Every time I turn on the channel I see yet another reality TV show. On primetime television you will see The Bachelor or The Biggest Loser or Dancing with the Stars. Switch to TLC and you'll see 19 Kids and Counting, or how about HGTV The Biggest Bang for your Buck or Holmes on Homes. They are on every stinkin' channel.I get so sick of seeing all these people ready to have their 5 seconds of fame.
We know how it can all go sour. It's hard to miss the recent events of Jon and Kate plus 8 and their ugly breakup or The Bathelor how one of girls slept with someone behind the camera (I think a producer). It really gross.
What makes these shows so appealing for so many people? They gross some of the highest revenue out of all the shows on tv today. The Biggest Loser is among the top rated. Is it really that entertaining to watch large people kills themselves with a nazi trainer yelling in their ear? Is it really that entertaining to watch them drip with sweat and puke with overcoming nausea while they wail in agony? What fun is it to watch people suffer?
I try to stay away from as much reality tv as I can. My daughter and I watch some Disney morning shows, completely void of reality tv. Then I go to redbox and rent the latest flick to get my kicks. It's far more entertaining anyway.
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Sadly I think reality shows give a bad impression of America to the rest of the world. I wish the rest of the world could see that THAT is not America. Most of us are good, hard-working Americans who are just trying to have a good life. We are not like the crazy "reality" shows that are often staged.
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean. My fiance and I are addicted to NetFlix. It's hard not to be when there is nothing but reality TV shows on all the time.
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