Essence Atkins Quotes

Reality shows always look for the worst people.

I've been on shows that go for shock value.

To me, talk shows are those things during the middle of the afternoon where the underbelly of society is made to look like Middle America.

Reality TV has taken over.

I do like reality shows, and I watch some of them because they're high drama. It's also just fun to watch people have honest reactions.

I didn't necessarily set out to think of a show to make fun of reality shows.

I love all reality TV - Strictly, 'The X Factor.' I really don't see why people are so snobby about it.

I still watch 'Idol,' and it's still the No. 1 show, so obviously I'm not the only one who loves to sit at home and be entertained.

If reality shows are so popular, that means their viewers are screaming for more realness.

At a very basic level, I think television exists for game shows, and I think it always will.

I watch every 'Real Housewives' franchise there is.

The thing that's fun about the 'Housewives' is talking to your friends about it.

You see the images that the public is demanding. Why more reality-based TV? You'd think that after the first Survivor it would have gone away, but it hasn't. The public demands it because they get all caught up in the personal stories, and want to see more and more.

I have to say, without getting up on a soapbox, I find these reality shows absolutely disgusting.

'Big Brother,' I can't believe people watch. It's just people whispering to each other for hours and then some silly challenge like, who can pull the most stones out of a stuffed alligator, with some product tie-in.

The editors and the creators of 'The Bachelor' and 'The Bachelorette,' they are so good at casting and at finding these young, beautiful lunatics to go on the show.

I'm a closet 'Real Housewives' fan. Any season, any year.

I like to watch all those shows that shouldn't be on the air - reality shows.

I'm in the mood for 'Shark Tank' sometimes. When I am, my son and I can't stop watching. But I probably watch 'The Bachelor' more, and Scott Foley and I text about it, like, 'Oh my God, did you see that?!' I love it. It's such a train wreck.

Reality shows help us create a balance between our real and reel side.

I do watch some kind of terrible shows on VH1, 'Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood,' 'Basketball Wives.' Those are like my guilty pleasures. When I want to see some drama, I'll watch those.

I enjoy watching those reality shows.

It's about story; it is a social experiment, and people take that into account when they're watching 'Big Brother.'

I just don't like reality TV.

I'm obsessed with the 'Real Housewives ATL,' sorry about it. It's one of my favorite shows of all time.