Death to Reality TV

I hate reality TV and society’s fascination with all these shows. It seems that these shows have taken over my digital cable box and I am sick of it. I guess I will date myself by saying I remember when the first season of survivor was on TV and I did watch it and I was annoyed with it after one season. I found that doing the same format over and over again was boring and very unoriginal. When it premered way back in the 90’s this format of show was new and sort of exciting but now after almost 20 seasons of the exact same format people still love this show and watch it/talk about it. WHY???????? This show has been doing the exact same thing for the better part of a decade, they dump people on some sort of tropical location and vote people off. What is the appeal after so many years? Does anyone remember who won the last seasons American Idol or Who was the Survior, or which B list celeb won DWTS? No, I will tell you why because today’s television viewer has the attention spam of a GNAT (irony noted). They watch every episode, talk about it then watch the 3 hour over hyped finale, turn off the TV and wait until the next American Idol premieres. People are obsessed with watching someone get there fifteen minutes but could care less about what they do after the show ends. Do people just watch these shows so they have something to gab about with there co-workers the next day?
It is not just my cable box that is ruined by this format it’s, facebook with people asking you to join a group that supports someone of American Idol. Twitter – with people sending our tweets with what is happening on DWTS (Dancing with the Star). It’s on the radio when I drive to work talking about who was still left on American Idol and what happened the following day. I cannot escape this bombardment of realily show filth it is everywhere I look and I cannot stand for it. I should really start a I hate American idol group of facebook and see how many people out there will join the cause.
American Idol is probably at the top of the reality show heap of cow shit. People watch the same thing year in and year out, which is making fun of people with no talent, finding someone that might be able to carry a tune, watching them butcher/destroy/shit on a classic Beatles track, get angry at Simon for making fun of there favorite singer, then again sitting through the over commercialize season finale which takes about 4 hours, then seeing the winner. After all of that by the end of the following week they wouldn’t be able to tell you who won, WHY? The person who won has fallen off the face of the earth (sorry I know that you have won this great prize but no one cares anymore you are now resorted to singing at the grand opening of some Zellers in middle America). I guess the winner puts out a CD a few months later but it won’t even make a blip on the billboard because nobody knows who you are anymore. Why does anyone even try out for this “show” anymore? The prize you win expires the minute after the show ends? Does anyone get it?
If you would like to enjoy some actual TV shows with Actors, Sets, Scripts, Writers, Directors. Please check out these great shows that I love to watch?
1. Rescue Me – Starring Dennis Leary. Its is about firefighters in New York – Season 5 just started but go buy/download/rent the first 4 seasons you will not be disappointed
2. Dextar – This show is about a nice, sweat, quite guy that is a forensic investigator who also happens to be a serial killer – Season 3 just finished but watch the first episode you will be hooked.
3. Nip Tuck - This show is about 2 plastic surgeons and there stranger cases – Season 5 just ended but check out the first 3 they're the best seasons.
To watch all the shows listed above you will have to have a pretty great cable package to get them but they’re all out on DVD so please if you are one of those reality show people do your self and your mind or favor and go pick up the DVD’s.
There are more shows on regular cable that are also great. The Office, How I Met your Mother, The Big Bang Theory, My Name is Earl, Family Guy, Two and Half Men, etc. I could go on.
Now, please I am begging you to try normal TV for a while. Please stop with the reality show love affair it has gone on long enough and your welcome.