Fess up! Is there a TV program that everything tells you is complete trash, yet you watch it anyway?

I cannot believe I am about to out myself on this, but every so often I need some activity that is completely mindless! I absolutely hate reality TV shows. I'll get on a soapbox to decry how much they contribute to the dumbing down of American culture, how much their intent is to appeal to the most selfish of individual motives, and I could go on. But...and it is taking a great effort to continue typing here...I'm outing myself as a viewer of ABC's "The Bachelor" series.

There, I did it! Ah! What a relief!

Every time I switch from a game to it, I repeat to myself, "I don't believe that I'm watching this #%*@!" Yet it keeps sucking me back in!

I began watching it, when Jesse Palmer, the former Giants backup QB, was on it. Continued with triathlete Andy Baldwin, and just finished watching "The Bachelorette" from Georgia pick the snowboarder. This season had some nice picks. My two favorites were Brian W., a high school coach and Graham Bunn, who played basketball in college and in Europe.

Graham Bunn

Brian the Texan Coach

Last night I kept switching from the Mets/Phillies game to watch whose marriage proposal she would accept. I can't get over the fact that I keep watching this crap! Is there hope for me?

Oh, there's another confession. I've also watched "Who Wants to be a Superhero?" on SciFi. But I find it easy to admit that, because Stan Lee brings out the best in people to decide the winner. My man, Defuser, won last summer. God, I hope they bring this show back!

He's a real-life LEO

America's Next Top Model, Big Brother, American Gladiators.

Just to name a few.

Okay

Maybe I'm just wierd, but I absolutely HATE reality TV. I don't think there's one show out there that I watch. THANK THE LORD we bought the second flat screen last fall (yes, being a flat screen was important, as it means hubby doesn't follow me to the basement and then change the channel to what he likes), as hubby loves watching American Idol, Canadian Idol, So you think you can dance, Dancing with the Stars etc.

My guilty pleasure is going to the basement, curling up on the couch with the chocolate lab, and turning on Turner Classic Movies. My favorites? Anything Buzby Berkely or the Thin Man series, although Astaire/Rogers movies are a close second.

Oh, and watching anything connected with shipwrecks or ships.

It's only trash if you dance down the stairs to the basement dressed as a 1930s chorus girl as water cascades around you, your dog's name is 'Asta,' and you scold him or your hubby in your best Myrna Loy impersonation!

BTW, speaking of TCM and shipwrecks..."A Night To Remember" and the Titanic film with Clifton Webb and Barbara Stanwick are more enjoyable to watch at times than the blockbuster made 10 years ago.

I think this thread is being hijacked!

Favorite movie classic - 'Now Voyager' with Bette Davis. Charles Boyeau (sp?) has a great line, one to live by:

Stick to your guns but don't fire them.

Trash TV -- does Judge Judy count? Cuz I loves me that one.

Reality Trash - I assume Project Runway and Top Chef are considered highbrow reality. I used to love MTV's Real World. Now I don't bother.

I read today that the reality show that has people in a house (can't remember the name), will have a gay bull rider on it this year.

Okay. I will officially watch the first episode, if only to use the zoom feature on the TV.


Edited to add: Okay, major brain fart. The show is Big Brother

Well...the one show I get teased about for watching faithfully is Gossip Girl. Cruel Intentions is one of my favorite movies so this show is right up my alley.

Flipping out
I survived a japanese game show (primarily because of Andrew, the cute chubby contestant)
Wipeout

I love Flipping Out. The main character is a freakin nut job but its good tv. He has really great decorating skills though. His remodels are amazing...very talented.

the episode two nights ago was a real departure from the show, if you haven't seen it. It was really hard to watch, just because it was so sad. I really like him--- people would think that he is that super anal retentivea nd obsessive compulsive person, that you are so complicated, actually--- you're not. He's so black and white, that you know when you stepped out of bounds with him to set him off--- well, I speak for myself because I do approach things like that and I am a little obsessive compulsive (and that's why I am effective on what I do).