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Jackattack736 t1_j1oj8cs wrote
Taskmaster is absolutely hilarious, found it on YouTube during the pandemic and I've watched all of the full seasons I can find there.
For those that don't know- it's a British presenter show where the contestants are given a task to do that's a bit out there. So it'll be something like 'hide this pineapple on your person, you have five minutes and your time starts now"
The contestants are all comedians so like a British Whose Line but the points do matter
xerxes00 t1_j1ok2s3 wrote
The Great British Bake Off, Mexican week notwithstanding
rubyreadit t1_j1okq7r wrote
I watch more reality tv than scripted, I think. Not sure I can limit to just 1 so here are my favorites for different tastes/ reasons:
- Best overall - Amazing Race. I love the combination of interpersonal relationships and travel/ tourism. The season that aired in spring 2022 was fantastic - it was the season that started to film in spring 2020 so definitely a twist compared to previous years.
- Favorite trainwreck - Sister Wives. This show has been around for about 12 years but now many of the relationships are falling apart and the schadenfreude has been a little hard to pass up.
- Current favorite niche competition show - Blown Away (Netflix). I sort of stumbled on this one after visiting the Glass Museum in Tacoma and seeing a reference to the show. There are 3 1/2 seasons of competitive glassblowing - very cool to watch.
- Not sure how to classify this one - educational plus great lead plus a little gross - Dr. Pimple Popper. Dr. Lee has the best bedside manner - watching her is like a master class in people skills. Combine than with learning about various dermatological conditions and it's super interesting. I was a little grossed out at first but watching a ton of cyst and lipoma removals kind of desensitizes you.
TheGoodSquirt t1_j1olgox wrote
Hells Kitchen/Next Level chef is what I like to watch that isn’t trash…
Trash reality guilty pleasure? Catfish
FutureBrockLesnar t1_j1om150 wrote
I like Big Brother and The Circle. Games that involve some strategy and have plenty of drama. Great to just put on while i play on my phone or whatever.
TheTyger t1_j1omp4f wrote
Survivor. There are up seasons and down seasons, but Survivor is sometimes a trailblazer, and almost always a solid show to watch
Iamthewind91 t1_j1ompng wrote
Oo my god Mexican week was so bad I have never cringed watching that show but that week…. Oof
the40thieves t1_j1onbmr wrote
Survivor
bmillent2 t1_j1oo5va wrote
Real Housewives; listening to attention seeking wealthy women complain, fight and overreact to the smallest of issues with each other is very comforting and entertaining to me fsr lol
Where_Da_Cheese_At t1_j1oopy8 wrote
Big Brother live feeds let fans tune in 24/7. Every other competitive reality show gets edited to tell the best story. big brother has a show edit too, but the live feeds show you more about the contestants true selves more than any other show.
Memoruiz7 t1_j1opqqv wrote
We’re Here. It’s so heartwarming.
GATOR_CITY t1_j1oqb05 wrote
The Challenge. It's hard knocks meets the actual sport it covers. It is fantastic and also my basic bitch ass love the tea.
ToastMmmmmmm t1_j1oqf1u wrote
Big Brother, Hell’s Kitchen, Love Island/Temptation Island, and Amazing Race. I used to love Survivor but it’s sucked the last several seasons.
Cedar_Frond t1_j1oqi4z wrote
Never have I ever laughed so hard at a TV show before. It's so good.
knucklesbuckles t1_j1oqmpa wrote
Survivor and Big Brother are usually my to go tos for reality competition series
zsaz_ch t1_j1oqued wrote
Anything real housewives, mtv the challenge, survivor and the amazing race.
fishmongerhoarder t1_j1or5zu wrote
Deadliest catch. I believe some of the drama is fake for the show or all of it. In the end they really seem to be doing it.
Gold rush once todd was gone it improved. I keep watching it because of Tony. Parker I don't care one way or another but I liked Rick but he isn't on this season.
AnotherSoulessGinger t1_j1ori93 wrote
The RuPaul’s Drag Race franchise. It started as a sort of send up to the reality shows of the early 2000s (Top Model especially) and has morphed into a cultural juggernaut. The talent is astounding.
