My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance

I don't like "reality tv", especially AMERICAN reality tv; but this show is awesome. I was hooked from the start. The idea was SO unique and original. Randi Coy (a real-life Barbie doll) is offered $500,000 to pretend she's taken part in a reality show and fallen in love with "Steve", a fellow contestant. To win the money she has to allow a crew to film her and Steve together & with her family, friends and colleagues. She's got to announce their Engagement and get them all to come to their almost instant "wedding", where the truth will finally be revealed. The real 'show' will be the harmless fun they have, shocking everyone by pretending to be an item. Of course, we know (and Randi doesn't) that it's HER who's being set up more than anyone. She thinks Steve is simply a regular guy on the same $500,000 promise as herself. He's actually an actor (and an extremely talented one)and his 'brief' is to be as obnoxious and embarrassing as possible. From start to finish, it's hilarious. SO many times I actually had to 1/2 look away from the screen, it's that 'cringe-worthy' I've heard people say the show was cruel and that it almost tore the Coy family apart. Well, so what. Families THAT perfect deserve it :) I really loved the way Randi's family got so carried away by their shock they never stopped to wonder if they were being scammed. Jesus. All those cameras and film crew, and they never suspected. Doh!! Having said that, I thought Randi was actually a really nice girl. The show put her through hell and I'm sure she'll be a better person for it. The scene where she had to share supper with Steve's "family", especially his death-obsessed "sister", was priceless. Time and time again I thought Randi's Dad would either physically attack Steve, or call him aside and try to pay him off. Steve Bailey was just excellent. Completely professional. You can tell there were times where he wanted to 'reveal all' or play things down to avoid hurting Randi's feelings, but no. He played it straight and helped her win the money. In spite of looking and sounding like the little brother of Michael Moore (a REAL fat obnoxious guy), I think Steve Bailey's a star in the making, and I hope to see him in some major roles in the future. I didn't think the show was cruel because IT didn't make fools of Randi and her family. It allowed them to make clowns of themselves, and I hope they'll be laughing about it for years to come. Yeah, delightful.

OK I am not the biggest fan of reality TV. It is a guilty pleasure that we all indulge in...a lot more often then a we should. But yes, I do get a sick and perverse pleasure from watching others humiliate and degrade themselves for my entertainment. Yes, they do get money for their "troubles"...SOMETIMES...SOMETIMES. That scares me, some of them just walk away ashamed and with their tails between their legs. However, this show, before her poor family got pulled into her web of greed, I was laughing my rear off. He tortured her and it was GREAT, I LOVED IT. But her family and all they went through, I felt so awful for them. And her dad said it best, no amount of money is worth risking your family over. Whatever she said her intentions were, money for her family, and all of that quasi-noble stuff, she was still doing it for money and that was kind of sad. But hey, if they made a second one, I'LL BE WATCHING IT EVERY WEEK. I would love to be the obnoxious fiance. ya think FOX would go for an female to torture a man???????

I'm a huge fan of the reality prank show sub-genre, but I strongly dislike mean-spirited reality shows. I don't think it was the producer's intention to be mean spirited. It certainly didn't seem to be aimed at humiliating the participants.

The first couple episodes of this show were hilarious with Steve putting Randi through a private hell with his obnoxious behavior, but things turned south in the final episodes with Randi's family. The bottom line is that irritating people and their victims are funny, but real families nearly being torn apart aren't.

I know some reviews have said the last couple episodes worked as drama, but I disagree. Drama needs to have some sort of point to work, and as often happens with reality, there was no clear point here.

These problems really should have been foreseeable. I don't know what the producers were thinking. As it was, it wrecked the show. If you want to see reality prank TV done right, skip this one and watch The Joe Schmo Show.

I agree fully with Ted Ryan. It was the best "reality" show to date. Looked forward to each episode. And the finale was the perfect icing on the cake. Steve Bailey did an awesome job as the 'less than desirable' obnoxious fiance. And Randi was so gracious despite is many shortcomings and stumbles. I am surprised that when he got two little words (I do) from ending it and messed that up that she didn't go for his throat. But even when she thought that she and her family had lost 1/2 million dollars she still didn't berate him. The only bad thing is, they will never be able to repeat it. I would recommend this show to anyone. As Steve put it, it went off in a whole new direction than what they thought it would. Well done Fox!

Steve "Williams" is so funny! If he weren't acting or if Randi weren't such a prude I MIGHT feel sad for her. But the fact is the way he acts is exactly what she deserves! I would make the perfect fiance for season 2!!!