I don't get the appeal. They come across as quite vapid and vain. I'm not asking for Shakespeare or anything deep, but what is the takeaway from this show? What are we supposed to learn from it?
--Michael D. Clarke
SAME REASONS THAT KEEP THE REAL HOUSEWIVES AND ALL THE OTHER TERRIBLE REALITY SHOWS ON AIR...MY "WIFE" WTCHS ALL THESE ABOMINATIONS...I HAVE TRYED FOR YEARS TO GET A CLEAR ANSWER AS TO WHAT EXACTLY ABOUT THESE SHOWS IS ENTERTAINING OR WORTH CARING ABOUT...THUS FAR...I HAVE GOTTEN NO CLEAR ANSWERS.
shareThe only reality show I've ever watched was Survivor the 1st season where that gay dude won. Way back in 2000. It was a decent show.
Also, I watched a little bit of the 1st season of "America Idol" which is probably the only good season of the show.
--Michael D. Clarke
THE OSBOURNES...MIAMI INK...ANNA NICOLE...GENE SIMMONS...I WATCHED A LOT OF THEM DURING A CERTAIN ERA...SINCE THEN I WATCH ZERO REALITY SHOWS.
shareUgh....Gene Simmons comes across as a massive douche. Very arrogant and selfish from all his interviews. KISS is god-awful anyway and they are very much hated on the General board on here.
--Michael D. Clarke
I have a few theories:
1) Parasocial engagement, watch a family long enough, and they begin to feel like they're part of your own family.
2) Some people enjoy feeling like they're part of rich people's lives. They wish they could do nothing but hang with their relatives and bitch at them, and if they can't manage it because they have to work, they'll watch the fantasy on TV. (Like I watch some food programs, enjoying the fantasy of having nothing to worry about but what to make for dinner.)
3) Hate-watching. It definitely happens, I just don't know how much it happens with this particular show, but IMHO the whole "Real Housewives" franchise is designed to for hate-watching.