Season 1 can be rough - it was VERY low budget and looks like it was filmed in Ru’s garage. Season 3 was when it bloomed, season 5 is considered top tier and season 7 is a personal fave since it’s the first I watched as it aired and it stars my two favorite queens. A new season (16) starts in just a few weeks on Jan 6th on MTV. You don’t need to see them all to “get it”, but you will likely miss some in-jokes or callbacks.
AKAkorm t1_j1orl1c wrote
If you count reality competitions, I have always enjoyed Top Chef and have seen every season of the original + the short-lived Masters. I especially like that the bulk of recent seasons have largely gotten rid of drama and villains. Excited for the next season which is going to be global All-Stars.
wheels_57 t1_j1ormya wrote
The Amazing Race and all of Gordon Ramsey's shows
JapaneseViolinist t1_j1orurq wrote
Australian Survivor is the best reality show, by a country mile
Carbonauts t1_j1orvrv wrote
I think Top Chef is the only cooking competition that takes itself and it’s audience seriously. It follows a lot of the narrative drama that you see in other shows but I feel like the cooking is always at the heart of the competition. It’s editing is actually restrained compared to something like Hell’s Kitchen and it actually seems to use it’s budget wisely.
QuassRPG t1_j1orwn3 wrote
Something vey recent - The Traitors. It's basically a reality version of the video game Among Us. Currently there are Australian and British versions, but I've heard NBC is also working on an American one.
Calm_Memories t1_j1osn0m wrote
The Challenge
Survivor
Masterchef
Ink Master
The Great Food Truck Race
The Amazing Race
Hell's Kitchen
Chopped
The Mole
RuPaul's Drag Race
3InaRow t1_j1otn28 wrote
RuPaul's Drag race saved my sanity when COVID started. I watched all the seasons. If someone is starting new, I suggest starting with season 12. Enjoy the fabulous artistry and talent of these amazing people. Then watch season 11. Then watch them in any order after you understand the rhythm of the show.
I love this show so much that I get excited when RuPaul has a new song. New people - you'll get this. The songs are so bad, but they're so good and joyful too.
This show is also so cultural in my brain. Opening me up to something I know very little about. I often forget it's a reality show and never think to mention it when people talk about reality. It just means so much to me. (My SIL and I went to Dela and Jinkx's Holiday Show last week!)
wazzle13 t1_j1ov3gn wrote
I really liked the most recent season!
Caldel1992 t1_j1ovzus wrote
Love Island
AngryEnt t1_j1ow692 wrote
Lego Masters
Wholesome, doesn’t take itself too seriously, Will Arnett is just a funny dude. I’m not even a huge Lego fan but I think the stuff they’re able to build is really cool. Hope it goes for a lot of seasons.
Derekbair t1_j1oxjg6 wrote
Vanderpump Rules. Highly watchable, and not too scripted in the first couple seasons. You will fall in and out of love with the characters and watch them change with fame. You watch the season of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills that magically branches off into a totally new show as one of the servers at one of the Housewives (Lisa Vanderpump) restaurants slept with another housewives (Brandy) husband and that’s how they start it. Then it follows the waiters and bartenders interpersonal drama as it unfolds. They are attractive, charismatic, and delusional. Great combo. I especially love Stassi (sorry) and for extra points you can actually go to these restaurants/ bars in West Hollywood which is so surreal. It’s like breaking the 5th wall. Highly recommend but you gotta give it a chance. It can be really off putting at first until you start to realize that they are not acting. That’s really how they are. (Most of them)
dreezxlivefree t1_j1oycu4 wrote
90 day fiance. Its green card marriage, they do a spin off where american partner goes the other way to their partners country. Theres mostly cultural differences, memorable cast members, the age differences and the catfishing. They do pillow talks which is where old cast members watch the episode of the week and do commentary. Not really looking forward to the 3 part tell all but will wait for the subreddit recaps lol
Joe1240 t1_j1oyspw wrote
Real Housewives
Below Deck
Summer House
Southern Charm
Vanderpump Rules
The Main Bravo reality shows all have their share of fun to watch,always something happens every week.
Love Island USA
The Challenge MTV Version
WindigoMac t1_j1oz9k5 wrote
When it’s in peak form it’s the best reality competition show. Makes watching its recent downfall all the more painful tho.
jonatton______yeah t1_j1ozpji wrote
The first two seasons of V-Pump were fantastic. Jax was something else. Like he was born for those kinds of shows. Below Deck was also great (dunno if it still is).
