Fake Towing Shows... Why?
GorillaEsq
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Can someone please explain to me why TruTV felt that there was a massive deficiency of "car-towing drama" in American broadcasting, such that they felt compelled to fill the void with inane, absurd, laughably staged "reality shows" that center around Neolithic imbeciles who pretend to tow cars for living?
I am of course referencing:
- South Beach Towing
- Lizard Lick Towing
- Operation Repo
Why do we need a show comprised of this stupidity, let alone multiple shows? Is this what we as a society have come to? Asininely fake Jerry-Springer-like storylines about tow-truck drivers? Cubed? Really?
For those who haven't yet witnessed these intellectual gems, basically the producers "recreate" real-life car-towing "drama" with an array of the worst high-school-drama-club dropouts, ever. Yet, these steaming piles of high-definition-doo are marketed as "reality shows." And please know, I don't want to underplay the "acting" in these wastes of bandwidth... these monkeys make Professional Wrestling look like Shakespearean tragedies.
And ironically all on a channel that dares to call itself "TruTV." Are you kidding me?
Ok, I feel better.
Happy Saturday.
I am of course referencing:
- South Beach Towing
- Lizard Lick Towing
- Operation Repo
Why do we need a show comprised of this stupidity, let alone multiple shows? Is this what we as a society have come to? Asininely fake Jerry-Springer-like storylines about tow-truck drivers? Cubed? Really?
For those who haven't yet witnessed these intellectual gems, basically the producers "recreate" real-life car-towing "drama" with an array of the worst high-school-drama-club dropouts, ever. Yet, these steaming piles of high-definition-doo are marketed as "reality shows." And please know, I don't want to underplay the "acting" in these wastes of bandwidth... these monkeys make Professional Wrestling look like Shakespearean tragedies.
And ironically all on a channel that dares to call itself "TruTV." Are you kidding me?
Ok, I feel better.
Happy Saturday.
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Because they ran out of cupcake show ideas?0
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Posts like this reassure me that I haven't missed a thing in the 9 or so years I haven't wasted time watching TV.0
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Quite simply, stupid sells.0
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Because they ran out of cupcake show ideas?
mmmm, cupcakes!!!!0 -
i've only watched long enough to notice the bad ***** with the sharpie brows drawn on like commas.0
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I KNOW RIGHT?? Everything is now "wars." Cupcake Wars. Cake Wars. Whogivesacrap Wars. You know what's missing from all these shows??? F**king WAR!Because they ran out of cupcake show ideas?
When they start actually blowing up bakers and chefs with landmines and RPG's, call me.0 -
This makes me sad.Quite simply, stupid sells.0 -
I KNOW RIGHT?? Everything is now "wars." Cupcake Wars. Cake Wars. Whogivesacrap Wars. You know what's missing from all these shows??? F**king WAR!Because they ran out of cupcake show ideas?
When they start actually blowing up bakers and chefs with landmines and RPG's, call me.
im working on a show idea right now....let me get back to you.0 -
Me too... "Heart-Disease Wars." The contestants runaround for 60 minutes beating each other with bacon and summer sausage.
I KNOW RIGHT?? Everything is now "wars." Cupcake Wars. Cake Wars. Whogivesacrap Wars. You know what's missing from all these shows??? F**king WAR!Because they ran out of cupcake show ideas?
When they start actually blowing up bakers and chefs with landmines and RPG's, call me.
im working on a show idea right now....let me get back to you.0 -
I KNOW RIGHT?? Everything is now "wars." Cupcake Wars. Cake Wars. Whogivesacrap Wars. You know what's missing from all these shows??? F**king WAR!Because they ran out of cupcake show ideas?
When they start actually blowing up bakers and chefs with landmines and RPG's, call me.
Oh, I thought you meant porn competitions for a minute.0 -
2 things.
1)They make it because there are people who like to watch it. (I'm curious who. We need a public list...)
2)Thank Jennifer Lopez. She's behind half of the towing shows. Seriously.0 -
Me too... "Heart-Disease Wars." The contestants runaround for 60 minutes beating each other with bacon and summer sausage.
I KNOW RIGHT?? Everything is now "wars." Cupcake Wars. Cake Wars. Whogivesacrap Wars. You know what's missing from all these shows??? F**king WAR!Because they ran out of cupcake show ideas?
When they start actually blowing up bakers and chefs with landmines and RPG's, call me.
im working on a show idea right now....let me get back to you.
and tossing granades made of pork rinds at eachother.0 -
Because they ran out of cupcake show ideas?
mmmm, cupcakes!!!!
I don't have cupcakes, but I just bought two tubs of ice cream if you're interested.0 -
Because they ran out of cupcake show ideas?
Hey now. I love me some cupcakes.
Actually...the winner of Cupcake Wars is a local chain. The cupcakes there are delicious~0 -
2 things.
1)They make it because there are people who like to watch it. (I'm curious who. We need a public list...)
2)Thank Jennifer Lopez. She's behind half of the towing shows. Seriously.
