Reality T.V

Reality T.V is an abomination of Television. I say that because it is the one genre where you can absolutely and to your core hate one reality show and yet still feel yourself drawn to and or loving another. It's the same kind of show, yet this second one seems so different.

Reality Check they are all the same. Which is sad, because I will have to admit that even I watch some of them.
These are all the ones that come to mind. Simply because I eel like getting specific.

American Idol: I hate. I don't know why, but after the auditions I can't stand watching it anymore. I shouldn't even watch the auditions. Bad singers, crappy, commercials, rinse, repeat.
Mix in a sprinkle of talent every now and then. I don't watch American Idol if I can help it. I've tried in the past and found that I'm just too lazy to sit through it all. I do admit tho, there is something strangely alluring about people who think they are the most amazing singers and then open their mouths and sound like dying chihuahuas with hot pokers up their butts. Sometimes there's always someone who sucks who gets through anyway.. and if you clicked on the link above you'll see the vote for the worst trend. I like to think that if someone is good enough they could make it without these shows. They totally could, countless others have. It's just hard work is all. Sometimes I think that's the one thing some Americans fear the most.. Hard Work. Speaking of Fear...

Fear Factor: Anyone else watch this show? I used to just to see if they had to eat something disgusting. Like cow tongue, horse testicles, pig intestines and ears or even caterpillars. Seeing people choke down disgusting food for money they don't even have an assurance of getting it hilarious to me. The look on the runner ups face when he realize he choked down a pound of bat wing just to not win ANY money makes me roll with laughter. On the down side there was always some stunt that wasn't even remotely terrifying just difficult that always involved some chick stripping down to her bikini. And no female on the show was ever wearing a one piece. It used to make me laugh because most of the time none of them were so busty as to deserve that much attention. Tho I know that's not all guys look at. If it were I wouldn't be so damn single, but that's a post for another night.

Big Brother: I've never seen this show, not once, none of it.. ever. At All. There are however around 6 seasons of it. I still don't think it's worth watching.

The Great American Inventor: To be honest I've only ever seen this show once. Tonight. It seems like a decent idea but just like most other shows with this sort of thing, they come with something before judges, either suck or rock or have some bizarre combination of the two to get to the final round and win some sort of cash money prize. Don't get me started on game shows.
Today some idiot with this blue "therapist buddy" was on trying to convince the judges that his creepy little blue toy was the next greatest invention. it was furry blue, with a creepy smile on it's face and when you squeezed it said in a very creepy pedophile like voice "everything is going to be okay." Sure I thought, everything is going to be okay until you rape me while I'm sleeping. I thought it was stupid. I mean, I could see how this could be used with kids.. but the voice alone was enough to put me off my lunch, and i can envision many a horrible tale using this stupid doll. I have it on good suspicion the man who was hocking this doll was weird in the head, he seemed way to convinced that his doll was amazing. It wasn't.
There was also a man who went on for like 5 minutes about how he's the winner already, how great he is and what an invention he has. He then promptly lost, unbelieving of course. His invention? Hub caps for bikes? It was stupid. The last two episodes of the show could be interesting.

So you think you can dance: Personally, I like this show, but I'm a sucker for dancing. Blame it on me being a theatre major or blame it on me wishing I could dance myself, either way this show is cool. It's the same basic concept as American Idol with dancing. for some reason I like this show. Secret pleasure it's the same show as all the others.. but I LIKE this one. Not that that bullshit phrase means any thing. No one should ever think that's a decent defense for why they like one thing and dislike another that's so similar they are damn near the same. I digress.


Americas Got Talent:
I watch this show too. I like the magic acts the most. I couldn't really care less about the singing and dancing acts. I kinda wish they would just up and have a magicians talent show or something. So I could watch talent I actually care about.

It blows my mind when people pull ducks out of cages that used to be full of birds. I know they know how to do it but I enjoy being taken away with the act. Tricks like shoving a cell phone through a beer bottle. Or possibly pulling a burger out of a POSTER. Blow my mind because i Have an idea of how they do it but don't actually know. I supposed that you tube shall satisfy my taste for these tricks.

I may watch some trash on t.v but I take pride in the fact that I never have ever gone out of my way to watch these shows. I don't rush home to see idol, or record Americas Got Talent. If it's on and I'm home I might take a gander. I wonder how many people arrange some of their schedules around whats on t.v. I try not to.
Why are people so glued to the boob tube? Tivo and such. Is this sort of thing helping make socializing harder? Do kids only get together these days to talk about the latest episode of Greys Anatomy? If you don't watch Lost or Heros will you have nothing to do on whatever night it comes on because everyone else you know is watching it? Are you pushed into watching it just because everyone else does and you don't feel like sitting around and reading a book? Which by the by I love doing.

This entry started out as one thing and turned into another. I do feel however that it is a legitimate ponder able. How many books do you read a week? How many news paper articles do you look at? How many times do you ever glance at a paper besides reading the funnies? How caught up on whats actually going on with the world are you?
And by the world I don't mean Paris Hilton's latest stint in jail, David Hasselhoff vomiting pizza in a bathroom floor or who got what new boob/nose/tummy/face job lately. Who's having whose baby and whose cheating on/getting married to/ divorcing/ seeing/ dumping/ working with who.

Those things aren't that important.

That's just my opinion, but I could be wrong.