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calimary

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24. You do make a good point.

Sun Jun 29, 2014, 01:03 PM

Jun 2014

There are a few shows on Food Network I like a lot - LOVE Ina Garten's "Barefoot Contessa" and the Sandwich King, but they're not on often enough. And they do show you how to cook, especially in hers. I like "Chopped" and "Restaurant Impossible" and that "Restaurant Stakeout" guy. I LOVED the original "Iron Chef" with the utterly alluring Chairman Kaga!

But yeah, the constant competitions get tiresome. And even MORE tiresome - that Guy Fieri. ENOUGH ALREADY!!!! A little of him goes a LOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGG way. A VERY little of him. And his voice-over delivery - the singsong "dah-DAHAA, dah-DAHAA, dah-DAHAA, day-DAHAA" - utterly nauseating! I turn him off as soon as he comes on.

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So Many Reality Shows Are Just Plain Abusive. [View all] TheMastersNemesis Jun 2014 OP

turn off your TV. better entertainment instantly :-) nt msongs Jun 2014 #1

I used to watch Big Brother BuelahWitch Jun 2014 #2

The only reality shows I watch are yeoman6987 Jun 2014 #3

No abuse on Hell's Kitchen? SwankyXomb Jun 2014 #12

I find it funny yeoman6987 Jun 2014 #15

Whatever you do, don't watch some of the Japanese versions of 'game' shows... PoliticAverse Jun 2014 #4

K&R freshwest Jun 2014 #5

I llike reality shows such as NOVA or Nature csziggy Jun 2014 #6

Me, too. Arkansas Granny Jun 2014 #8

Other than Antiques Roadshow, I think those are all documentaries. JVS Jun 2014 #11

Well, you see, I like a lot of reality in my reality shows csziggy Jun 2014 #18

Pawn Stars. calimary Jun 2014 #13

Too many Food Network shows are competitions csziggy Jun 2014 #17

You do make a good point. calimary Jun 2014 #24

I'm not even sure they are making new shows like Barefoot Contessa csziggy Jun 2014 #25

It's too bad - 'cause I LOVE the Barefoot Contessa. calimary Jun 2014 #27

American Pickers is very good and also informative. Kingofalldems Jun 2014 #7

As the H.L. Mencken saying goes, alp227 Jun 2014 #9

Yes, we can get better entertainment shenmue Jun 2014 #10

A good case in point... easttexaslefty Jun 2014 #14

Reality is abusive for most of the world. Michigander_Life Jun 2014 #16

Union Busting BrotherIvan Jun 2014 #19

I used to watch two of them Survivor and Fear Factor davidpdx Jun 2014 #20

Love American Ninja Warrior......was based on the Japanese version of it.... a kennedy Jun 2014 #21

Completely agree OldTime Jun 2014 #22

I drew the line at "Naked Ice Road Ninja Truckers", myself. Buns_of_Fire Jun 2014 #23

You say that like it's a bad thing shenmue Jun 2014 #26

There's always Turducken Dynasty... calimary Jun 2014 #28

I kind of miss Fear Factor. Voice for Peace Jun 2014 #29