Hi, I've been following a reality show called "The Farm" for a few years now. It is produced by two gentlemen who are involved in more than one or two initiatives.
In it, a certain number of people - 22 people if I'm not mistaken - are taken to a certain place where they build certain objects, and take care of an animal farm. It will probably sound uninteresting or even boring. Each season has a mission, something specific to that season only. There was one with people who live in Bulgaria and those who decided to live and work abroad, there was a season where they were separated into rich and poor as some had many goods like beds, pillows, electric stove and refrigerator and others had to stiffen the floor to have a place to sleep, there was even one where they restored an old temple-monastery.
Every year I look forward to the next season with great joy. They always start in September. This season is a little different. Again the participants are divided into two teams and they are the "Old Heroes" - made up of participants from previous shows and the "New Hopefuls" - people chosen by casting.
The difference between them is very noticeable. While the "Old Heroes" know that they have certain tasks they have to do in a given week. They don't protest, are easier to organize with the work and seem more assertive. The "New Hopefuls" are in a little hell. As a viewer I would say there are some people who are very far removed from reality, some have a huge self esteem that doesn't seem to be backed up.
Every day of the week except Sunday the show shows different things. For example today is elimination day and 2 contestants face each other in a multi-part battle that includes cutting boards, splitting wood, a questionnaire about Bulgarian history and customs.
I like these shows because they make the participants as well as us learn something new or show our physical strength. Definitely the conditions there are not easy, they often starve, they are punished if they have done something outside the rules of production, but I am sure that no one who has touched "The Farm" would refuse to come back, even for a day!
