As long as reality television and other crappy fads continue to make money, people will continue to make shows based on them. The sad thing to me is that shows like this aren't getting cancelled....so there are a significant amount of people watching them.
I have digital cable, but I rarely turn it on. Most of the time when I have the urge to watch something, I'll turn to one of my "on demand" channels and just watch a movie or one of those great series they have on there with no commercials (Sex and the City, The Sopranos, Curb your enthusiasm...two of which are now over
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I have little tolerance for most of the popular fads today and if I were not living with roomates, I probably wouldn't be paying for the services I get now.