One Friday evening I thought I’d stay indoors and watch some tele with the Moms. Now many of you know, that we do not have cable. My mom doesn’t feel the need for it Anyhoo…As we lay there watching Cribz, Runs House, The Hills etc. my mom just gave a shrug and asked, how in Gawds name is this entertaining?? I lol’d and told her, well, “Americans love reality shows.” They are after all the people who started everything. Survivor, Big Brother, The Apprentice, The Osborne’s you name it. That’s where I first heard and started watching it.
Then it progressed… Keeping up with the Kardashians, Girls of the Playboy Mansion, 16 and Pregnant, Jersey Shore, The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, So you think you can Dance, Idols etc. And then, the Arts, Cuisine and Fashion Industry started with it too. Jamie Oliver’s the Naked Chef, Debbie’s Painted House, Project Runway, Top Chef… the list is endless! What I have realized though, is that it’s not just Americans. Society in general loves reality shows and everything about it. Staged or not.
Which brings me to this conclusion: People, love hearing about other people LOL. Stupid I know. But it’s true. Look at it this way, why do people gossip? Or why are they constantly in each other’s beeswax? Because they love it. Some thrive on drama and others thrive on scandal. Which is kinda disturbing when you thing about it… (O_o)But alas, its human nature hehe. So who are we to judge right? Just think, this is the very reason why social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, My Space, Netlog etc..is so SUCCESSFUL. Because we like having an inside scoop of other peoples lives. And yes, I am guilty too because I am registered by two out of the four. hehehehe
But back to television. I’m going to be honest and say I simply love Project Runway, The Kardashians, Kendra, Jersey Shore,The Hills, any reality show that revolves around Cooking, Music or Art. I was laughing at my cousin the other day. We briefly watched an episode of Kourtney and Khloe takes on Miami. She was getting upset and irritated at them LOL. She was like, “They are so fake! How can they be this way! Look at them! So pathetic!” So I told her, there’s no point in ranting and raving. Reality shows are like the Twilight Franchise. People just assume and start hating. It’s true that some bits are corny, cheesy, heck even fake. There are most certainly good parts yes! But at the end of the day, IT SELLS. And that’s all that matters.
Haters are gonna hate, and pick you apart piece by piece for watching it. But alas, that’s their problem. Not mine. I bet you’re thinking, “but some of the stuff are scripted, if not all..so how does this make it reality?”Thing is, it’s all just Entertainment. Nothing more, nothing less. Even my dressmaker, who’s a very spiritual person, and extremely matured, loves watching reality shows. So no matter whom, I think there’s a bit of Kendra, Gordon Ramsey, Kim Kardashian and even Mike “The Situation” in all of us *giggles*.
Moral of the story: We shouldn’t be so quick to judge on what *they do. *They are after all the ones raking it in!!(^__^) Don’t you think??
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