Favorite non-scripted television shows
I don't know if I'm getting old or what. But just about all I watch nowadays is shows like Mythbusters, Dirty Jobs, No Reservations, etc. Workaholics and the Kroll Show are the only two scripted TV shows I watch (I still like movies though). I'd love to discover more shows like this that I might be missing.
Here are my favorite shows right now: Dangerou Grounds - the host travels to hot spots around the world looking for unique high-end coffee. Coffee only grows in mountains in the tropics, which happen to be a lot of the poorer, more dangerous places in the world. I like the show because the guy seems pretty genuine, and it's just him and one camera man. So they can get into and out of some tight spots really quick. Also the scenery is amazing. River Monsters - Huge man-crush on Jeremy Wade. This show never fails to blow me away. Burger Land - the host travels the country for the best burgers. I like it because his favorite style of burger and mine seem to be the same - greasy meat, cheese and onions all fused together with the bun (like Town Topic - still looking for the equivalent in LA). And he gets into the history of the burgers in the places he goes. I enjoy them vicariously when I'm trying to follow my diet. Parts Unknown with Anthony Bourdain - I'm a huge Bourdain fanboy. Alaska State Troopers - for some reason I tend to watch marathons of this when I'm hungover. I guess because it makes me feel good about my situation. There is nothing more depressing than a modern Inuit village. |
Duck Dynasty, Yukon Men and Moonshiners
Though i think they are scripted to a certain degree. |
Ghost Adventures
River Monsters Dual Survival |
Jerm do you think they really find ghosts on that show?
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Moonshiners makes no sense to me. Just like the weed show. How are these people not instantly busted? |
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My guess is the guys are just doing legal stuff and acting like it's illegal. Or talking about a lot of illegal stuff they never intend to do.
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Non scripted?
Shark Tank is good Undercover Boss makes me cry too much, but still good. That's all, everything else I watch is scripted. |
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I also ghost hunt and have experienced things I've seen on there, even at the a few of the same locations. |
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Alaska: The Last Frontier.
Dual Survivor is interesting, but they obviously have a team of camera men/support staff in tow. Cody and Joe are fun to watch. Survivorman may not be as exciting, but Les Stroud is no doubt out there by himself and it's definitely not scripted. Tried watching Duck Dynasty a few times but couldn't get into it; too much 'Hyuck-yuk' telegraphed humor, and it just seems waaaay too contrived. I'll just watch The Beverly Hillbillies if I want to see a funnier version of rich rednecks. |
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I actually watched an interview with the shows producer. In their State, the perpetrators would have to be caught in the act with the actual moonshine. They cannot validate or prosecute on assumptions gathered from the television show. Good luck finding those hillbillies out in the middle of no where. |
No Reservations and a lot of the travel channel shows. Locked up abroad is my favorite on Nat Geo. I'm not even a car guy but I love Fast n Loud.
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I used to watch Chopped but it just got too repetitive.
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South Beach Tow - seems legit.
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I've really enjoyed Gold Rush over the last few years.
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Big fan of Ax Men and Gold Rush.
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Whose Line Is It Anyway
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B. You don't really think Undercover Boss is legit, do you? All of these shows are scripted to some degree. Most of them are are complete bullshit. |
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I enjoy Pawn Stars, but it's about 95% bullshit. Show participants have to sign waivers before they appear on camera, although the actual negotiations are supposedly legit. The store is closed while episodes are filming, and when the store is open, the stars don't work the counters anymore. That doesn't bother me so much, but some of the dumbass story lines they toss in are starting to grate a bit. Like an employee's going to call in sick and then stay home playing video games with a camera crew filiming him. Like Corey's going to give up that gig if he doesn't get an ownership share. Please. :shake: |
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My favorite is Game of Thrones. I can't believe they get away with showing so much death right on screen, but I guess since it's reality... :shrug:
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In Pawn Stars, they're dicks to each other, but it's funny. And I have no doubt they were treating each other like that long before the cameras started rolling. Senior is a just a ****ing Neanderthal goon. |
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My home made porn.
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Duck Dynasty is one of the most scripted/fake "reality" shows ever made. I cant believe how popular it is, and that so many people actually believe its real.
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Nobody believes it's real do they? |
A few years ago there was a show called Three Sheets. This guy traveled around the world drinking, learning the cultures and then their hangover cures. I think you can still find it on Hulu.
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On a similar note- Dave Attel used to have a show on Comedy Central about 10 years ago called 'Insomniac' that was pretty effin' funny. He used to drink his face off nearly every episode. That was probably my favorite non-scripted show ever. |
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Never watched Duck Dynasty. Don't know anything about it. Don't even know what channel it's on.
I'd like to keep it that way. |
I might be the only person on the planet that hates "reality" shows.
Even Sons of Guns turned into a pile of shit quickly. I will stick to Discovery Science, APL, and History channels for my reality shows. |
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If we're loosening the parameters to scripted 'unscripted' shows, I gotta put a word in for BBC's Top Gear. Pure gearhead porn with a healthy sense of humor. Taking the most beautiful cars on earth to the ends of the earth in it's diverse beauty, always returning to the Top Gear track and 'Tame Raycing Drivuh' The Stig for comfort and familiarity, awesome cinematography, well-defined personalities. It really is the gold standard.
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Yeah, put Clarkson in a shitty automobile and comedy is bound to ensue. My favorite running gag on the show is them running into the other guys' car when parking during their 'cheap car challenges.' |
Well, here goes my "cool guy cred", which I had amassed over years of quality posts:
I really like Rick Steves' Europe. Yup, the fanny-packed man himself, with his hand-drawn maps and money belts, hosts one of my favorite shows on television. Other than that, Top Gear, The Life/Planet Earth series, and that's about it. Reality TV is mind-numbingly awful. Duck Dynasty is the closest I've come to enjoying a show, and that's because the producers hit a gold mine with those guys' personalities. I still won't watch it unless absolutely nothing else is on, there are no chores to be done, and it's snowing outside. |
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Trivia - did you know that every Rolls Royce wears 100 pounds of paint? |
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We watch Brain Games sometimes. It's pretty interesting.
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Top Gear with Tanner Faust and those other guys.
hell, my wife even likes that show. their challenges rule. |
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WWF RAW
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Call of the Wildman: the Turtle Man is like a hillbilly Steve Irwin.
Top Shot: on History but the season is just about over, they’re down to 7 contestants now. Love River Monsters but there haven’t been new episodes in a while. |
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