http://www.buzzsugar.com Entertainment hourly. en http://www.buzzsugar.com/1539660 <a href="http://www.buzzsugar.com/1539660"><img width=66 height=160 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl1/1/13839/15_2008/la-ink-for-web.large.jpg'></div></a><p><span class="inline left"></span>Until some <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3iec476757724b757085351bbe5b95e29e" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">news around TLC's programming</a> came out this week, I never gave a lot of thought to a reality TV subgenre that TLC likes to call "unusual lives." The set includes shows like <a href="http://tlc.discovery.com/tv/la-ink/la-ink.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LA Ink</a> - that's star Kat Von D at left - and <b>American Chopper</b>, and anything else that showcases people working in non-mainstream professions. (TLC has new "unusual lives" shows on the way about a bikini maker and a class at a makeup academy.) </p> <p>It's kind of a neat little genre of reality TV, more like mini-documentaries than about throwing a bunch of people in a house together and seeing who explodes. On the other hand, how relaxing is it to sit down in front of the TV after work only to watch other people work? Do you like watching these shows about unusual lives? </p> <p><a href="http://tlc.discovery.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a></p> <!-- no strip poll --><form action="/1539660" method="post" id="epoll_view_voting"> <div><div class="poll"> <div class="vote-form"> <div class="choices"><div class="form-item"> <label>Is Reality TV Better When It&#039;s About Unusual Lives?</label> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-0-1539660" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-0-1539660" name="edit[choice]" value="0-1539660" class="form-radio" /> Yes - learning new things about people's strange jobs is actually pretty cool. </label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-1-1539660" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-1-1539660" name="edit[choice]" value="1-1539660" class="form-radio" /> Nah - the last thing I want to do with my entertainment time is watch other people work.</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-2-1539660" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-2-1539660" name="edit[choice]" value="2-1539660" class="form-radio" /> Nope - I don't watch any reality TV on principle, unusual lives or not.</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-3-1539660" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-3-1539660" name="edit[choice]" value="3-1539660" class="form-radio" /> Other (tell us below)</label> </div> </div> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[nid]" id="edit-nid" value="1539660" /> <span class='button'><span><input class='fancybutton' type='submit' name="op" value="Vote" class="form-submit" /></span></span> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[form_id]" id="edit-form_id" value="epoll_view_voting" /> </div> </div></form> <!-- no strip poll --> http://www.buzzsugar.com/1539660#comment TV Buzz Poll Reality TV TLC American Chopper LA Ink Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:30:00 -0700 BuzzSugar http://www.buzzsugar.com/1539660