Flanderization/Live-Action TV: Difference between revisions

* Did you know that ''[[Big Brother USA]]'' used to differ from ''[[Survivor]]'' in that it was more of a social game than a competition game, and that just sociopathically pushing your way through and trying to win every competition without regards for your other houseguests would get you evicted? Or that throwing competitions was what got you further since people wouldn't perceive you as a threat? After the recent couple seasons wherein everyoen was hissing "Floater! [[The Load]]! Piggyback!" at anyone who dared throw competitions they didn't need to win or trying to play a social game moreso than a physical game...you'd be surprised. As a disgruntled fan put it,

{{quote|"If I wanted to watch a Reality Game Show that was all about winning competitions with little to no social game whatsoever, I'd watch [[The Amazing Race]]."}}

* The titular ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]'' used to be quite good at hiding his magical abilities and explaining (or completely avoiding) the odd situations he would often find himself in because of them. Nowadays not an episode will go by that doesn't have Merlin getting caught in an incredibly compromising position (usually with a dose of [[Pandering to the Base|slash-bait]]), and having to explain himself with increasingly bizarre excuses.

* ''[[The Steve Harvey Show]]'': Romeo and Bullethead started the show as two [[Book Dumb]] guys who occasionally got into trouble. However, as the series progressed, they became more and more stupid and got into more and more trouble in and out of school. They both still showed occasional flashes of intelligence, but it would be quickly snuffed out by jokes about Bullethead's family living in a trailer park and Romeo [[Fan Service|ripping off his shirt to the delight of the females in the audience]]. The show did provide a glimmer of hope at the end of the series when they finally graduated and prepared to go to college, but then [[Fan Service|Romeo took off his gown to show off his chest to his classmates one last time.]]

 

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