Jersey Shore seems to be the next big phenomenon on MTV and this is one reality show that I refuse to watch. If that is the youth of today I am ashamed because it seems like all they represent is promiscuity, ignorance, bad hair and too much spray tanning. Not that the Real Housewives are a good representation of the adults of today, most of them are spiteful, materialistic and selfish. But all that "wrong" has me hooked.
I'm not sure what it is about reality TV that makes it so popular. Some people say it's because we aren't happy with our real lives, but I don't agree with that. I think maybe it's just the desire to see how the other half lives even if it isn't the better half.
Whether it's watching a woman with 4 nannies for 2 children or grown women constantly backstabbing or a bunch of "kids" from Jersey partying hard reality TV is a HUGE phenomenon that seems to attract more viewers than prime time television.
It isn't mentally stimulating and to me that's part of the reason I enjoy it. If I want to be mentally stimulated there is always PBS or National Geographic and I often tune into these channels as well. But every Sunday and Thursday night it's Bravo for me and my friends as we get to know the "Real" Housewives just a little bit more.
I have to admit that I'm a Jersey Shore addict, however while watching I often find myself wondering if that was my daughter how would I feel. I wonder how there parents react to everything they show on t.v. I'm not real sure why i'm hooked on reality tv, and not just Jersey Shore, I watch alot of them. I guess maybe because my life is not full of excitement I watch to see all the drama they have. I guess I myself don't like drama in my own life but love to watch it on television.
ReplyDeleteI also like to watch Jersey Shore, and feel that they may act in ways that aren't right just as people do in the Real Housewives.Both of these shows are entertainment, and just as Jersey Shore puts on a bad impression, The Real Housewives do too (I'm assuming from "most of them are spiteful, materialistic and selfish" I've never actually watched this show.)
ReplyDeleteWhat is the primary emotion that you feel when you watch these shows? Is it happiness? Disgust? Envy? I think it's probably the emotion of the show that attracts you, more than the content of the show itself.
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