Someone once theorized that new "reality" TV shows are created by pulling words out of hats, one word from the adjective hat and one from the noun hat. That's the only way you can explain Cupcake Wars or Amish Mafia. -via mental_floss
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That describes all of them. And it's a chicken-and-egg thing... which came first, moronic shows, or moronic viewers? (oops; reply to Miss C)
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According to the Wikipedia link, it was changing target demographic from old to young.
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Changing demographics from rural to urban, I suppose?
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I think it's partly because reality TV shows are so easy and cheap to produce (as compared to traditional story-based ones). Plus, there's a lot of trashy people who love to watch trashy shows!
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Wow. I had no idea most of those shows existed. And I kind of wish that I still didn't know about them.
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