EW, apparently suffering from a slow week, spent last week’s issue listing the top 20 reality shows of all  time. I may quibble with their picks (”Jackass???) but it’s a good jumping off point for us to make our own picks. Here’s there list (comments that follow are mine). Feel free to weigh in

1. Survivor. How to argue with that one, although CBS has run way too many seasons (19 in 9 years). Less an event now, then a tired sitcom

2. The Amazing Race. Has won every Emmy since the reality category was founded, and with good reason.

3. The Osbournes. This entry, more than anyone, shot a reality show like a sitcom. That’s NOT a compliment.

4. Project Runway. Who would have thought that fashion designers would be so interesting?

5. The Real World. Early season were some of the best, but an emphasis on hot, horny teenagers in hot tubs have overtaken the study of young people facing challenges.

6. American Idol. Never heard of it.

7. Jackass. Ugh.

8. Top Chef. Yum, although I prefer the comic adventures of Gordon Ramsay’s shows.

9. Project Greenlight. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s venture is a must for all film fans.

10. America’s Next Top Model. Popular because of Tyra, insufferable because of Tyra.

11. The Bachelor. I don’t know about you, but this show makes me feel more pity than pathos.

12. Bands on the Run. Couldn’t VH1 do more for bands by actually playing their videos?

13. The Real Housewives…Really?
14. The Hills. Have never made it through an entire episode. Sue me.

15.  BIg Brother. Big embarassment.

16. BLind Date. Yeah, I’ll admit. I love it.

17. Deadliest Catch. Good call.

18. The Apprentice. Trump is probably swarming that this isn’t higher on the list. So am I.

19. Jon and Kate Plus Eight. I can’t tell you how much this infuriates me. Oh wait, I can. Look for my column on Sunday.

20. Flavor of Love. If you want proof that people will do - and fall for anything - to be on TV, this is it.

SO where’s Candid Camera? Where’s alll those home makeover shows? Where’s Frontier House? PBS seems to have been totally ignored…

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