After noting the words "chowder" and "pot pie" in an online description of G4’s Hurl, I had to check out last night’s premiere. The entire point of the show is to get contestants to blow chunks, then reward the lone remaining contestant (whose vomit’s still in his mouth instead of all over the set) $1000. But — and I’m dying inside a bit as I type this — this show is so utterly dumb that it’s also kind of great. The players (all male) spout off all these super-scripted lines, like "Stuff me full — do what you want to me." (Enticing!) There’s a cheering section of honeys just chillin’ near a white brick wall. (Okay!) The announcers describe the Human Bowling Balls (pictured) as "like planets with a molten mac ‘n’ cheese core." (I had to pinch myself!) And the extreme gross factor of visible vom didn’t affect me like it should have — by 9:30, instead of dry heaving into a couch cushion, I merely wanted mac ‘n’ cheese and pumpkin pie a lot more than I had at 9:00.
Then again, I’ve always been shamefully immune to appalling TV. And after clicking through our updated gallery of The Most Appalling Shows Ever, I’m wondering: How many of the 35 featured series have you watched, at any point, on a semi-regular basis? My tally? Um… 35. But that was for "research." You have no excuse. Not that you need one.
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My guilty pleasures from the list: Temptation Island, the Real World and Age of Love.
Temptation Island got in early on the reality tv “we want you to cheat on purpose” genre. I dig a pioneer.
In that same vein, the first two seasons of the “Real World” got me hooked. But then the racist cast dropped the one black guy for joking around with a castmember (in the videos detailing the incident, laughed as the “incident” went down), and I swore to never watch that idiotic and somewhat racist POS show. In later seasons, the show seems to have gotten porno-nasty, making a bad show now unwatchable.
Age of Love- My justification was a minor crush on Jayanna. Her birthday is one away from my wife’s, and mine’s close to “the Poo”s. Mrs. Sato still cringes when I use the word “cougar” BTW.
I have one show that isn’t on the list, but maybe should be. Anyone remember “Joe Schmoe”? I couldn’t believe what a good sport that guy was, but maybe that’s why he was chosen?
Let’s see…
KID NATION. It actually turned out to be pretty cool instead of exploitative like I originally thought. I was impressed on the kids’ overall resourcefulness.
MOMENT OF TRUTH. I don’t have any sympathy for its participants, but I’ll thank them for the wonderfully cringe-inducing moments.
FLAVOR OF LOVE/I LOVE NEW YORK. I watched these dreadful shows, if only for its irresistible ridiculousness. I tried quitting after the first Flavor of Love, but relapsed to FoL2, ILNW and Charm School (but stopped before ILNW2 and FoL3).
BRIT & K-FED: CHAOTIC. The beginning of Britney’s downward spiral, and I’m ashamed to have watched any of it. I blame boredom, but I think I used it for background noise.
SWAN & FAMOUS FACE. See above.
CHEATERS. Probably boredom/curiosity.
KARDASHIANS. Only to ogle Kim during channel flipping.
WIFE SWAP. Not bad but I wouldn’t watch it more than once.
SUPER SWEET 16. Because I’m a closet masochist.
I have to admit I did see a couple episodes of Wife Swap when it first started. I do find it odd though, that EW has The Bachelor on its list of Most Appalling, yet somehow also on it’s list of New TV classics.
annie! i had the exact same reaction. and i also count 35 of the most appalling shows ever. sadly, those were not for research. and sadly, i thought of about 10 more that could go on that list. eek.
Kid Nation was actually pretty good. I’m guess the person who put it on that list didn’t actually watch the show. The only thing appalling was the way CBS completely mishandled the show’s promotion.
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