Re: Reality? T.V. Shows
Show, the PBS "Frontier House" (not sure of the name) was the only one of these shows that could be called "reality." What most of these shows, like Survivor, The Bachelor, Fear Factor, etc, are game shows with the gimmick that they get more into people's personal lives. But IMO, there is nothing real about them. On the Real World, the seven kids live in a hip, magnificent house in a hip, mignificent location and at worst have to do some sort of hip, magnificent job as part of the deal.
Give me a show that follows the hilarious day-to-day exploits of a single mother living paycheck-to-paycheck; a family who has a chronically ill child and no health insurance; people in the military who are leaving families and jobs to go over to Iraq; veterans living with Gulf War Syndrome; or people who are doing okay but where the husband and wife each have to work 12-14 hour days, with a four-hour round-trip commute--any and all of the things that make up everyday reality--and see how long it lasts. As far as I'm concerned, "reality shows" is a misnomer. "Fantasy Gameshows" is what I'd call it. I don't have anything against them, but they are like fast food TV. Good for a quick fix, but not satisfying in the long run. For example, I thought Survivor was interesting the first two seasons, but after that, it was the same ol' same ol'. Still, human behavior is interesting. I think it's interesting how the show How to Marry a Millionaire (the one with Darva Conger and Rick Roswhatever) got such a negative reaction a few years ago, and today the people on the Bachelor, Bachelorette, and Joe Millionaire become insta-celebrities. Cultural progress I guess:lol:
Rgirl
