Reality TV is so much better that fictional TV and certainly better than everybody being a super hero with special powers. You are not at the mercy of writer, producers and directors who are force-feeding you their view of the world or making you believe that you could be better than everyone else if you could fly or see through walls. These fictional views are often tainted with political correctness and brainwashing towards what they think you should think. It's quite disturbing. Reality TV is by no means perfect since you still have idiot producers chopping it up and presenting their view but it's definitely more transparent and closer to reality, and the Blended Bunch, so far, is a reality TV gem.
I've just watched two episodes so far but I am already in love with this family. They've gone through some very tough times and have come together to face it all head on and we get to experience it all with them. Sure, they are getting paid, but they should and I hope this becomes very successful. It could, of course, take many directions as with many other reality TV families but let's hope for the best. I'd certainly rather watch and root for this family over Keeping up with the Kardooshians which is thankfully over, albeit 15 seasons too late. Keep that pretentious, materialistic, selfish, ostentatious, narcissistic garbage off the air and give me a real family like this one any day.
I just hope they continue to keep it real. There is no reason to force drama or action. Just turn on the camera and let it roll. The struggles, the good times, show it all. The reality TV that is nauseating is when it's contrived or fake (see Bradshaw Bunch). So far, this series has got the balance right. One minor nit, please stop with the "Coming up.." and "later..". I wish all of the shows that do this would stop telling us every ten minutes what's coming up next. So stupid.