This Week's Top 5 Moments Of Terrible Television

This week was filled with awful television. And since you can't waste your valuable DVR space on all of it, we're here to fill you in on what you missed.

On MTV's "The Real World", housemates got into a fight over a grilled cheese sandwich. Want the back story? No, of course you don't. It's worth pointing out, however, that resident Southern boy Cohutta is actually a good representation of the South. In this age of "My Name is Earl" and Larry the Cable Guy, it's hard to find a Southern television character who's not a terrible stereotype. Cohutta, to his credit, proves that there are still classy guys to be found south of the Mason-Dixon line. From MTV 10/10/07.

MTV debuted its new bisexual dating show this week, "A Shot At Love With Tila Tequila", in which 16 straight men and 16 lesbians compete for the chance to move into the MySpace star's mansion. The show featured MTV's trademark casual racism, like "I've never been with an Asian chick before, but I love Chinese food." Classy. But the highlight of the show wasn't scantily clad women or girl-on-girl make-out sessions, it was just a guy with a hilarious laugh. From MTV 10/9/07.

MTV proved it can keep up with last year's news when it debuted "Pageant Place" this week, a reality show following 2006 Miss USA Tara Connor. You may remember Conner as the beauty queen who was almost dethroned after allegations came out about her underage drinking and drug use. In this clip, Conner says she was accused of using cocaine by former Miss Teen USA Katie Blair after Blair thought Conner was moving in on her boyfriend. You're really regretting missing this show now, aren't you? From MTV 10/10/07.

And Vh1 summed up why the terrorists hate us in one show, "Little Beauties: Ultimate Kiddie Queen Showdown." I can't even begin to sum up this clip.

This week in television wasn't all terrible, as shown in the fifth clip. At least we got to see Jack McBrayer of "30 Rock" Double Dutch on "Ellen".

Comments

[Guaddog]

Please, the telebision...

Turn it off.
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Please. You will be much happier.

We cut the cable and I only watch Bills football (when it comes in) and it is AMAZING how much time we have to do things ourselves, not watch other people do them on the telebision.

This sounds like bragging, but my kids read and write books and plays and act them out and paint and play together, outside. It's just what happens when you...

Turn it off.
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[drblack]

Music is art for the ears not the eyes. Seeing an actual live concert is different...but those videos.
As beck sang "MTV Makes Me Want To Smoke Crack".
As for Earl...its funny and silly and because there are lots of southerners who are MUCH worse in justifying their stereotype why not have some fun.
Stereotype by definition has a grain of truth.

[woodsywizz]

OK, it's been fun slamming the Dreadful Channels. Meanwhile there is some GREAT programming out there! Try watching History Channel, National Geographic Channel, The Learning Channel, Animal Planet, and for an occasional 'blast from the past', old Addams Family shows still air. There's something for almost everybody. If you want to see a mature version of the Grilled Cheese Show, try watching 'Meerkat Manor', a soap opera that's actually reality television. With meerkats. [Animal Planet] If you don't have cable, or TV, rent or check them out from a library to play on your computer. You'll feel better about yourself and humanity after watching the meerkat family - it's sort of humbling and inspiring at the same time.

[Pdubya]

I'm going to light up and watch those girls kissing again...

[Cugel]

Well, we haven't reached rock bottom yet, have we? During the last days of the Roman Empire they had gladiators fighting with swords and human sacrifice to wild beasts. "American Gladiators" only fought each other with giant padded Q-tips, so clearly we have a way to go before the last days. Not that Fox wouldn't love to put gladiator sword fights to the death on Friday nights instead of pro-wrestling.

[Tr0uBle]

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

Let Congress know targeting Smokers with a $6.10 a Carton Tax Hike is going too Far!

SAY NO to Higher Cigarette Taxes

www.stoptheFETincrease.com
Or
Call 1-866-527-4494

[trex67]

I'd support a $50 a PACK tax on cigarettes, Mr. Tr0LL-Ble. It's a disgusting, potentially life-taking habit, that people should be encouraged to quit.

And way to stay on topic.

[ElectroJones]

I hate smokers and I hate smoking, and I hate trolling too. Now what were you saying?

[progressivegreg]

YOU HATE ME??!! You don't even know me! You sound like an ill mannered boob!!

[Valkyrie]

You hate smokers and smoking? How absolutely progressive to follow the republican line of thought and hate the sinners as well as the sin. Not that smoking is a sin. It's a choice. An adult choice like booze. I hate people who drink and drinking! That's a lot of people to hate. I hate fat people and people who eat to much! A Because that's an unhealthy habit too, isn't it? That's also a lot of people to hate. Really, let's just tax everything that we ourselves don't like. Those are good taxes, right? I wish people would quit being nannies and start pointing their fingers at themselves before enacting laws that are just plain stupid. If I want to smoke cigarettes, I'm going to smoke cigarettes. If I want to smoke weed, I'm going to smoke weed. If I want to drink all night and pass out, that's what I'm going to do. If I want to jerk off to porn all night, guess what? That's what I'm going to do. I'll bet ya that trex67 and some others have plenty of their own bad habits that could be taxed, but watch the hate speech and the mommy finger wagging, guys. You're just like the republicans.

[Rand]

I hate trolling, as well, but it's a good thing that trex67 and ElectroJones don't do anything which anyone else would find objectionable, or they'd seem like a pair of hypocrites

[NotMyPrez]

Best way not to be addicted to cigarettes- don't be a jackass and start. Cry my a nicotine formaldehyde river!

you could have had a Hi Def tv by now....

l0sers

[IndependentInquiry]

I DO have a 50" hi def TV and I smoke, so what's your point?

[revko]

My tella tubbie hurts

[SoonerThought]

Easy way to stop this mindless crap: turn it off.

[marleysghost]

The race to the bottom is in its final throes. I suggest we bring back live footage from battlefronts around the world. At least that stuff isn't actually staged to be awful - and it is real.

[considering]

Jack McBrayer!! An overnight star after years and years. No one has deserved his success more. Sweet, genuine, nuanced comedy; he is the light of 30 Rock.

[SouthernYankeeBelle]

Gosh I would break my ex-daughter-in-laws legs if she put my granddaughter in one of these contests. I think that is child abuse. Mothers like these women should be in jail. I bet these same women wonder why little children are raped by some perverts who like little kids. Shame on you mothers to parade yours kids like little whores.

[DocManhattan]

Couldn't have put it better myself, SYB. Makes my stomach churn.

[heretical eggs]

Really sad to see what MTV has become. Thank goodness cable has alternatives for watching just about any video from any genre without much or any commerical interruption.

The little girl beauty pageant is simply sick. The mothers need a find a new hobby or obsession like maybe...THE GYM?

[kendra]

Why always an inverse correlation:
The fatter/uglier the mother = more cuter/charming the daughter.

[SueDoe]

Let me tell you the real reality show.

Put me in a room with an internet connection and the pageant mommies.

Video it.

[YellowPanties]

MTV get off the air!

This sentiment was turned into a song by Dead Kennedys over 20 years ago! And that's when MTV didn't complete suck.

What would Jello say now? Jello, why hast thou forsaken us?

Here's the DKs performing the song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e2ZMMLK4Kw

[YellowPanties]

The kiddie beauty pageant is really scary. Their insane little faces remind me of Little Superstar.

If you haven't seen Little Superstar (to the two people in the universe who haven't) here's the YouTube link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx-NLPH8JeM

[Bright Creature]

3, lol