What with hollywood writers on strike indefinately, television is going to need to fill the gaps with even more reality and game shows. Fortunately, the economic meltdown of 2008 should provide plenty of opportunities for new spins on social exploitation:
Amazing Race to Foreclosure: Contestents try to outrun their resetting ARMs; they must scour the planet in search of refinancing.
Extreme Makeover: Homeless Edition: Folks who bought McMansions with a $0 down interest-only jumbo loan get the surprise of their lives when the bank comes to take it away.
Survivor: Abandoned Subdivision Project A special housing market bubble collapse edition of the popular show; this time, the contestents are dumped onto 500 acres of a partially-completed housing development.
The possibilities are almost as endless as the number of properties on the market that aren't selling right now. Hopefully television producers jump to take advantage of this..desparate times equal desparate people equals GREAT reality television!