...that I have an addiction.

No, not to alcohol or drugs or gambling. Not even to cigarettes anymore - tamed that beast almost ten years ago.

My addiction?

Reality television.   Much to my husband's dismay.

The Bachelor/ette, Big Brother (US and Canada) and American Idol are in constant rotation.  I've been known to get sucked in by Survivor, Say Yes to the Dress, The Amazing Race, The Voice, The Apprentice, blah blah blah, I could go on forever. 

I'm trying to get better.  Truly I am. But some things a girl just can't quit, and The Bachelor and Big Brother are two of them.


As there's currently no Bachelor on - for another week, anyway - I'm all about Big Brother Canada, currently airing on Global.  Generally I prefer its American cousin if I'm being honest, but I do enjoy watching our homegrown production.   Mostly because it's 100% Julie Chen free.  And that's just delicious. 

But this year?  Not so sure how I feel about this particular offering.

Now, this has nothing to do with the current crop of houseguests and everything to do with what the producers have done with my beloved show.

If you watch, I think you know what I mean. 

This year the show is downright cruel.  No furniture or real food for the first few days?  Triple evictions?  Weird punishments and have not conditions?  Competitions where people get really injured?  Not cool, folks.  Not cool.  Not really fun to watch, either, 'cause everything you think should happen gets derailed by some random Twistos twist.

Oh yeah, that reminds me.  Don't even get me started on the product whoring.  Sheesh!  Every competition is sponsored by some corporation or another.  Maybe I've got selective memory but I swear the US one isn't THIS bad.    Maybe all that big business cash is the only thing that keeps the danged show afloat. I'm all for a well timed product placement but really, this is just getting ridiculous.  I mean I'm currently watching an episode where the houseguests are dropping balls into a Plinko-like board where the goal is to spell the word RAMADA. 

Cue eye roll.

My biggest saving grace is that the show is winding down and it'll all be over soon.  Someone will walk away with that $100k and that will be that. Then I just wait until the first week of July for the US one to start and the cycle begins anew.

But the best news?  The new Bachelorette starts next week.  Cue a whole new level of insanity with not one but two Bachelorettes.  I can hear Micheal's colossal sighs already.  Have I mentioned how much he dislikes this crap?  I think I may have.   Said dislike runs so strong, however, it bears repeating.


Anyway. There will be more - much more, trust me - on the Bachelorette in the weeks to come.  You'll see posts about it, tweets about it, Facebook status updates about it...well, you get the point.  There will be some motherf'in DISCUSSION all up in here, ya know?  So stay tuned. 

But for now it's back to my Big Brother Canada episode.  Power of Veto competition is over for the week and oh look, they're about to throw another massive wrench into things that could 'change the direction of the game forever'.  Yawn.  Just let the buggers lie to and manipulate each other already.  And by that I mean just let 'em play the damned game.

Gotta run - commercials are done.