One of the largest debates of society today is whether or not reality shows are respectable or compare to sitcoms. Reality shows are crap. Sitcoms kick butt. It's hard to say that though, reality shows are directly relatable to what seems like everyone in North America. If you are pro or con reality TV, you will end up finding a show that captures your attention at some point. Maybe our society is obsessed with the idea of the nobody becoming a somebody, or maybe we've seen all the "do good" "Cosby Show" bits and we just want some raw real life drama to entertain us after a long days work. However, I don't think Snooki will ever be quoted as much as Bill Cosby has.
I don't watch reality TV. I don't have internet or cable. I steal my internet and watch Hulu. So my only opinion is based on the fact that when I hop on Hulu after a long day, the last thing I want to watch is anything about the reality I'm trying to escape.
