Reality recap.....

Since I'm one of those reality TV freaks, a brief opinion post from the shows this past week.....

1) The Amazing Race - I was very glad to see the hippie team win the race. They carried themselves well throughout the race and were the most deserving. I would say that they were very lucky to finish last twice and have both those legs end up being non-elimination legs.

2) Survivor - I wanted Terry to win, as did the rest of the world, but Aras certainly did well down the stretch using his alliances and some good immunity wins to get to the final two and win the final vote. I don't think the questions affected much of anything in the end. Danielle had made too many enemies over the course of the game to have a chance at winning.

3) American Idol - It's down to Taylor and Catherine as the final two. I've always said that Taylor is a performer that I would actually consider buying one of his albums. I hope he ends up winning because he provides a new type of singer that is not a pop star. It's also obvious that he just loves to perform and loves music. He would have a much longer career IMO than Catherine could ever hope for.

4) Surreal Life - By far one of the best Surreal Life seasons I've seen. The characters in the house were CC Deville (lead guitarist of Poison), Sherman Helmsley (know to most as 'Mr. Jefferson'), Tawny Kitaen (model known for her 'performance' in the 'Cherry Pie' video and her rocky marriage to Steve Finley of baseball fame), a 20 year old Playboy model who liked to get naked (can't remember her name), Alexis Arquette (sibling of the Arquette family who is a transgender female and is best known for playing 'George' in 'The Wedding Singer'), Maven (wrestler in the WWE), Steve (lead singer of 'Smashmouth') and Florence Henderson (known for being the mom in 'The Brady Bunch').

By far, CC Deville and Sherman came out as the most likeable of the group. Both are very good guys and really were fun to watch. Of course, there were plenty of antics by the other players in the show that kept it more than interesting. I can't go through most of them because this is a family blog, but it's safe to say that every episode was very entertaining.

Couple of new reality shows coming up in June. CBS will have a new season of Big Brother (I believe it's an all-star edition, so all the crazy characters from past seasons will be back now that their 15 minutes of fame from their previous stay in the house has expired). Also, NBC has a new show called 'Treasure Hunters' coming in June that looks to be somewhat like the Amazing Race. 10 teams will start at the same time on a race to follow clues all around the world that will eventually lead them to a 'treasure worth millions' according to the press release. Looks like it should be fun to watch.