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Maybe the last link we have to 90s pop culture

posted 10 years ago by joshwinkler87
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I haven't watched this show in probably close to 15 years when I used to sneak and watch it when I was a kid.

This show reminds me of the 90s and it fascinates me that this show is still on to this day. Who watches this show anymore? Maybe disabled elderly people, I don't know.

That said, I actually think it's kind of fun to have a show from the 90s still on. I can't think of many other shows that were popular in the 90s that are still going today.

[–] willydoe71 9 years ago

I still love it, but don't watch it near as much as I used to.

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[–] Charlie_Runkle69 9 years ago

The simpsons is actually worse than springer nowadays, in comparsion to the quality of the show in the 90s.

[–] cujokay 9 years ago

Who watches this show anymore? Maybe disabled elderly people, I don't know.

I can assure you, I'm not disabled or elderly and I think the show is a hoot. I watch television for one reason: to be entertained. This show is entertaining. I don't care if it's fake. That not a prerequisite for me to enjoy the show. I treat it like any scripted show, like Seinfeld or Fraser.

I also like Hardcore Pawn for the same reason; it's entertaining. I'm not one of those people that runs around hollering "fake". I DON'T CARE!

Reality shows have never been "reality shows". Everyone of them is scripted to some degree. I understand and accept that. People looking for "real" reality shows should probably watch The History Channel or something, even though we know that some of the things said on those shows has no basis in reality.

[–] the_beast_below 9 years ago

I'm not disabled or elderly and I still enjoy catching an episode from time to time. It's trashy, it's fun, and like you said, it takes me back to being a kid in the 90s, sneaking and watching it then whispering to friends in school about it. I am surprised it's still on but I'm glad it is. And you've got to give Jerry credit, he is fantastic at dealing with difficult and/or unsavoury guests.

[–] TMC-4 7 years ago

http://www.cinemablend.com/television/America-Funniest-Home-Videos-4-Other-Shows-You-Didn-t-Know-Were-Still-53699.html?story_page=3

In the late 1990’s The Jerry Springer Show was one of the most controversial shows on television, feeding a voyeuristic obsession that helped Jerry Springer overcome Oprah in the daytime ratings at one point. Featuring guests willing to air the dirtiest of laundry in public and frequent violence on stage and language so foul most episodes had more words bleeped out than could be heard, Springer was a train wreck but a ratings monster.

Although it started airing in 1991, Springer didn’t gain momentum until the mid-90s, when its format changed, showcasing deviant sexual behavior and bringing in some of those most unbelievable guests a talk show had ever seen. Springer’s popularity even extended to a movie, Ringmaster in which Springer basically played himself and earned the show’s security man, Steve Wilkos, his own show.

At its height Springer was the ultimate guilty pleasure for daytime TV watchers. But as the heyday of the sensational talk show passed, so too did Springer’s popularity. Viewers turned to the rapidly expanding reality TV genre for their train-wreck viewing.

This past September The Jerry Springer Show started its 22nd season on the air, but the shock value has long since worn off. Jerry Springer is still heading up his daytime circus and little has changed. The current season has featured episodes like “It’s Raining Trannies” and “Meet My Gay Stripper Boyfriend”. The guests are still brawling on stage and the audience is still chanting “Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!”

[–] Stratego (29190) 7 years ago

This show was da bomb in the 90s, but now it should be bombed. Why are this show and Jerry Springer still alive???