With rumors that One Tree Hill and Ghost Whisperer will be jumping ahead in time, we thought of some other shows that might benefit from a leap ahead to the future to get them out of the ridiculous storyline corners they've written themselves into.

Tags: 18 kids and counting, dancing with the stars, dexter, gossip girl, heroes, mad men, real world road rules challenge, smallville, the biggest loser, twop 10, weeds

For years we've been conditioned to lower our TV expectations during the warmer months, seeking out shows that we would never allow to clutter our overstuffed DVRs at any other time of year. But even though it's only early June, there's already an unusually high amount of truly addictive television - shows that we should be ashamed to watch, but aren't. Here's our top ten favorite guilty viewing pleasures of the summer so far.

Tags: charm school, daisy of love, greek, Im a celebrity, jesse james is a dead man, real housewives of NJ, real world road rules challenge, southern belles, the bachelorette, twop 10, wipeout

For a welcome change this fall, the villains of weren't the main focus of our reality TV attention. Instead, there's been a pleasantly surprising number of genuinely nice people on unscripted series that we've really adored - or at the very least that have kept us amused without resorting to scheming or screaming. While we don't usually watch reality shows for sweet folks that we'd actually like to be friends with (or in some cases, adopt and give a loving home to -- we're looking at you, Shambo), these personalities recently wormed their way into our jaded little hearts:

Tags: americas next top model, biggest loser, dancing with the stars, kelly osbourne, nicest reality stars, project runway, real world road rules challenge, top chef, twop 10

Yes, I realize how ridiculous that headline sounds. Yes, I am too old to be watching Real World/Road Rules Challenge. Yes, I stopped watching The Real World years ago and only have the vaguest idea who half of the contestants are. Yes, the Challenge has its flaws -- way too many off-challenge physical altercations, too many drunken hook-ups and a really boring host. But still, I think other (aging) reality shows could actually learn a lot from this series.

Tags: Real world/road rules challenge, survivor, the amazing race

Most of us expect reality TV to be a little outrageous, with either scantily clad girls making drunken fools out of themselves or some vicious cat-fighting during the course of competitions, but some contestants just don't know when to stop, like Survivor's current bad boy Russell, who lied about being a victim of Hurricane Katrina, emptied his tribe's canteens in the dead of night and tried to gain sympathy with a tale about a dead dog. Sometimes it's fun, sometimes it's just morally reprehensible and sometimes we're actually scared for their fellow contestants. We've collected some of the best/worst of these borderline moments (though there were so many, we could have filled the whole list with CT, Bad Girls Club or Big Brother alone) to see which really crossed the line.

Tags: big brother, Celebrity Fit Club, Melissa Rivers, real housewives of NJ, Real world/road rules challenge, reality shows, Sharon Osbourne, survivor, the real world, top chef