I'd say it depends on whether the show has achieved cult standing. With Buffy, the cult viewers became entrenched in the characters lives and actually felt an emotional, personal connection with them. That is definitely geek point worthy. In the case of most reality shows like Survivor and American Idol, mere popularity doesn't translate the same level of obsession and personal involvement and hence I would call them geek point neutral (not negative).
In fact I would question whether anything can have negative geek points. In my opinion a deep interest or obsession can add to your total geek points but everything else has a neutral impact.
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In fact I would question whether anything can have negative geek points. In my opinion a deep interest or obsession can add to your total geek points but everything else has a neutral impact.
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