"Fear Factor" Really Coming Back to NBC?

"Fear Factor" is coming back to NBC-this according to a story on Reality Blurred. The story says NBC will bring back the reality show later this year. All I have to say is "Ewwwww!" It's just another hour or two of prime time I won't be tuning in to watch. In my opinion, the reality television show was not only the one you dared to participate in but dared to watch.

Apparently there is a market for the show which pits contestants against one another in dare like competitions. In fact, the competitions make those on "Survivor" look tame. But I'd much rather take "Survivor" and run with it. How many bugs you can you watch contestants eat, really? Apparently it makes for good television for some niche audience.
The ratings of re-runs on Chiller have been doing well-which may have prompted the return of "Fear Factor."

The official website for "Fear Factor 2011" is up and running and taking new entries or applications. If you want to know how to apply for the show, you can click here. But are you willing to go to various extremes to win that money? It's one of the few show to actually put the health of its participants at risk. Truly at risk.

I'll have to admit this is one reality television show that I can't stomach. I enjoyed some of the competitions on the show but there were plenty that I just didn't want to witness. The whole bug eating was always just a little too gross for me. It actually has never been a fear of mine to eat bugs. In fact, I think if I were to name the show it would be "Stupidity Factor"-because you really have to be a little different to eat some of the stuff put forward on the show.

Maybe the show will come back a little more tame. It seems the show had run its course after audiences saw the competitions become redundant 5 years ago. After all, how many times can you watch contestants do incredibly daring tasks-not to mention the gross ones. NBC could strike ratings gold with the show. There are enough people who like to live vicariously and watch such mortifying competitions. There will be an intrigue by some segment of the population to see what people will actually do for a chance to win $50,000(the prize for "Fear Factor 11" according to the website.)
But I just can't stomach it this year or any year after that.

The irony is that a dangerous E-Coli outbreak is taking place overseas-yet there are people who will eat anything to win money. It only makes you wonder how long a show like this could last before somebody eats something that just tears up their intestines. I just don't get it nor ever will. I'm sure "Fear Factor 11" will draw an audience. There will always be a market for that type of show. It was always well done--except for the raw food of course.

I'd expect those who enjoyed the show 5 years ago would probably be on board this time around-at least for the short term. With the lack of compelling television these days, reality competitions have offered better ratings for the networks.
"Fear Factor 11' will probably start hot and finish cold-but NBC is guaranteed to get a few leftovers from the reboot.