Yeah, I'd probably extand "reality tv" to "tv" in general. I found that over the last year, as I've been making my life more interesting, I've progressively lost interest in TV, the point I'm at now, I virtually watch zero TV (maybe 1 hour a week accumulatively). My roommates watch TV virtually the whole time that they are home - so unfortunately I don't miss out on the droning sound of the box :(
But yeah, in my mind, TV isn't the enemy - being afraid of the potential "pain period" or being afraid of "newbie embarassment" when doing something new is the enemy.