CBS's Fall Preview show appeared in HD, and the Kid Nation preview was presented without bars on the side. It either was HD, SD zoomed, or SD widescreen. I do not know which it is, but it is possible that once of the most-controversial, potentially best survivors of the CBS new Fall shows will be available on the -01 channel without bars.

Rasheed

....but it is possible that once of the most-controversial, potentially best survivors of the CBS new Fall shows will be available on the -01 channel without bars.Very unlikely.

CBS's Fall Preview show appeared in HD, and the Kid Nation preview was presented without bars on the side. It either was HD, SD zoomed, or SD widescreen. I do not know which it is, but it is possible that once of the most-controversial, potentially best survivors of the CBS new Fall shows will be available on the -01 channel without bars.


Almost definitely not. You could easily tell the picture was stretched and upconverted, the quality of that segment was horrible. It'll be just like Survivor and the Amazing Race, 4:3 SD.

It boggles my mind that people are still interested in watching these so-called reality shows, when it is clear that a lot of it is scripted. The promos tout how this show is set in a "real life ghost town" in New Mexico that was once a mining town in the 1800s. The reality is that it's staged in Bonanza Creek, a "town" set built in the 1950s to film movies, TV and commercials on a ranch near Santa Fe. And the kids were taken out of school for at least 6 weeks to participate last spring. Clearly our culture is so celebrity focused that parents are willing to sign their kids up for crap like this. I hope it bombs spectacularly and the networks stop greenlighting these ridiculous "reality" shows.
(Can you tell I'm not going to watch it? :cool:)

It boggles my mind that people are still interested in watching these so-called reality shows, when it is clear that a lot of it is scripted. The promos tout how this show is set in a "real life ghost town" in New Mexico that was once a mining town in the 1800s. The reality is that it's staged in Bonanza Creek, a "town" set built in the 1950s to film movies, TV and commercials on a ranch near Santa Fe. And the kids were taken out of school for at least 6 weeks to participate last spring. Clearly our culture is so celebrity focused that parents are willing to sign their kids up for crap like this. I hope it bombs spectacularly and the networks stop greenlighting these ridiculous "reality" shows.
(Can you tell I'm not going to watch it? :cool:)

You have to realize that the producers don't create shows and then try to brainwash the masses into watching. I can understand how you might get that idea considering some of the terrible (yet seemingly popular) shows, but it's not true.

The "reality" is that the networks cater to the interests of the masses, and give them what they want. If you take issue with reality, take issue with the peons who love the trash, not the networks.

Reality TV will just keep coming.

There is a simple reason, too. It yields a great margin. You pay the contestants practically nothing; there's no need to sweat keeping them for next year. You film in cheap locations. You film with cheap equipment -- hence no HD.

As long as there is even a marginal audience, reality TV stays.