Yikes! The “good” reality shows are dwindling away in fall season finales! By “good” I mean ones I watch and enjoy. Your mileage may vary, of course. But the real biggies of the genre are wrapping things up and I fear a dearth coming as the year winds down. Last week it was the end of Dancing With the Stars, this week it was the finale of The Amazing Race. Next week, Survivor Gabon will be in the history books.

So we must endure housewives, losers and hype for the upcoming season of American Idol. I guess it’s a good thing that we’re all busy with the holidays. Hey, perhaps a holiday reality show? Hmmm … something like The Great Santa Race! Wannabee Santas would have to assemble a sleigh, get a team of reindeer together, figure out the criteria for naughty and nice, then deliver presents to all the good blogger girls and boys. Ahem. Read on.

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I didn’t care for this series so much the first time or two I watched it. But the slice-of-life quality about it has a way of working on me. Plus, I’ve had the experience of trying to find a parking spot in Center City, Philadelphia. Unlike many of the folks featured on the show, my quandary was trying to find a legal space where I wouldn’t be ticketed or towed.

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A&E

I’ve been watching some of those other reality shows on truTV lately. Oh, I know they claim they’re actuality, not reality. But they’re reality indeed, perhaps just a bit more real than the various reality game or entertainment shows. Cops on FOX has always been a guilty pleasure of mine and now, thanks to A&E and truTV, I have a slew of police-related reality television to watch.

What gets me about these shows is the fact that the criminal-types actually let them air their stupidity. Now, Parking Wars isn’t all that bad. But to appear on an episode of Cops or Inside American Jail? I know they have to sign releases, but I wonder if they’re offered money. Sheesh, they talk about being careful about what you put on your MySpace. People should be more careful and not get busted for doing stupid things all the time while cameras are rolling!

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A&E

It used to be that A&E was all about arts and entertainment. They’ve sure changed that all around in the past few years. But I find myself getting hooked on some of their programming these days, perhaps more hooked than I was before with shows on this cable network. It’s no secret that I like cop shows (scripted) and reality shows. This one is a true real reality show and it’s a cop show. The best of two worlds, I say!

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