Jennifer Lopez?? What?? LOL!0 -
same with the fake pawn shows like Hardcore Pawn. fake Storage shows etc...0
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All that stuff is CHEAP to produce....which is why 3/4 of all the tv shows are reality crap. And, for some reason, people eat this stuff up.
That's not to say I don't watch ANY reality stuff. I do like Pawn Stars (love to see the historic stuff people bring in...NOT the dialog between the people that work there) and the one about the aquarium builders. But that's about it. The b/f is crazy about Ice Road Truckers...I don't see the fascination, myself.0 -
Posts like this reassure me that I haven't missed a thing in the 9 or so years I haven't wasted time watching TV.
It's been 4 years for me.....I would probably be scared to turn on a TV now, if this is what I would be exposed to! Sounds dreadful AND stupid. :noway:0 -
2 things.
1)They make it because there are people who like to watch it. (I'm curious who. We need a public list...)
2)Thank Jennifer Lopez. She's behind half of the towing shows. Seriously.
Jennifer Lopez?? What?? LOL!
http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2012/06/jennifer-lopez-reality-show-south-beach-tow-fake-scenes-video0 -
All that stuff is CHEAP to produce....which is why 3/4 of all the tv shows are reality crap. And, for some reason, people eat this stuff up.
That's not to say I don't watch ANY reality stuff. I do like Pawn Stars (love to see the historic stuff people bring in...NOT the dialog between the people that work there) and the one about the aquarium builders. But that's about it. The b/f is crazy about Ice Road Truckers...I don't see the fascination, myself.
I watch things like pawn stars but I actually learn things while watching that! And I love the history quizzes they give before commercial and give the answer when they come back from commercial. So reality TV like that I am all for. The towing crap and the like are dumb. Unfortunately I have watched them several times because that late at night (I work 3-11 so I stay up til about 3am) it's either things they want to call reality TV, paid programming, or the TV evangelists.0 -
Aw come on now.. I love these shows.
Why? Because it's trashy "reality" TV and they provide comic relief to my other wise boring day.0 -
You seem to be surprised.0
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I think what bothers me about these shows the most is the marketing... they're marketed as "reality" shows. They're not. I know this because of the legal disclaimer that run at the beginning of each show that states the scenes are "reenactments."Aw come on now.. I love these shows.
Why? Because it's trashy "reality" TV and they provide comic relief to my other wise boring day.
I'm not sure why this even bothers me... but it does.0 -
Thank you for this, I was starting to think I had lost my mind. Makes me wanna toss my TV out the window sometimes. Of course, then I'll miss all the cool shows on my DVR so I'm glad that I control my distress.0
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I can hear one of those fake crap shows behind me. Got to love my hillbilly hubby!!
(BTW, he's not Honey-Boo-Boo hillbilly, just stupid-humor hillbilly ... I also must clarify, that I have watched maybe 10 minutes of that Honey crap before I felt my brain turning to mush)0 -
Don't get me started on Honey-Boo-Boo. I WISH that show was fake. Those are the worst human beings on the planet.I can hear one of those fake crap shows behind me. Got to love my hillbilly hubby!!
(BTW, he's not Honey-Boo-Boo hillbilly, just stupid-humor hillbilly ... I also must clarify, that I have watched maybe 10 minutes of that Honey crap before I felt my brain turning to mush)0 -
I think what bothers me about these shows the most is the marketing... they're marketed as "reality" shows. They're not. I know this because of the legal disclaimer that run at the beginning of each show that states the scenes are "reenactments."Aw come on now.. I love these shows.
Why? Because it's trashy "reality" TV and they provide comic relief to my other wise boring day.
I'm not sure why this even bothers me... but it does.
and least it is cheap reenacted crap. What about movies?
They say some movies are "based on true events."
They'll be like "here's a movie about a guy named Frank who is an undercover cop and he bombs orphonages while wearing a chicken suit" and the only connection is that there was a guy who lived once and his name was Frank. Basically 0.001% of the story matches a real event that occurred somewhere sometime.0 -
I think what bothers me about these shows the most is the marketing... they're marketed as "reality" shows. They're not. I know this because of the legal disclaimer that run at the beginning of each show that states the scenes are "reenactments."Aw come on now.. I love these shows.
Why? Because it's trashy "reality" TV and they provide comic relief to my other wise boring day.
I'm not sure why this even bothers me... but it does.
So it's a reenactment about a reality event then..
Bother you less now?0 -
Wow...I had no idea these shows existed. I cut off my TV when I had my daughter, and now I'll watch the occasional show online, but I've completely lost track of what's playing these days. Well, we can't say we weren't warned before/during the writers' strike a few years ago...0
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im not into the towing shows.
but,seriously.
i like the storage wars show..
and the cajun pawn show.
but thats the only types of shows on the history channel i like ...
besides swamp people and cajun justice.
but,cajun justice is my favorite &&
my uncle shrimps down there so! there's an actual chance of me meeting those people! yay!0
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