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Off Topic » in reply to Can anyone please tell me why reality shows are so popular?

Because most people don't have a life

Lindy — 6/10/2009 9:58:43 PM (archived)

And they like to live it through others.

They are the night time "soaps".

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Can anyone please tell me why reality shows are so popular? (n/t) - Jody - 6/10/2009 9:41:32 PM
- My one guilty pleasure: Project Runway. - Jody - 6/12/2009 12:40:00 AM
- Fame (n/t) - Raoul - 6/11/2009 3:50:57 PM
- Simple - RobVG - 6/11/2009 1:42:13 AM
  - "Two and a Half Men" is as close as I've ever come. Oh, "Married, With Children", too. - Bowser - 6/11/2009 6:12:38 AM
    - I'm not a TV buff - Lindy - 6/11/2009 3:25:11 PM
      - I am not much anymore... - Jody - 6/12/2009 12:42:53 AM
- re: reality shows - TB - 6/10/2009 11:03:32 PM
  - re: reality shows. LOL, TB, those are the ones we watch. - Marcia - 6/11/2009 12:39:00 AM
    - re: reality shows. LOL, TB, - I was refering to the shows on Discovery. :} (n/t) - Marcia - 6/11/2009 12:40:46 AM
  - Yea, "reality show" is a pretty broad catagory. - alcaray - 6/11/2009 12:12:49 AM
- Because most people don't have a life - Lindy - 6/10/2009 9:58:43 PM
- I have no idea. I despise them. - azstrummer - 6/10/2009 9:55:13 PM
  - re: I have no idea. I despise them. - Danny - 7/19/2009 5:06:48 PM

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