Wednesday, September 28, 2005

The Biggest Loser

Last night I watched The Biggest Loser on TV. I think it's a great show, and it inspires me to work at being healthy. There are parts that are cheesy, but maybe that makes it a little more human. I like it. The show has one serious flaw, though. The creators of the show copied other reality shows and decided to stick with the same old strategy of having one contestant voted off each week. Yawn...Couldn't they have come up with something different? I wish they had been more creative and come up with something that would allow everyone to stay until the end. I'd like to watch everyone as they work through the process of changing their bad habits. The show's method of voting out people has nothing to do with who actually lost the most weight. Like most other reality shows, it has to do with politics and personality. Nick was the person voted out last night. In his "Where is he now?" interview at the end of the show, he said The Biggest Loser was the worst experience of his life, and he refuses to weigh himself anymore. He deserves to feel resentful. The guy lost the most weight and still got shipped out. So it's not really The Biggest Loser. It's The Most Popular Loser. It's interesting doing a websearch of the show title. There are lots of blogs devoted to the show, you can shop for products like those seen on The Biggest Loser, the trainers on the show have their websites where they'll be glad to sell you their diets, and of course there are the official show webpages. Guess the show is not the biggest loser cause it's making lots of money.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I like you idea about not voting people off Reality shows. I have not see "The Biggest Loser"
I talked to my son David tonight and he has lost 30 pounds and feels wonderful he said...

Carol said...

I know who the anonymous commenter is...