| 1/29/2003 "Reality Television Shows Suck...So why am I watching them?" I'm not sure exactly what show came about that started this whole "reality television" craze, and nor do I really care. Out of boredom, I've constructed a list of shows that can be placed into several varieties of this "real" television genre.. This list includes... *The "Searching for the Next Big Thing" shows...such as... American Idol, Star Search, Making the Band, Bands on the Run, WWE Tough Enough. *The "Human Takes On Physical Challenge" shows...such as... Survivior, Road Rules, Big Brother, The Mole, Worst-Case Scenario, Fear, Fear Factor, Dog Eat Dog, Man Vs. Beast, Murder in Small Town X, Ripley's Believe It or Not!, Boot Camp, . *The "Someone Gets Hurt and It's Caught On Tape" shows...such as... Jackass, Trigger Happy TV, Real TV *The "Let's Pick Somebody, Follow Them Around, And Hope A Soap Opera-esc Theme Insues" shows...such as... The Osbournes, The Anna Nicole Show, The Real World. *The "Let's Make People Think Something False, Then Shock The Hell Out Of Them And See What They Do" shows...such as... Joe Millionaire, Crank Yankers, Trading Spaces. Here is a site I actually found about reality television shows. click here. So truthfully, I've been watching some of the shows listed above. Predominantly "American Idol" and "Joe Millionaire." Although everyone on "American Idol" is trying to be the next pop star, and pop isn't exactly my musical preference, it is always amusing to see someone (Simon) tell someone how much they suck. It's also funny to see how retarded and desperate people get, thinking that it might help their chances of winning. It's always funny as hell to see someone do something horrible, then get up and act like they know they've just done the performance of a lifetime, just to get their dreams crushed by Simon and his painfully truthful criticism. As far as "Joe Millionaire" goes, all these ladies think this guy's a millionaire, so they're pretty much throwing themselves at him for his money. It should be interesting at the end after this guy picks the one he wants, and she's informed that he's not really a millionaire afterall. The joke of the matter is, by the time that the show gets to that point, this guy will already be a millionaire just from his personal publicity working on the show. Or...knowing how stupid TV is, after they announce the bad news that he's not really a millionaire, and we get to see this gal's reaction, they'll have another prize in store for this guy, and give him a million dollars. I don't know why, but I have this strong hunch that that's how the whole series will end. -Rob. |
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