A thought occurred to me on the way home from the dentist today: next week might very well be the best week ever for reality fans. Think about it: almost every single reality behemoth will be airing. The sad exception to the rule is The Amazing Race, which unfortunately wrapped up its latest exciting run last month. Nevertheless, an intrepid reality fan (a.k.a. me) will be able to get through next week with brand new episodes of all the reality shows that have come to define the genre: American Idol, America’s Next Top Model, Apprentice, Big Brother, Project Runway, and Survivor. To a lesser degree, there’s also the veteran campy delight, The Real World/Road Rules Challenge, and two of cable’s biggest reality shows, Flavor of Love and Rock of Love. Oh, and did I mention new episodes of the cult favorite, Paradise Hotel??? Seriously, if The Amazing Race and The Hills were airing, next week could have gone down in history as the perfect week of reality offerings. As it stands now though, it’s still pretty awesome.
Of course, if we look at non-fiction pop culture entertainment as a whole, February 2008 might go down for the ages. Aside from all the A-List reality shows, we had real-life drama in an unbelievable Super Bowl, a hectic Super Tuesday, and, of course, Britney Spears. And we’re not even halfway through the month. Consider me ENTHUSED!