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Your comments: Not every e-mail sent to Ask the Reality TV Experts asks a question. Sometimes readers just want to comment on an issue involving reality TV, and sometimes the same issue crops up again and again. Here are some of your thoughts on reality shows you'd like to see:

CATASTROPHE SURVIVAL
"Why have we not yet seen a show based on individual, group, or family quests for survival following a global or national catastrophe that would require people to survive in rural or urban settings with significantly reduced resources at their disposals, and a complete lack of government recovery services? A show based on the need for people to become totally self reliant, yet still remain morally and ethically credible in acheiving success in their endeavour? I'm just curious, because most of the so-called Reality shows on TV have little to do with the world we really live in, or soap-boxish in scope, tending to drag people down rather than lift them up."    --Bill

DATING FOR SINGLE PARENTS
"Why don't you have a reality show (Bachelor or Bachelorette) for single parents? That would be wild. My husband and I met in college, both single with 3 daughters:) Now we have 6."    --Mari

REALITY SHOWS FOR THOSE 50+
"Why don't more reality shows feature those of us who are 50+? There's plenty of life left and quite frankly we are interesting individuals who have had lots of experiences!"    --Barb

"I'd love to see a Bachelor or Bachelorette reality show that featured people over the age of 50. I think it would be hilarious since people that age are still interested in hooking up, but approach life with a different outlook than the buff 20 somethings that have appeared on all the other shows. Can you imagine the catfights behind the scenes when they are getting ready to go on a date? I don't watch the Bachelor shows anymore because they are so predictable and boring? Shake things up, will you?"    --Anonymous

"My husband and I are both devoted Amazing Race fans. My questions is "Have the producers considered doing an over-50 age-only race?" Most of the previous winners are young and athletic so we would enjoy seeing the competition and winners from our age bracket."    --Kathy

Gael Fashingbauer Cooper is MSNBC.com's Television Editor. Andy Dehnart is a writer and teacher who publishes reality blurred, a daily summary of reality TV news.

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