From Bill Maher —
If you’re watching people play cards on TV, you either need a better hobby or a drinking problem. First, there was “Celebrity Poker.” Then there was “Celebrity Blackjack.” I saw one show that was just Camryn Mannheim scratching lottery tickets.
What’s on TV has to be at least as interesting as what’s on the average security monitor at a convenience store.
I used to enjoy watching home improvement shows, but now there is an over-abundance of shows that use home improvement as merely a vehicle for another reality show featuring immature people bickering with one another.
The actual work being done is incidental to the show.
It’s all about finding ways to make production costs lower. Most people will do ridiculous things for no pay just to get on TV. It’s up to the viewing public to decide which shows advertisers are going to gamble their money on.