I actually think "Beauty and the Geek" was far from ugly. It was one of the few reality shows that had a real heart.

My wife and I watched every episode of this show up until the second one of this season. We didn't like what they had done with the format, so we got an extra hour to do something else each week.

I got pissed at Beauty and the Geek last year when they planted an established actor and tried to pawn him off as an air-headed party promoter. It lost a lot of its credibility.

I have watched a couple of the episodes this season, but am not as into it as I was two seasons ago.

i've always said that B&TG was one of few real reality shows, but the fact that they have it every year has allowed it to be picked up by reality scavengers (people who go on the show just to be seen, in hopes that it will spark their modeling/acting career, hint: Cara). my feelings is that most reality shows could stand to be on a bi-annual schedule. there are enough of them to spread out. lets face it... i'd be more willing to watch Idol if it came on once every couple of years than to be pissed off that they moved Lost around so ratings won't suffer under the Idol eye/ear assault every year.

Aw, I really like this show and look forward to it every season. I hope it doesn't get cancelled, but I do think it should go back to the more duo-oriented challenges like in seasons 1 and 2. That said, CeCe made season 3 pretty fun! :-)

B&TG is one of the only...no, it *IS* the only reality show on TV that is even close to real. The scum are easily identified, and those who really truly come on the show to learn and change are also easily witnessed. Every season has resulted in *ACTUAL* human beings making *ACTUAL* changes in their lives, good gets rewarded and bitter, nasty bitches get the boot, not a bajillion dollars.

The show has a soul. Even with the changes this year - which have already gone past, the show is basically running in the "bonded pairs" format it always has now - it's still about real people making significant growth in their lives. That's not to say that the show doesn't set up certain situations - they do, it's a TV show - but the winners generally get to the end by being decent people and actually trying to understand and bond with the opposite group. It's the only reality show I know of where the goal is to win by becoming a *better person.*

It's no wonder that some TV bloggers hate it. Appreciating the show actually requires more than watching a falsely-manipulated train wreck or ogling some boobs.

I actually do enjoy the show. But I think the show got weaker every season. And this is just because it tries to re-invent itself every time. I liked the pure, simple premise of season 1 and 2. But then they changed it up a lot and everything that makes this show good went down the drain: Sympathy for the characters and their bonding.

They think a format change will re-invigorate the show, but they had a major format change the first couple of weeks this season with BEAUTY VS THE GEEK and that obviously was not what fans wanted to see! I like the show when it's couples learning from each other so I'd rather not see something major change, but I do realize there's only so much they can do with the show. Leave it off the air for a year or two then bring it back in all its glory without messing it up!