In related news, I am staying at my parents’ for the holiday and they watch a lot of bad TV

  • fine_sandy_bottom@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    11 months ago

    Hmm. I haven’t really watched anything like that but presumably the contestants face various dilemmas to make the show interesting.

    In that case it would be the same. Commoditising the angst of contestants.

    • alcoholicorn [comrade/them, doe/deer]@hexbear.net
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      11 months ago

      Not really, the dilemmas are “He wants something mid-century-modern, she wants something more traditional” and then they buy or renovate a house and both people explain why this house fulfills their requirements (or forget about them) and how happy they are with their new house.