TruTV = FakeTV

So not long ago, I upgraded to the full digital package offered by my cable company.  One of the channels I found myself instantly hooked on was TruTV, the former CourtTV.  A few years back, Time-Warner, owners of this network, decided that showing reality based shows would draw more eyeballs than long, drug out court cases.  It makes sense.  But not long after I started watching, something seemed amiss.

We start with "Operation Repo", a show about a repo company in Los Angeles & the things they go through to repo cars.  It seemed so strange that each & every time they went to recover a vehicle, a fight broke out.  Now I'm not a repo agent, but I know good & darn well most repo's are done peacefully, or without the debtor even knowing. Something stinks here.  As a matter of fact, it's almost like the hispanic version of "Lizard Lick Towing", another "reality" show on TruTV, which highlights the misadventures of a repo company in North Carolina.  Again, each episode features repo's gone wrong.

So what gives?  Are both of these repo companies that BAD? Or....is it fake?

It's "Actuality", actually.  Looky here! :

Q: Is truTV a reality network?
A: No. Our focus is on series that feature real-life situations. That is why we're using the theme "Not Reality. Actuality." for the network. The goal is to let people know that truTV programming is different from typical reality shows, which often involve contests or other highly staged events.


So there you go.  Right from the horses's mouth.  They even say it up front:  "Not Reality, Actuality".


ALL of their reality shows are dramatic reenactments of real life events.  The problem is, we, the viewing public, have no way of knowing this.  THAT is my issue.


I was really excited when I first happened on this channel.  Now I feel like a chump.  No more TruTV for me!


Proof Lizard Lick Towing is fake: