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Reality TV train wrecks

Ozzy Osbourne: “The Osbournes” (2002-05) The show wasn’t a train wreck — it actually had heart — but it worked only because Osbourne was so unintelligible that the producers occasionally subtitled his mumblings so the audience could understand. Sadly, once the show was over, his kids started exploring train wreck personalities of their own.

Ozzy Osbourne: “The Osbournes” (2002-05)

The show wasn’t a train wreck — it actually had heart — but it worked only because Osbourne was so unintelligible that the producers occasionally subtitled his mumblings so the audience could understand. Sadly, once the show was over, his kids started exploring train wreck personalities of their own.  (Dave Hogan / Getty Images)

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Anna Nicole Smith: “The Anna Nicole Show” (2002-04)

Smith’s reality show wasn’t the first to follow a fading star around, but it was the first that was more depressing than funny.  (Francine Orr / LAT)

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