User blog comment:TheDipDap1234/TDPTRR Official Poster and Don is revealed! SPOILERS!!!/@comment-2091662-20141001222754/@comment-4758157-20141002175609

@Ellafan4evr : Of course it affects for both. After all, this is a reality show and whoever wins gets a ultimate prize "which is one million dollar". From TDI to TDPI (excluding TDA Special), the overall plot is just same, a reality show with some guys fighting for 1 million dollar. The thing that makes this show interesting is the relationships, who tops or gets eliminated early, challenges, minor plots (not main ones), etc.

For development, you have characters like Heather, Alejandro who do anything to win. And without this "reality show" plot, there'd never be anykind of drama queen or Al to do bad things only for the prize.

While The Ridonculous Race seems to be a reality show, its back-story (for Don especially) is not known yet and it seems promising. No one knows who Don is and where he comes from, and multiple reality shows in TD Universe looks to be influenced by Marvel Cinematic Universe, which made DC/WB, Fox, and even Sony do a universe for their movies.