So I'm sitting here watching The Biggest Loser. I started watching it last year around this time, having never watched it before, and I got all involved in it, and it motivated me, and I found all the people delightful and heartwarming (yeah I'll admit it...I had a crush on Daris...there...I said it. Shut up.) Is it me, or is this show getting unwatchably stupid?
You know, as much love as I have for the fatties, I have no desire to watch them roll around on air mattresses, or pretend to be soooooo tempted by a donut that someone has stepped on even though they know there are like 6 cameras on them. You can practically hear the producers telling the dude "come on...pretend like you're going to eat one! Pretend you're so tempted you'd pick it up off the ground and secretly eat it! Then pretend that you've beaten temptation! DO IT...that's good TV!!" I mean come on! You're making us ALL look bad, a-holes! And honestly, if I never see one more tearful, heartfelt, father/daughter moment, or one more fatty with tears rolling down their chubby cheeks talking about how they're "finally doing something for ME!!", well...faaaaack!
This show is leaving a bad taste in my mouth. And not a "I ate a donut that 14 fat people just stepped on" kind of bad taste. And don't even get me STARTED on product placement! Because really? Am I that stupid? Am I?? I don't know who Jenny-O is, or why her turkey is so special; I know I can't get it in Canada, but if I could, I wouldn't buy it ON PRINCIPLE because they shove it down my throat (so to speak) so often on this show.
The only thing that's good about this dumb show is the TV Without Pity reviews of them (which I would secretly LOVE to write because I would gleefully FRY their asses weekly!) Oh, I also enjoy watching the past winners come back and getting to see that they *gasp* re-gained all the weight. Because THAT shows me that I absolutely made the right decision, and you can SUCK IT, Bob and Jillian! SUCK. IT! Oh and one more thing: watching a fat person fall off a treadmill is NEVER not funny to me. Never. Sorry...that is comedy GOLD!
Phew...I feel a little better now.
I'm with you... I haven't really connected with any of them the last three seasons. I just dvr it and fast forward to the weigh in
ReplyDeleteI swear to God, Gilly, I just watched that episode and said everything you wrote out loud as I was watching. Hilarious!!
ReplyDeleteSame here! I've never been that into this show, but for whatever reason we've been watching this season. The bits where Jillian gets all up in people's faces while they are exercising and forces them to have a "come to Jesus" moment are just too much for me. And the donut thing... SO RIDIC! I would much rather read a TWOP weecap (and I think you would be awesome at writing them!).
ReplyDeleteUK version of The Biggest Loser just started this week. I'm watching it even though I know I'm going to hate it - thank goodness for Sky+ and the ability to fast forward through the most galling parts!
ReplyDeleteExactly why I stopped watching!
ReplyDeleteI worship you! LMFAO. And yesterday, I *may* have eaten a bit of chocolate chip cookie that my daughter sneezed on. *MAY* have done that. Not sure.
ReplyDeleteI know, RIGHT?
ReplyDeleteSometimes I think we are the same person. I only watch it really because Heather watches it. I can always tell when the product placement pieces are coming up. ITS DUMB. And the fact that they drag that shit out for 2 hours. And the donut part yesterday...I was like are you freakin kiddin me? I know he was playing it up for the camera, but I wanted to say do you realize how horrible you are looking right now? He was trying to make a joke but it wasnt working. Blech. I no like him anyways. AND THEN...they can't show us the faces of the new trainers yet? REALLY? And I can already tell I am not going to be attracted to the new boxing girl like I love watching Jillian. But I am ALSO sick of Bob and Jillian and there therapy sessions.
ReplyDeleteWOOO.
The end. Can't wait to watch next week.
I dunno...I found myself thinking that I'd even be tempted to eat a donut out of that box that everyone stepped on. NO lie. I actually found myself thinking: well...they stepped on the BOX and not the actual donuts. It scared me to find myself thinking that. I have a huge food addiction and I understood what the big guy was thinking. I can actually see that happening...him trying to decide whether or not to eat that smushed donut...cuz...I probably would've done the same thing.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I think that they need to limit the amount of time those people work out each day because...well...it's not realistic to the others out there who are only able to squeeze in 30 minutes to 2 hours each day of cardio/weights and such. Those people really do workout, like, 8-10 hours a day! That's just not realistic! And it makes me hate myself that I don't do it so I don't lose 10 lbs each week. :(
If you want a real laugh, check out the older episodes of the Australian version....maybe the fourth year (?), they had secret trainers meant to be all tough and evil, "the walk" (cue evil music) where challenge winners had to randomly do something like send someone home, it was hilarious.
ReplyDeleteoh i can't STAND that show! i've only seen bits here and there while flipping channels. i see them the next morning on the today show. yesterday i saw the chick who got voted off after losing a mere 9 pounds in one weeks. i mean, REALLY? it took me an entire MONTH to lose 9 pounds. and i considered it a success. WTF?
ReplyDeleteI used to love the show...thought it was all inspirational and shit. Now, it's just annoying, for all of the reasons you mentioned. I fast forward through 3/4 of it. The product placement is so stupid. When I watch it, I am so thankful for my band. (And yeah, you would be an AWESOME TWOP writer!
ReplyDeleteThis show was once super inspiring to me, "my" seasons started just around when I had my surgery, and Tara, who was super hardcore def motivated me.
ReplyDeleteNow it equally pisses me off and bores me. BAH!
Hahahahaha! I actually LOL'd.
ReplyDeleteMy hubs calls it "The Jennie O show"
Word. You are so freakin funny! And so right!! Could they pimp out anymore products?? Ziploc, Jenny and her turkey, some freakin cereal.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I may have tried the Yoplait smoothies and fell in love. This may or may not have happened...
And enough boo-hoo fatty. Geez to the Us.