What trashy reality TV should I be watching?
July 26, 2018 1:17 PM Subscribe
It’s too late now for me to catch up on Love Island. I finished Jersey Shore: Family Vacation already. I loved the original Teen Mom but Teen Mom: OG isn’t doing it for me. What trashy reality TV from 2018 should I be watching? (If reality TV isn’t your thing, just walk on by. All the more for me to watch!)
MTV Challenge?
posted by the twistinside at 1:37 PM on July 26, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by the twistinside at 1:37 PM on July 26, 2018 [1 favorite]
There's a new season of Bridezillas on WeTV. Vanderpump Rules and Million Dollar Listing are easy to jump in and out of without following character "development" too closely. 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After is so satisfyingly cringeworthy. Floribama Shore is OK. I think i just have more affinity for Jersey Shore because I am a lifelong Jersey Shore vacationer and my retirement dream is to live at the Jersey Shore and drink rum and cokes every night at some bar on the bay.
posted by WeekendJen at 1:50 PM on July 26, 2018
posted by WeekendJen at 1:50 PM on July 26, 2018
Vanderpump Ruuuuuules!!! Southern Charm. Real Housewives of Atlanta and New York (and maybe Dallas). And listen to Bitch Sesh and Everything Iconic for breakdowns and more reality tv inspiration.
posted by Uncle Glendinning at 1:50 PM on July 26, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by Uncle Glendinning at 1:50 PM on July 26, 2018 [1 favorite]
90 day fiancee, and all the various iterations (before the 90 days, happily ever after) are pretty great trash. Also Below Deck Mediterranean for all your inane drama needs.
posted by Exceptional_Hubris at 1:59 PM on July 26, 2018 [3 favorites]
posted by Exceptional_Hubris at 1:59 PM on July 26, 2018 [3 favorites]
This is the best season of Big Brother in years, and it's early enough that you can go back.
posted by acidic at 2:08 PM on July 26, 2018 [2 favorites]
posted by acidic at 2:08 PM on July 26, 2018 [2 favorites]
Been enjoying Big Brother a whole bunch, as well as The Bachelorette, this season. My girlfriend got me into both of them and I'm actually really glad she did! It's a ritual now to share it with friends and comment about it the whole time.
posted by a good beginning at 2:26 PM on July 26, 2018
posted by a good beginning at 2:26 PM on July 26, 2018
I got sucked into Real Housewives of New York last night and good lord did it scratch the trashy reality tv itch. Seconding 90 Day Fiance, Below Deck Med, Vanderpump Rules.
posted by stellaluna at 2:29 PM on July 26, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by stellaluna at 2:29 PM on July 26, 2018 [1 favorite]
Vanderpump Rules is the sole reason I keep paying for TV on my PlayStation Vue. I round it out with Below Deck (and Below Deck Med), and the increasingly infrequent Flipping Out, but Vanderpump is my favorite trashy TV. My boyfriend hates trashy reality TV but can tell you all about the different Toms and why Kristen is both the best and worst. Definitely try Vanderpump, though I recommend going back a few seasons first if you're able. I think this most recent season focused a lot on a "the gang tries to grow up" arc that isn't as satisfying if you don't know their histories.
posted by lilac girl at 2:38 PM on July 26, 2018 [2 favorites]
posted by lilac girl at 2:38 PM on July 26, 2018 [2 favorites]
A friend is really enjoying Say Yes to the Dress, Atlanta edition
posted by Morpeth at 2:39 PM on July 26, 2018
posted by Morpeth at 2:39 PM on July 26, 2018
Have you had Jay Cutler in your life before?
posted by Huffy Puffy at 2:40 PM on July 26, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by Huffy Puffy at 2:40 PM on July 26, 2018 [1 favorite]
The well publicized RHONY boat ride from hell is coming up in one or two episodes and I am here for it. I have scary island-adjacent expectations for it. Just saying - I agree that now's a good time to catch up with the NY Housewives in anticipation.
posted by rdnnyc at 2:44 PM on July 26, 2018
posted by rdnnyc at 2:44 PM on July 26, 2018
Seconding this season's Big Brother,, best season in AT LEAST a decade, so far...
