Reality Television's Downward Spiral to Idiocracy...starring Luke Wilson

Will "Who Blew A**?" Be the Next Big Reality Television Show to Grace NBC?

By Lissa B, published Apr 30, 2007
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A friend of mine recently ranted about NBCs decision to cancel some of her favorite shows. At first I did not really understand the frustration. Shows get canceled. It's been happening since the very first gray images glowed from the boob tube. Many of my favorite shows have been canceled. Dead Like Me aired on ShowTime for a very short two seasons and saddened me to no end when they decided it would no longer be meant for cuddle time on the couch with my husband. My So Called Life was taken off of MTV when I was in high school and forced me to watch other non music related television on that channel.

I do not indulge in much TV watching, but I do have my favorite shows that I enjoy watching. In fact, on Wednesday nights you will find my butt firmly planted on my couch with no intentions of moving until "TV Night" is over. I am very attached to the few shows that I do watch and realizing that my friend had similar attachments to the recently canceled Studio 60 on NBC, I began to feel sympathetic to her frustration.

After the cancellation of her beloved Studio 60, NBC replaced it with a show called the Black Donelly's. Not wanting to give up her TV time and couch cuddle time with her husband, they began to watch this show and quickly bonded with it. Just as soon as it became a welcome interruption to their busy day, NBC also pulled it. More fuel added to the fire.

Then, my friend heard the worst news she could possibly hear. This news was so shocking that even I was upset when I heard it. Scrubs may not be coming back for a final season. What? How could they pull Scrubs? This is a television sitcom that is so popular that other television networks have shelled out the big bucks to play the reruns from past seasons on their network. How can the hilarious characters of Sacred Heart not be coming back to entertain me? Has NBC gone mad?

But that is not the worst of it. Rumor has it that NBC will be replacing Scrubs, as well as The Black Donnely's, with a "hot new reality show".

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Good article! I have to admit that I'm a big fan of Dancing with the Stars, but I find most reality TV pretty unreal and well, trashy.

Posted on 12/02/2007 at 12:12:00 PM

 
Terrific article!

Posted on 09/26/2007 at 7:09:00 PM

 
Great article! I loved the movie and your article adresses all of my fears about the fate of television

Posted on 06/27/2007 at 7:06:00 PM

 
I've read this and another article by you. You certainly are intouch with the world as you see it with wry humor. I hope you submit some artocle ideas to your locxal newpaper, who knowa?"Shoot for the moon" Please continue to submit your well written articles & point of view. I hate "reality" shows....is that what Amica thinks is reality really? Get in touch with the truth and open your eyes folks.

Posted on 06/22/2007 at 4:06:00 PM

 
Well written article :)

Posted on 05/20/2007 at 11:05:00 AM

 
I was hooked on 'Studio 60' and then 'The Black Donnelly's'. I love 'Scrubs', but a another season is up in the air and waiting for Zach Braff to decide if he wants the HUGE payday he's been offered for a last season. Another show NBC killed and was good - 'Windfall'. I actually started a petition to try and save it.

Posted on 05/10/2007 at 11:05:00 PM

 
Great article Lissa. there are sooo many reality shows now and most aren't even real since they are scripted. It sucks that they are cancelling the good stuff for crap.

Posted on 05/03/2007 at 11:05:00 PM

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