What Do You Think of ANTM?

[Make me your Dream Life 87,839]

I would watch clips here and there bc my older sister would watch it before. I kinda thought it was pretty magical, that whole dream aspect to it. But looking back it's kinda just like reality tv. 
I did like the fashion aspect to it though. 
 

Discuss. 

[shadesofblue 15,524]

I love reality TV and fashion, so it’s entertaining to me. The older episodes are pretty ruthless though  

 

[Stoned Mary in the Garden 6,787]

The only good thing that ever came out of antm Is Allison Harvard. It was an extremely predatory and abusive show though. A lot of women got basically traumatized being on it and Tyra would purposefully humiliate a lot of them for absolutely no reason 

[keps2013 4,776]

reality tv gold. simple.

[sparklrtrailrheaven 9,054]

Ashamed to admit I finished a full rewatch of the series with my bf recently  I was obsessed as a preteen, kept notebooks with my own callout order + commentary as I watched the cycles (which I bet would be hilarious to read now!!!). 

 

It’s definitely a show that declined the longer it went on, but cycles 1-8 or so are must-see, imo, even with their share of problems. Tyra is so much more self-obsessed and insane than I remembered, which stays entertaining even when the show’s at its worst lmfao

 

Also, can’t recommend the recap/discussion podcast Pod Ledom enough! They embrace ANTM’s insanity and are hilarious but also unpack a lot of the dated/downright awful aspects of the show. It’s become kind of an essential companion piece for me!

 

[The Sun Also Rises 5,576]

I used to binge watch the Australian one as a preteen-early teenager. No idea why because I'm not even Australian. I haven't watched any version since those days (which was a long time ago). In retrospect the American one specifically is so toxic 

[never2heaven 6,761]

can you say.. magnetic? charismatic? Solid gold and

[Veinsineon 76,858]

they're not allowed to make shows this unhinged and abysmal anymore

[Embach 42,488]

I remember watching these (different country versions) when I was a kid. I was so happy when my favorite ones won. I also loved the fashion and make-up discourse there. To be honest, peak reality TV was in the late 2000s and early 2010s for me. Different generations all coming together just to live for random stranger people who were not celebrities, I miss those simpler times.

[HeyBlueBaby 3,332]

It's iconic and some of the best reality TV ever. I still watch it sometimes. It definitely has its share of problems and dated narratives, but that is mostly a reflection of where society was at the time. So with that in mind, and not taking the show so seriously, it's still enjoyable.

 

And I do think the show had impact on shedding light on different types of beauty than what some people were used to. Tyra casted girls from all walks of life, racially and culturally, even casting girls with disabilities and transgender models. 

[Make me your Dream Life 87,839]

I really liked Ann Ward

[rhubysyrup 4,501]

can you say magnetic 

[Bootynugget 2,926]

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