I thought it was funny when they tried to back away from ‘Reality’ and started calling it ‘unscripted TV’, but the old moniker had stuck. Of course, I’ll never get ‘Cruelty TV’ to replace it either… oh well.
Lots of people watch and enjoy Cruelty TV. My wife’s favorite is ‘Survivor’. She calls me for the physical challenge part, and I leave when the sniping and sneaking starts. I’m just grateful she doesn’t have a taste for those horrifying “Real (with fake parts) Housewives of…” shows. Yi-i-i-i-i-i-ikes.
How about this one? I was driving down a rainy stretch of interstate, passing several cars off to the sides- a couple of which had obviously slid there. I might not have thought so much about it, but I had my young son in a booster seat in the back. Passed flat out by a big ol’ luxury sedan traveling no less than high 80s or low 90s (MPH, not KPH). I had time to think “Gosh, THAT’S the guy that needs to be off on the side of the road, or he’s gonna get somebody killed…” when he went into a fishtail, then spun around a couple of times. He wound up facing more or less the right direction on the correct side of the road, and by the time I passed him, the van in front of me was pulling over to help. I was uncharitable. I passed them. I hoped that he pooped himself and still had a long drive to go, and I drove my son home.
I’m guessing I’ve dropped at least ten different guys in there.