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Strip Search; the First Earnest Reality Show

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Last week, Strip Search, the webcomic centered reality show from Penny Arcade drew to a close. From the original twelve, only three remained and as painful as it was, only one could emerge the winner.

Strip Search was a very interesting thing to watch. I was very cautious about watching it, accustomed as I am to the "real housewife" style of reality TV. Which is to say, I expected thrown chairs, raked nails, screeching obscenities, chauvinist posturing and baby eating. Alright, maybe not the last one, but if you've spent more than five minutes in front of any TV and you're certainly aware of the behavior I speak of.

After so many years of this all too common theme across every possible network and seeing it bring to ruin more than one of my favorite channels I worried that Strip Search would bring those same abhorrent behaviors to Penny Arcade.

After scarcely four episodes, it became apparent that Strip Search was a different animal. The contestants were respectful of each other. Throughout the entire series, no personal conflict was highlighted or even immediately apparent.