MisterEinc t1_j1p08a2 wrote
Do competition shows count? If so, then Forged in Fire. I love it and you honestly learn a lot about the process just by getting to see the contestants either mess up real bad or do well. The judges are really knowledgeable too, and extremely respectful.
burnabybambinos t1_j1p1a61 wrote
AEW Dynamite
kittentarentino t1_j1p1bxe wrote
The original first 2 seasons of the Mole
salsasharkosaurus t1_j1p5725 wrote
Comic Book Men
[deleted] OP t1_j1p6lxn wrote
Really need to start with VPR. Currently watching Below Deck and thinking of starting Married to medicine
[deleted] OP t1_j1p6oqa wrote
RHONY, RHOP and RHOSLC all day every day.
wiklr t1_j1p6p8t wrote
Somebody Feed Phil - Food & travel show from the creator of Everybody Loves Raymond. It's the next best thing to Conan O'Brien visiting different countries.
Dream Home Makeover - it's kind of generic in terms of the neutral farm house design. Women seem to really love Shea's aesthetic, the wives who know her kind of worships her. But there's something about the husband being punny that makes it so charming. Also fans of veiny forearms should watch for Tyler the contractor that pops up in the series.
Any version of Drag Race - loads of fun entertainment whether you're into fashion, singing, dancing, acting, comedy - the contestants do it all.
bcdrmr t1_j1p7u1n wrote
Surprised no one has mentioned Too Hot To Handle
Derekbair t1_j1p7ung wrote
Below Deck is good. Married to Medicine is really similar to Atlanta Housewives. VPR is peak bravo in my opinion. Especially the early seasons.
BallsMahoganey t1_j1p8f62 wrote
Opposite Worlds
Writerhaha t1_j1p99jy wrote
Top Chef just rubs me the wrong way.
I love the technical elements of watching the best perform their craft at the highest level, but to me the amount of seriousness comes off like they’re trying to say “This is why we and our food are the most important things in the world” and comes off a bit snobby when you compare it to some of the Netflix things where it seems like the humility and dishes speak for themselves.
sometimesimalady t1_j1pan73 wrote
I clicked hoping someone would have mentioned The Challenge and absolutely delighted that it’s the top comment! My basic bitch ass also loves that shit
JuanRiveara t1_j1pcxbf wrote
The Challenge will pretty much always be my number one but also like watching Survivor and The Circle
JuanRiveara t1_j1pd9ca wrote
This season had a lot of potential but Jay and Michele getting eliminated followed by the odd change to team format has quickly derailed what could’ve been a really solid season.
Daft_Assassin t1_j1pdaxc wrote
The episode where the chick catfished her cousin for like a year because he called her “a fatass Kelly Price” is one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen.
Daft_Assassin t1_j1pdi93 wrote
My grandma used to watch something on tv that I think was called Big Brother After Dark. Crazy but live look into the house at around midnight. Very different from anything before or after in reality tv. Really showed the difference between reality and reality tv when the after dark stuff made it into a show edit.
WindigoMac t1_j1pec67 wrote
Yea. The show has suffered from casting, editing, and formatting problems for at least 4 seasons now. There’s virtually no incentive to get invested in any of the rookies cuz the producers treat them as disposable one-offs and the recurring alliance has no reason to play a risky exciting game because they’ve been repeatedly protected by production.
djml9 t1_j1pfowz wrote
Cutthroat Kitchen is pretty fun. Also, Idk if it qualifies as “reality tv”, per se, but Impractical Jokers is some of the consistently best comedy on TV, imo.
porcelainvacation t1_j1pg1gn wrote
Curse of Oak Island. The narration is hokey and they probably will never find anything but I’m a sucker for big machinery, digging holes, and marine environments. Plus, the Laginas don’t seem to engage in personal drama or posturing. I’ve been interested in that place ever since I read the reader’s digest article about it.
hgrub t1_j1pgho4 wrote
Dr. Pol
[deleted] OP t1_j1pho83 wrote
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WanyCaleb t1_j1pkbsb wrote
Amazing Race X Naked and afraid
sarcasticbaldguy t1_j1qbxdn wrote
Chef Calm_Memories, you've been chopped. <sigh> Judges?
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