Reality Revolution

Massive influx of reality tv these days. It seems to have thrown Sitcoms from the top of the hill of dominant genres. And they come in every style and every brand nowadays. I guess the tempest began with game shows, and our voyeuristic tendencies just got more and more powerful as they went along. And now we're stuck in the Reality Trap.

Recently people have gotten obsessed with celebrity television and competitions. Dancing with the Stars, It Takes Two, so many other things which are basically just people laughing at their favorite celebrity's mistakes. We've also gotten more lewd, more dangerous and heading more in the direction of the Japanese game shows so satirised by The Simpsons. "Next up, 'Why I hate scorpions!'"

We can do better than that though! There are so many unexplored television show ideas, especially reality. So I thought it might be a good idea to list some.

Celebrity Gladiators
Remember Gladiators? That show where people came along to watch some busty babes and muscled men beat each other with foam weapons, wearing football armour. For years we were entertained as people were knocked from their high platforms into a pit of foam blocks from a well-timed pole blow. Swatted off like flies. But who wants to see some random people take the foam up for a bang? We want to see celebrities up there! I think it would go down very well with viewers if Fox tv put up a grudge match between our favorite celebs. Keifer Sutherland takes on the might of Dick Cheney in an all out deathmatch.

How I Became a Rocket Scientist
From the minds who brought you Jamie's Kitchen comes this all out struggle. Ten random people are taken off the dole for a second chance. They have been put under the wing of a top rocket scientist with NASA. These ten people have six months to learn the basics of rocket science and aerodynamics, then build their own plane. After the six months, five of them will be hired by NASA for the junior division of their rocket building division.

LARPing with the Stars
That's right! Your favorite stars (fifteen) get their gear into shape as they dress like fantasy characters, pull out their beanbag lightning bolts, grab their foam swords and go out learning from the best. Each is partnered with a well trained LARPer to learn how to swing a sword, fight using a bow and cast their spells. Every night they play DnD. The entire show is a 'highlights of the week' type thing. Each week, a set of judges from a range of RPG and LARPing tournaments judge the celebrities on their performance and believability. The home viewers vote on their favorites and each celebrity is kicked off each week. At the final episode, every celebrity is brought back for a camping and LARPing trip.

Boxing with the Stars
Flying with the Stars
Racing with the Stars
Making Movies with the Stars

Acting with the Stars
Here's an interesting one, because some actors really need believability here and there are numberless actors who never made it big and are just looking for a job. So you get ten of the worst actors ever, or the ones who think they're good, but really suck. Then you get some acting teachers and it goes on the same working system as Dancing with the Stars.

Candid Hospital
Shoot someone with a tranquiliser gun, bring them into a fake hospital, and tell them they're dying. I'm pretty sure this is illegal, but it's bound to show up eventually.