Win or Lose, Reality Show Competitors Often End Up With Severe Problems

The Wrap:

Katie Gold made it to the final four on the first year of "Survivor's" Australian edition. Throughout the program she a continuous stream of letters saying, "You're a disgrace, you disgust us."

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Comments

[LeonBNJ]

What about those that are involved with the making of these shows? Intentionally done in locations with weak or no unions or otherwise few labor productions, along with loopholes as to 'reality' or documentary programing, it is asking for trouble for everyone involved.
Advertisers must start to recognize their part in the support of these shows, that they are contributing in encouraging the worst in people.

[gurukalehuru]

The article fails to ask the obvious question. How many of them were nuts going in?

[drewziGNY]

Reality shows are to TV what microwave pizza is to Italian cuisine.

[badinfluence]

Now I get it!! This explains Elisabeth Hasselbeck.

[drewziGNY]

Yeah, also New York (from "Flavor of Love"), how many reality shows has she done on VH-1?

[heather65]

exactly. there is no difference in her personality from when she was a survivor until now.
personally, i think she still believes she'll be voted out of her new tribe. hence, the daily sucking up to bill and barbara

[wingsabre]

It's true, look at Steven Baldwin.