Reality TV: Sex and Outlaws

The only way to draw an audience for a reality show these days appears to be taking some extreme measures.  I guess the fall of Fox's Utopia did not wake up the reality industry, so more black and blues will be necessary.  And here are two winners coming to you television screen tonight.

-- Sex Box (WETV), premieres February 24:  This goes a little beyond a husband and wife trying to guess the others favorite color.  The box (see above) and description says it all:

Our couples have sex on stage in front of live studio audience in a specially designed chamber – the Sex Box. The Sex Box is private, camera free and sound proof. It allows couples to focus on one another and their needs with no outside distractions. And when they emerge, the truth is shared. 

-- Outlaw Country (WGN America), premieres February 24:  This is basically anti-Cops.  In this "real life" series you follow a couple of thugs trying to outrun the police.  You wonder how long the police would really tolerate this behavior in any town.  This description says it all:

WGN America's unscripted series is a real life ride-along with a street crew and the cops sworn to bring them down. When bad blood threatens a good town... whose side are you on?

Outlaw Country is set in Buckner, Missouri.  The town was paid $5,000 for location fees, which tells you this is not high-priced entertainment.  Gary Thompson, president of the Northeast Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, seemed to put an odd spin on it all in a recent news article:
 
I would hope it doesn’t put a bad light on (Buckner) because it’s a really nice town...It’s safe and very family-friendly and a lot of good things are going on.

The town may have just lost that reputation so it could collect a few dollars.

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/tv/article10765808.html#storylink=cpy