Shows like Jersey Shore and American Idol dominate television these days, and there are a plethora of other reality shows with loyal followings. It does not seem like there is an end in sight for this trend, despite many people complaining about the lowbrow nature of reality television. The only solution to this is to come up with our own ideas for reality shows, which I have done. Expect to see these programs air around 2012.
We all know how competitive board games can get when we are playing with family and friends. Now imagine if you were playing for money. Possibly even a lot of money. What would you do to win? Picture This would follow duos of professional Pictionary players as they all try and win the World Series of Pictionary. Also, we would invent the World Series of Pictionary. As teams advance through the rounds we will see stress develop as Ashley realizes James can only draw stick figures, and Peter’s repeated guesses of “it’s a Jackal” lead Lois to alcoholism.
Cops was one of the first reality shows to gain a following and other shows have taken the law enforcement route to feed off of that popularity. One of the most recent examples of this is Campus PD, a reality show where the police from college campuses around the United States try to explain why they are real cops. The next logical step down the authority chain is to move from Campus PD to Ski Patrol. Here we will learn about people who dropped out of college to live on the slopes, yell at people to slow down, and the resulting depression when nobody listens to them. How will Molly cope with being the only female member of the Ski Patrol. Will Marcus abuse his authority and ski the back trails all day? Drama!
MTV knows how to milk its reality shows for all they are worth. As a result we will be seeing the old cast of Jersey Shore competing in various contests against the casts of Real World and Road Rules. Yes, this would be 2 on 1 because it is a well known fact that Guidos have the strength of ten men and Ronnie has the strength of ten Guidos. We will watch as these men and women compete in humiliating challenges such as dressing up like Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots and mud wrestling. We won’t be able to look away as the last of their dignity is peeled back by MTV. That will because the girls will wear bikinis at all times.
Homeless people from around the country will be brought into a house and cleaned up. They get to live in the house for 6 months and are given resources to try and find a job. At the end of the show, whichever homeless person is the most successful gets to stay in the house for another year! This will be one of those truly inspiring shows, like Pimp My Ride. The season finale is sure to be a tearjerker as the homeless guys who didn’t win realize that nobody wants to give money to a clean shaven guy with a suit and a nice haircut standing on the side of the road with a sign.
This show could also be Colorado Casanova or Charleston Casanova, depending on where the filming is done. 8 self-proclaimed pick-up artists would all be moved into the same house. All reality shows have to have people living in a single house to raise tension and create drama, especially when two of these guys try to pick up the same girl. Every night the guys go out into the city and try to get as many phone numbers as possible. Each week the guy with the least phone numbers is eliminated until a champion is born. Memorable lines from this show will include:
Later on tonight, I’m going to be so deep inside you the guy who pulls me out will become the King of England.
My love is like diarrhea, I just can’t keep it in.
You may not be the prettiest girl in the room, but beauty is only a light switch away.
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