Reality TV in Austin

August 11, 2007

America’s guilty pleasure is officially Reality TV.  We know better than to get invested in something so useless as “The Flavor of Love” or “Big Brother,” but we continue tuning in, don’t we?

What’s even more exciting than actually watching these shows is when you tune into a new one and you recognize all of the landmarks!  Austin is quickly becoming a popular site for Reality TV as it provides an amazing backdrop with mansions on Lake Austin, a beautiful downtown bar and club district, and one of the largest colleges in the world (THE University of Texas, duh)!

Season 16 of the Real World was based in Austin where we met kids mostly transplanted in our club scene from California.

Of course, American Idol stops by Austin on most national tours in finding talent, and why wouldn’t they?  We ARE the Live Music Capital of the world, after all!

The upcoming season of The Bachelor will star one of the partners in ownership of the Chugging Monkey and the soon to be renamed Thirsty Nickel.  Austin’s an obvious choice for filming as we’re consistently named in the Top 5 Dating Cities with a busy singles scene.

Currently, someone named bravofamilychef@yahoo.com is running ads on Craigslist looking for local families who use a private chef and would like to be on reality TV.  We’re thinking since the advertiser has a 310 number (out of the LA area which is where the Bravo channel is headquartered) and their email mentions Bravo that a new show perhaps called “Family Chef” or the likes will debut on Bravo and at least parts will be filmed in Austin… we shall see!

Lastly, we indulged last night in watching this terrible show on VH-1 called “The Pick Up Artist” and started recognizing the neon blue lined skyscraper, our capital and of course the club “The Foundation Room” where the lovable nerds try to pick up ladies and get over their insecurities.  This group of mostly virgins will learn in the Austin clubs how to get a lady.  They will be taught by none other than “Mystery,” a nerd in a black tophat with feathers, who calls himself the “Master Pickup Artist.”

Rachel Ray from Food Network’s “Tasty Travels” and Giada de Laurentis filmed in Austin on one of “Giada’s Weekend Getaways.”  These are not the Reality TV format but we always get giddy when we see our awesome city on TV.  Austin is becoming the 2nd L.A. because it is much less expensive to film here, so get ready to see more of us on the ol’ Tube!

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