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The Blame Game
The Blame Game could’ve been just a hokey show about feuding exes who wanted to air their dirty laundry in a mock courtroom — and thank God, it was! The petty series pitted a different ex-boyfriend and ex-girlfriend against each other every episode, and a voting audience selected which member of the relationship was most responsible for the breakup. Smart-aleck “counselors” Jason Winer (who acts as an EP on Modern Family now) and Kara McNamara defended their clients with righteous humor while bro-tastic hottie Chris Reed presided over the “courtroom.” The Blame Game was a perfect blend of everything that rules about MTV: hip humor, bratty Gen X grownups, and even music appreciation (The final round saw both parties choosing appropriate songs that best summed up their arguments). I don’t understand why it hasn't been brought back in several new versions. I’m slamming down the gavel in protest.
What are your favorite forgotten/underrated MTV shows? My runner-up: Next, the traaaaashy dating show where coeds stepped off a bus to meet a mystery man/woman and try to win a date. Sometimes there’d be gay contestants vying for the affection of a gay suitor, and sometimes those contestants would forget about the suitor and just start making out on the bus. Loved. it.
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