Wednesday, August 6, 2008

I Hate Reality Television



Reality TV. The very phrase brings every possible negative image one could imagine to invade my mind. I don’t usually get emotional about something as insignificant as television programming, but reality television has proven to be the exception.
I think it’s silly that these shows are called “reality television” when they are so far detached from reality. Reality is not competing for a prize on an island and it is not trying to become the biggest pop sensation in the country.

I suppose that they may be someone’s reality, but they sure aren’t mine, and it’s a safe bet that they aren’t yours either. Reality is me sitting here trying to come up with a whole article of things to say about reality television. Reality is you reading this article when you should be studying for that big history test. Reality, for the most part, is pretty uninteresting. Given that reality television has very little to do with reality, I propose they start being called by what they really are: glorified game shows. Bad ones at that.

3 comments:

  1. Reality Television is fake. I can't believe people act "normal" in front of a camera...thats way detached from reality

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  2. I like Reality television. i do not think there is anything wrong with it

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  3. But really,I loved the fact that Michael Nwachukwu won the GUS5 oh!...Thanks a lot for droppin by at my un-updated blog,lol!

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