I am without a doubt a "Reality Addict". My days consist of reading everything I can find on the show that happens to be on at the time. Right now it happens to be "BIG BROTHER". Next it will be probably Survivor or the Amazing race -depends on the lineup-Heaven forbid they ever put them on back to back times!

So.....lets talk about the current show.Every season I get my hopes up that it will be better than the one before and every season I get bombed by a very insane casting director.

I loved season #1...it had everything a locked up bunch could get for 3 months. People had to actually work together if they wanted to eat.They were given such a full schedule they had to work side by side regardless how they felt about each other.Very little off time for scheming and back stabbing.They had NO clock, NO microwave, NO washer/dryer, NO bread, eggs or veggies.They were given a washboard and a tub for laundry and had to hang it on the back fence to dry. They had a garden to look after if they wanted veggies etc, They had chickens to care for...feed and clean up after and if they wanted groceries they had to pay for them by completing a task which pretty well took the whole week to do.If they completed it they got money for groceries and had to make a list of what was absolutely necessary need. They had to bake their own bread.

They had to build a working clock. First one up every morning was usually Cassandra who had to hose down the patio with all the chicken poop on it as the chickens flew the coop just about every night.They had marathons like dancing continuously for 24 hours or riding a stationary bike to clock 1000 miles.To do this they had to work in shifts where as one performed the others slept and then they would change so that there were always 1 or 2 working at all times of the day and night. They were a real good mix from Eddie with only one leg due to cancer, Brittany with the pink hair to a beauty pageant winner who took hours to put on her make up to the religious bible reader and of course good 'ol Chicken George who kneaded bread for 3 months. In other words -no time for boredom for them or the viewers.

Then the "New" owners took over the show and it pretty well changed forever.As the "perks" got added along the way, the residents became lazier and lazier to the point where they are now stabbing each other on the door step before they go into the house. Its not FUN any more- its a WAR!

I can't say I didn't enjoy some seasons but with the exception of Season 8 and 10, I can say I wasted the other summers watching for the simple reason as I stated before "I AM AN ADDICT"

Maybe I shouldn't say "wasted" as each season pretty well had a lot of "eye candy"