I am a DD fan. I have seen all the episodes up to this season, I haven't watched much lately. I'm starting to get a little burned out on it, but I found it to be very entertaining. Some of it is funny to me because I know people like this, and these kind of crazy off-the-wall things do actually happen in redneck country. Like Uncle Si blowing up his old pickup instead of trading it in. I've actually participated in one of these ritual send-offs, we torched a Tempo and pushed it down a hill into a lake! This was after a fun-filled day of hacksawing the top off to make it a convertible and hot rodding it around in an open field for several hours. ...FUN in the SOUTH, Baby!
I've never been a big fan of reality shows. I can count the number I have watched on one hand. But the thing I like about the way they do DD, it's not "really" a reality show. It has real people, and there is no real script, but there is a story plot or theme, and it is sort of a "situational-comedy-reality" result. As for redeeming values, it is chock-full of them, it's really what the whole show is about. Phil Robertson is an ordained minister, although, the only real 'religious' aspect to the show is the closing, when the family says grace before dinner. There is no prosthelytizing or preaching, they simply depict the characters learning about life and self respect, raising their families like millions of Americans do, by instilling common decency and morals in their children. This is why it is an amazingly popular show.
I personally like some characters more than others, Jase annoys me... My favorite is Miss Kay, I love the way she says things, it just cracks me up. When she said she didn't know what to think about this "Justin the Beaver" I almost peed my pants laughing. Then you have "the guys" getting busted, gigging frogs in the pond of the golf course, where Willie is a member... Yum, fat lazy country club frogs are the BEST! I mean, come on... THAT is FUNNY!
