1. Let’s start with Jersey Shore – where the collective tactic to resolve disputes was a trash-talking fist fight after the nightclub
https://vine.co/v/blhPgMMOtdr
2. Alternatively in Tallafornia, roaring matches took place in taxis packed full of Tesco Value eggs
“It’s only five eggs per bloke per day.”
Not a fist raised in anger over the eggs, either.
3. Contestants on dating shows in the States tend to have a not-so-subtle approach to things – often expressing themselves like this lad
https://vine.co/v/ipdI0nL5QaI
4. While in Ireland, the comments are a lot less brazen
Nobody on a dating show in the States would ever make such an audacious comparison.
5. American reality shows often have some serious celebrity clout leading the way – sure Donald Trump has gone on to become the Republican Presidential candidate after hosting The US Apprentice
6. The biggest name to come out of our Apprentice was yer man Breffny
7. In fairness to to the US, they’ve discovered a fair amount of talent on their singing shows
https://vine.co/v/iFnuPQ1hH0q
Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson, Carrie Underwood – they’ve produced some big names alright.
8. Ireland haven’t been as successful on the international stage, understandably enough
9. The earliest controversy to hit American reality TV was this heated argument from The Real World
10. While we had Nadine’s passport-gate here
The first has been dubbed The Slap Heard Around The World thanks to the agenda-setting commotion it caused… whereas Nadine’s passport lie is mostly brought up in Ireland so people can do the gas impression.
“I would be… 16. Naw, I gave the wrooong date of birth.”
11. The most intense our sports reality shows ever get is Celebrity Bainisteoir on RTÉ
^That’s the kind of brooding intensity you witness around the dressing room.
12. While those lads across the Atlantic have sh*t like this on the regular
13. Semi-reality shows like The Hills were scripted fairly well – feel the drama here
https://vine.co/v/hihqUDwutJh
14. While the most iconic moment Fade Street could provide was Paul from Wexford bursting dramatically into Oxegyn shouting “f**k off”
15. What they have in glamour, we more than make up for in unintentional, grinding awkwardness
Never change, the pair of you <3
