I have a confession to make. I love sensational television. When I was a kid, I watched soap operas regularly. General Hospital was my favorite. This was before the age of DVR and I was a student. So, I had to be pretty dedicated to keep up with it. But it did help that neither the plot lines nor the characters changed very quickly. 

But eventually I stopped watching GH. For me, the magic was gone. But I still like dramatic television. Now, it’s most often “reality” tv like The Real World (yes, I just dated myself), The Bachelor(ette), or The Real Housewives … I find them incredibly entertaining! I confess! But I never watched one of the biggest reality television shows in history, The Biggest Loser. It was … too much for me. And that’s saying a lot! Because … The Bachelorette is just too much!

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The Biggest Loser was hugely popular! It was one of the most successful reality television shows ever and absolutely the most popular weight-loss show ever. It had a really long r...