NBC’s hit reality show, “The Biggest Loser,” returned in fine form last night to begin its sixth season. This version is “Biggest Loser: Families,” but they can’t fool me. Last season it was “couples” and then the producers kept changing things up–by changing the rules, the teams and pretty much everything else, and I admit that they lost me. After about eight weeks I just didn’t care anymore. That, and the gameplay got out of hand, especially with those two brash and whiney brothers from Boston.
I hope that this season will be different, and while they did eliminated a team last night, I did the math. There are now seven couples remaining, and unless the season is going to end in October, they are going to make this an individual competition at some point, or add more teams. But whatever, the fact remains that the show does inspire and motivate people to lose weight, and when it’s “on” it’s one of the best reality shows on any network.
Last night’s two-hour premiere began with trainers Bob and Jillian traveling to each contestants’ city to let them know the good news Continue reading »
