"There are reality shows about logging????" Yup...Regular logging, swamp logging, river dredging for logs....and JUST announced... **Ice Logging** (more danger, ya' know:

Oh, indeed! And about driving trucks on dangerous roads on Canada's "Ice Road", and now about driving Alaska's Dalton road from Anchorage to Prudhoe...and about fishing for crab in the Bering Sea.

Those at least have some 'real' danger and stories... The really weird 'reality' shows are the ones vaguely patterned after "Survivor",where tasks are assigned and weak contestants 'voted off'. When it's done about singing, it's tacky but easy to grasp...sorta.....BUT...they also do it about **cooking**, **designing clothes**, **running a business** (a couple variations), and...wait for it...**grooming dogs**!! "Missy, you didn't really fluff up that poodle's neck band enough...Jose wins!"

Have I missed any?

Then, the "el Cheapo" reality shows, fueled by millions of videos now that every idiot has either a camera or a cell-phone with the ability. Now there are 5-6 shows displaying car wrecks, skiing accidents, explosions, shark attacks, volcanos...etc.... And even shows where idiots PLAN dangerous stunts and have them filmed IN ORDER to be on TV!

Further...(you knew by now there must be a 'further', huh?)...I just discovered a show where women hire this guy to 'set up' their boy friend or husband but having some pretty girl flirt with him and tempt him, while filming it all with hidden cameras....(I watched 20 seconds or so...then gagged and went on to high class stuff like NASCAR races...)

The one 'reality' show that offers something really good is "Dog Whisperer", where Caesar Milan shows folks how to train & cope with dogs. This man is a genius, and his basic message & understanding of dog psychology is.....awesome.
I don't have a dog, so it is not regular fare for me...but I will look at it occasionally just to be astounded.


I'm sure I missed a bunch of examples of gratuitous crap......ah, well