What's the Fascination with "Reality" TV?

Dyre Straits · Apr 5, 2005, 01:52 PM

I just saw where Britney Spears and hubby will be starring in their own 'reality' TV series. Ugh!!

For the life of me, I can't understand what the fascination is with this genre of programming. Honestly! I mean, there's nothing 'real' in this 'reality' stuff. Once a camera is present and running, the whole thing's pretty much scripted.

So, just what is the appeal to this?

Sandok · Apr 5, 2005, 01:53 PM

Well it might be real but you know, people who don't have a life of their own will watch this cuz their own lives are too boring. I mean, my life is full of drama non stop and I have no need to watch it. I might watch it a bit to see Britney but apart from that... God knows why people watch!

**Vikingod** · Apr 5, 2005, 01:56 PM

its just the new thing. Its what the networks are putting on, so people watch it. The networks put it on to save money on having to pay actors. Teh actors labor unions have driven their wages up so high, to save money, the networks create a reality show. The shows are a fraction, and I mean that, of the cost than to run even a cheap sitcom. They create them, make a 10000% profit, and give the finger to the labor unions. its pretty interesting to see economics at work within the television industry.
I think the people eat it up so they don't feel so pathetic, cause lets face it, reality shows are the lowest of the low and generally the people on them are as well. its silly to even call them reality shows.

fire1811 · Apr 5, 2005, 02:45 PM

reality tv sucks plain and simple

Dark Lord · Apr 5, 2005, 02:49 PM

brittney spears = attention whore

its really the simple truth.

**Vikingod** · Apr 5, 2005, 03:05 PM

its cheap publicity, hell look what it did for Jessica Simpson and her bo.

Sandok · Apr 5, 2005, 03:10 PM

Jessica simpson is a nobody bimbo whore who got famous in the US for NO REASON.

**Vikingod** · Apr 5, 2005, 03:21 PM

not true, she is famous because she has a damn good agent and knows how to market herself. Not that i agree with it, but its a reason none the less.

Zelig · Apr 5, 2005, 03:38 PM

TV is pretty lame in general. I don't own a tv, and haven't watched one alone in years, I only watch them when I'm with friends, and we're talking, or doing something else at the same time.

vince3425 · Apr 5, 2005, 04:07 PM

jessica simpson got famous cause shes hot as hell

nuG · Apr 6, 2005, 01:04 AM

I do not watch tv either, exceot for the occasional adult swim on cartoon netwrok and some comedy dentral every now and then. the oly reason im about to go buy a tv is so i can play my xbox in my room. my parents dont like me having it hooked up to the family tv for some reason

TJ- · Apr 6, 2005, 01:17 AM

im watching jenny jones right now.... its funny as hell...

rude jude is the man

pr0digal jenius · Apr 6, 2005, 01:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by another-user

brittney spears = attention whore

its really the simple truth.

whore would have done, no need for extra adjectives

**dj_stick** · Apr 6, 2005, 03:02 AM

there is no reality show period
it's simply not reality

Callandor · Apr 6, 2005, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by sandok

Well it might be real but you know, people who don't have a life of their own will watch this cuz their own lives are too boring. I mean, my life is full of drama non stop and I have no need to watch it. I might watch it a bit to see Britney but apart from that... God knows why people watch!

Yea, I always tell people if they pop a few cameras in and around my house, they'll get the next Big Brother!

I mean seriously, some of that stuff makes me sick as it is so pointless, my head wants to pop off. Though there was a bit of a good season of "The Block" that went on down here in SA, it was about as real as I've ever seen "reality TV" getting, bout as real as it ever will get I think as well too.

I don't watch the stuff, unless my siblings force me too, one of these days I tell you, I'm going to have to hire a Hitman to kill off the big reality producers from this earth, once and for all.

And nuG, maybe that's because when you've got it "hooked up", you're probably playing it and they can't watch T.V.?