Appeal of Joe Millionare and such...

Emrys

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I find a lack of appeal for Joe millionare and shows like it. I mean, with Joe millionare what is so great about it:
plot: Group of gold digging bimbos doing anything to get guy who is pretending to be rich as a joke to get a girl. Wow, how great is that?
Yet people continue to watch?!? and worst of all find it enjoyable.

Simply put I find it pitiful that people would watch a show like this, but if anybody could sway my opinon or add to it, eh?

Emrys
 

brtspears2

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Its FOX, its good water cooler conversation.

Besides, Im watching Bridezillas for hilarous content to talk about later.
 
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Because you're not a average viewer who makes Joe Millionaire one of the most watched shows of the season. TV networks put out what the majority wants. You're in the minority - get over it
 

yowolabi

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It's entertainment, it doesn't need justification. Explain why you find anything funny.
 

Emrys

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Originally posted by: yowolabi
It's entertainment, it doesn't need justification. Explain why you find anything funny.

For something to be entertainment it has to be entertaining. I am asking why it is entertaining.
 

Descartes

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I just watched it for the first time. I thought it was humorous because of how cheesy it was.

I watched the first American Idol thing last week too. I LMAO at some of the idiots on that show. It may have been staged, but it's funny nonetheless.
 

yowolabi

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Originally posted by: Emrys
Originally posted by: yowolabi
It's entertainment, it doesn't need justification. Explain why you find anything funny.

For something to be entertainment it has to be entertaining. I am asking why it is entertaining.

Obviously, a lot of people find it entertaining or they wouldn't be watching it. As I was trying to point out, you'll never understand the why of it, being entertained by something isn't a logical process.
 

AUMM

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i watched the first episode of joe millionare, the second and so on got boring and similar to shows like the bachelor, ill prolly watch the last one to see the reactions though
 

CraigRT

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Appeal of Joe Millionare and such...

absolutely none for it and anything like it.
hook me up to a lie detector.. i have never seen any shows like that cause they are freaking dumb... flat out.
 

microAmp

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I just don't really see a point in the whole show or any other.

I remember hearing on the radio on Sat. or Fri. morning that a cop pulled over one of the ladys on that show to get an autograph, guess who was in the passenger seat... that Joe guy. Didn't hear that if she had to pay the 4 million or so if she revealed who was the "winner".
 

anaxo

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Because watching the gold diggers get it at the end will be hilarious. I think.

Humor is not easily defined.
 

ElFenix

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ah crap i missed it today!

<--- needs to learn to set his computer to record things
 

Ornery

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Is it over yet? Who did he pick? I only saw the first show, where it was down to 5 girls or so. I saw ole' Heidi got axxed. On looks alone, I liked:I figured at the end, they'd tell the winner about Joe being dirt poor, to see what her reaction would be. Then I imagined they would throw another curve, and say he actually DID have a pile of loot, after she dumped him, or whatever.

So, is it over? How did it turn out? Did any of my choices make the cut?
 

iamwiz82

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its not over yet. The last episode, where the subtitled when evan and that chick went into the forest was a riot.

"mmm.... slurp yeah mmm slurp slurp"
I wonder what she was doing :)

 

BigSmooth

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Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Shows like these are proof positive that overall we've become a nation of mindless idiots
I don't mind having these shows on (if you don't like it, you don't have to watch) but if good shows like Sports Night get cancelled because people would rather watch "Bridezillas" or "Man vs. Beast", that's pretty sad.

There are some reality shows that I enjoy (such as "The Amazing Race") but most of them are indeed crap.
 

Geekbabe

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Originally posted by: bigsmooth
Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Shows like these are proof positive that overall we've become a nation of mindless idiots
I don't mind having these shows on (if you don't like it, you don't have to watch) but if good shows like Sports Night get cancelled because people would rather watch "Bridezillas" or "Man vs. Beast", that's pretty sad.

There are some reality shows that I enjoy (such as "The Amazing Race") but most of them are indeed crap.

I don't watch much TV at all.I like The Soprano's, I also like Friends and ER but don't freak out if I don't see them
or forget to tape them.
 

BatmanNate

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Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Shows like these are proof positive that overall we've become a nation of mindless idiots

That pretty much goes for TV in general. But if there's a market for it, damned if I wouldn't do the same thing in Fox's place. They don't care have low they go, if you're stupid enough to watch it, they get paid. :)
 

Red Dawn

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Appeal of Joe Millionare and such...
The same reason why people slow down on the highway to oogle a wreck.

Those who watch Joe Millionare, Survivor and the rest of that mind rot are just voyeurs.
 

arcas

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I would imagine people watch Joe Millionaire for alot of the same reasons people tend to snicker when someone rich or famous falls on bad luck. How many people gawked at at Nick Nolte's latest mugshot at The Smoking Gun? Or Tawny Kitaen's or Yasmine Bleeth's recent mugshots? There was a study published a month or two ago that delved into why joe public seems to relish when the rich and famous crash back to earth. It's the classic struggle between the 'haves' and the 'have-nots'.

My guess is viewers relate to the Joe Millionaire contestants with a certain degree of contempt. How many people have seen guy at a social gathering with a hottie hanging off his arm and thought to themselves "She's only sleeping with him because he has money coming out of his ears." or thought to themselves "Their marriage won't last 2 years."

FWIW, I've yet to watch an episode (I can't be bothered to subscribe to cable or satellite service). But I fully admit that the producers have gauged their audience perfectly and come up with a winner.