Big Brother Canada, on the other hand, always delivers :)
posted by wats at 2:47 PM on July 26, 2018
Big Brother Canada, on the other hand, always delivers :)
posted by wats at 2:47 PM on July 26, 2018
I am hooked on the show Just Tattoo of Us from MTV UK. Plenty of it is on YouTube and other sources. It's a mix of Geordie Shore "stars" and regular people where two people design tattoos for each other, and each person can't see the tattoo until it's already been inked. It's horrible and I love it.
posted by Mister Fabulous at 3:01 PM on July 26, 2018
posted by Mister Fabulous at 3:01 PM on July 26, 2018
I heard about about MTV's Are You The One? on a podcast (note: this merely comes up casually in conversation) and it sounded amazing and terrible in a way you'd likely enjoy. The 2018 season doesn't start until August, but there are 6 previous seasons you can stream via MTV.
posted by O9scar at 3:06 PM on July 26, 2018 [2 favorites]
posted by O9scar at 3:06 PM on July 26, 2018 [2 favorites]
You should check out the Joel McHale show on Netflix for a good cross-section of what's going on in trashy TV. Use it as a stepping stone in your quest for TV garbage
posted by Dmenet at 3:17 PM on July 26, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by Dmenet at 3:17 PM on July 26, 2018 [1 favorite]
Are You the One is good. And The Challenge - currently on season 32, I believe.
The recent Ex on the Beach on MTV was also enjoyable.
posted by tacodave at 4:53 PM on July 26, 2018 [1 favorite]
The recent Ex on the Beach on MTV was also enjoyable.
posted by tacodave at 4:53 PM on July 26, 2018 [1 favorite]
Seconding Below Deck Mediterranean. The guests and the crew are all delightfully awful!
posted by TwoStride at 8:01 PM on July 26, 2018
posted by TwoStride at 8:01 PM on July 26, 2018
Nthing The Challenge, Are You the One, Ex on the Beach, and Below Deck Med. (My husband and I do love Love Island though too - you’d be surprised how quickly you can get through that many episodes, particularly if you watch the weekly recap episodes rather than the several episodes a week in which not all that much happens.)
posted by wuzandfuzz at 10:12 PM on July 26, 2018
posted by wuzandfuzz at 10:12 PM on July 26, 2018
We like to watch My 600 Pound Life. It's not trashy on the level of the other shows and in fact can be down right heartbreaking, but there's always someone to yell at on the TV, be it the patient who sneaks a bucket of chicken on the diet or a sabotaging spouse. (Those really grind my gears!) So if you like to cheer people on or need to yell at the TV occasionally, it's a good one. (Also, some people do quite well and it's really inspiring!) It's too late for the current season because they're already into the 'where are they now' episodes, but you don't need to watch them in order or anything, so reruns are fine.
posted by BlueBear at 1:38 PM on July 27, 2018
posted by BlueBear at 1:38 PM on July 27, 2018
Recently home bound with a surgery, so I've been binge watching trash tv lately. Below Deck Mediterranean is one of my favorites; but I've been expressly interested in 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After - especially since one of my very good friends grew up with one of the participators on that show. (David! of David and Annie!!) It's a sort of train wreck I can't tear my eyes away from, and I enjoy every moment.
posted by annieb at 5:53 PM on July 27, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by annieb at 5:53 PM on July 27, 2018 [1 favorite]
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Check any streaming services you're subscribed to for reality shows that were cancelled after only a season. I've been out of the trash reality TV game for a while, but historically have found some real gold with some so-bad-it-got-cancelled digging.
Also, you will probably really enjoy this youtube video.
posted by phunniemee at 1:24 PM on July 26, 2018 [3 favorites]