America's Got Crappy Reality Shows

By Sarah Carlson
April 13, 2007

leonid.jpgNBC unveiled its summer TV lineup yesterday to the excitement of no one, and unless you hate yourself or have a penchant for watching horrible reality shows, you should probably triple your summer reading list. It's going to be a long one.

"America's Got Talent" (May 29), "Last Comic Standing" (June 13) and "The Biggest Loser" (TBA) are all returning, and a new "dating show with a twist, "The Age of Love," will premiere June 18. Fox is bringing back "So You Think You Can Dance?" and ABC will launch a new series, "The Next Best Thing: Who Is the Greatest Celebrity Impersonator?"

The biggest loser in this batch is undoubtedly "America's Got Talent," which unleashed Leonid the Magnificent (pictured) on an unknowing public -- not to mention David Hasselhoff. (For more bizarre pictures of Leonid, whom The Hasselhoff kept around on the show as a "wild card," visit his Web site. It doesn't disappoint.) Millions of talentless Americans will likely tune in to all of these shows, giving the networks the go-ahead to create even more crappy reality shows. Quit being Hollywood's enabler, people. Just say no.

This is why I pay for extended cable channels. I'm counting on all my HBO, Showtime and Encore channels to sustain me through the scorching summer months.

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