With last season’s debut of “Naked and Afraid”, it appears that the TV reality show well might be running dry. Having exploited everything from dating to cooking to home improvement, it looks like the reality genre has finally been exhausted.
Luckily for TV producers, there is
still one fertile field of TV reality endeavor that’s ripe for the plucking,
namely politics as evidenced by these proposed reality shows soon to spring
forth from the drawing board:
The
Congressman
It’s “The Bachelor” meets “Joe
Millionaire” in this political romance show. One U.S. congressman is introduced
to 25 lobbyists who compete to win his love and support. Each episode features
“dates” and ends with a “check” ceremony where the lobbyists offer up envelopes
to the congressman in hopes of buying his heart and vote. Unlike other reality
dating shows, the congressman is not restricted to choosing just one lobbyist.
If successful, look for the debut of “The Congresswoman” next season.
Big
Brothers and Sisters
Nine aging jurists are forced to
work together in a courtroom from the first Monday in October until the end of
June. Alternating between sittings and recesses, the three women and six men
are faced with new dilemmas such as what color to paint the walls, what kind of
lunch to order in or whether or not a corporation is a person. The courtmates
publicly assert that their decisions are all strictly based on legal reasoning although
after the lights go out, it’s clear that there’s more politics than law
involved as evidenced by the plethora of 5-4 split decisions.
Block
That Bill
There are 435 contestants living in
the House and 100 in the Senate in this bicameral reality show. One team,
called the Democrats, is assigned the task of trying to get bills passed to
become actual laws. The other team, called the Republicans, tries to block
those bills by whatever means available. The Democrats rule the Senate except
for the inconvenient fact that it takes 60% of the residents to get anything done.
It doesn’t really matter anyway since almost nothing gets by the Republicans in
the House. Sadly, the only real losers in this show are the American public.
This
Old White House
It’s an aging Palladian-style
mansion located in the heart of Washington, D. C. The almost 200-year-old
residence has been home to more than forty different men and all but one lived
there for eight or fewer years. The show follows the day-to-day life of the
current resident and his ongoing failed attempts at legislative renovation.
Whether it’s immigration reform or socialized medicine, the house’s tenant just
can’t seem to get any Washington contractors to cooperate to make the necessary
changes.
Here
Comes Johnny Boo-hoo
This show follows the daily life of
Speaker of the House John Boehner, America’s favorite keening congressman. When
it comes to sentimentality, he’s the handiest man with a handkerchief. Whether
it’s remembering his hardscrabble background, thinking about the disadvantaged
or honoring Rosa Parks, Johnny Boo-hoo is the king of the Washington
waterworks. Unfortunately, when it comes to actually voting to help any of
these folks, it looks like John’s are the only dry eyes in the House.
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