don’t like men all too much.
Mauri Povitch – Whatdya’ mean you spent the night on the Playstation instead of doing your homework? BOOT CAMP!
Fox News. Fair and balanced my ass, but still far more interesting than CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, the 24 hour Central Florida News cable channel and … Bloomberg. C’mon, does anyone watch Bloomberg for more than a few minutes?
Sabado y Domingo. No comment.
I have two faves…
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definitely Jerry Springer. quality programming. sometimes, I’d like to be a person in the audience, and ask the guests if they’re all from the same trailer park.
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no kidding (and I’ll deny every saying it)… Sewing with Nancy (it’s a PBS show). started watching it when I was a teenager. now I’m 30. can’t get enough of Nancy. she knows how to sew all the cool homemade outfits (now, if I could only get my wife to watch it too)…
My little brother got me hooked on Survivor (yes, even the new one).
I also absolutely loooove watching old Rocko’s Modern Life reruns on Nickelodeon. That show rocks. Now I actually get all the dirty jokes in it, as opposed to when I was younger.
You forgot 3 key elements
A-team fires thousands of bullets at point blank range.
Bad guys fire thousands of bullets at point blank range.
Nobody gets shot.
Dukes of Hazard
I was a horny teenager… ooh that Daisy!
Lexx, the show that’s been described as being to Farscape what Lost in Space was to Star Trek.
Son of the Beach
Never fails to crack me up.
COPS, especially when the person is caught doing something really boneheaded
"Honestly, Occifer, I wasn’t doin’ nothin’ "
JERRY, 'cause it’s just like passing an accident on the highway, you have to slow down and look to see how bad it is. Furthermore, seeing those boneheads makes me feel a little better about myself.
Columbo
I actually search the TV guide to see when an episode will be aired!