More Reality at the Networks

CBS and now ABC are developing reality shows that involve cars. Although, one producer insists their show is about people and not cars. Aren’t they all about the characters? (We mean people.) Does anybody see a formula here?

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  1. AnonymousMarch 13, 2009 at 2:01 PM

    Help stamp out Reality Shows. Entertainment should help us escape from reality.

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