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The skinny on reality TV

rml_16
rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
edited December 2024 in Chit-Chat
Other than a few seasons of AI and stuff like Deadliest Catch and Dirty Jobs, I really don't watch reality TV. However, last year TV Guide Channel started running a show called Nail Files centered around a nail salon in LA and the woman who owns it and her life.

Well, the woman who's the subject is someone I went to high school with, so of course I have to watch that one and I've seen every episode so far.

So, my question is this: It seems like it's pretty much just a 30-minute commercial for the show's sponsors. I mean, they're always pushing SOMETHING. It annoys. Are all these shows like that?

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  • LuckyLeprechaun
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
    Yes. Survivor is so bad for this. Cars, cell phones, soda, body wash, you name it, Survivor has found a way to pimp it.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    It's SO annoying. I don't even like this show, but I know this girl, so it's kinda cool so I torture myself and watch it. lol
  • DMZ_1
    DMZ_1 Posts: 2,889 Member
    Product placement. It is a big deal in the world of marketing.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    Product placement. It is a big deal in the world of marketing.
    I know. But most of the time, it's just a character picking up and pouring a box of cereal or something, not going on and on and on and on about how great the cereal is.

    They were doing that A LOT on Bones for a while. They must have heard enough complaints because they toned it way down last season. I was ready to stop watching the show because of it.
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