Monday, October 7, 2013
Reality televsion: Real or Unreal?
Whether you admit it or not at one point we all used to watch at least one of these shows: the Hills, Jersey Shore, Real World, True Life, Made or any other reality tv show. Lets have a moment to talk about Made and True life. MTV's True Life, and Made helped others and showed us people in their everyday life. I feel these were the only two shows that are not staged for fun, ratings or anything. They taught us something. Whether its learning how people with an addiction can over come their problem or a fat nerd becoming a ladies man. MTV was there to help. Shows like Jersey Shore, Hills or Real World, these are the "money maker" shows. They get the primetime spots. Everything is filled with sex, drama, and violence and it sells. The people are loud and obnoxious. Why would we want to watch this?! Simple its very entertaining to watch. Personally I have seen people take these reality shows to a whole other level. They dress and act like them. The biggest influential show has got to be Jersey Shore. Face it, Guidos and Guidettes were supposed to be the definition of perfect; nice bodies, cook, clean, knows how to have a good time, and can pick up any guy or girl they want. As a teenager why wouldn't you want to be like them? What's the motto? GTL? The problem with this show is its all set up! I find it hard to believe that every night is like they showed. For most of the cast after 6 seasons they have continued their role. Pauly D and Vinnie both had new reality shows even snooki and J-Wow had their own show. Its amazing how 8 strangers can go from no bodies to top of the celebrity pole. If Martians came and watched one show I would hope they wouldn't get the wrong impression of us. we all don't act like that! Its just entertaining to watch! who wouldn't want to watch a good fight? (;
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Haha! I feel the same way. The REAL reality shows probably get the least amount of ratings but are the most beneficial. People don't want to see the ones make something of themselves. They'd rather watch a fight, like you said. :/
ReplyDeleteAgreed that MTV uses Jersey Shores's mass amounts of sex and drama to sell. And without a doubt it works, and hey, why the hell not. If you're making money off of it, who would stop?
ReplyDeleteSad but true. People love to watch turmoil in the lives of others. These idiots have entertained the nation but I hope aliens NEVER see it or else they might just turn back around. I know I would. Also, I have enjoyed a few episodes of True Life from time to time and it is one of the few heartfelt and touching programs that these networks air.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you 100% about your difference between Made and True life compared to Jersey Shore and The Real Worlds. Like you said, Made and True Life were there to help the person that actually needed help with an addiction or help someone become more confident with themselves. Real Worlds and Jersey Shore have no reasons behind them.
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