Fake Reality

                                                        

            When you turn the television on today, almost every time it will be a pointless reality show playing. Television is not like it used to be, or maybe our form of entertainment is different than it used to be. If there is no sex, drama, or violence, than what’s the point of watching, right? Reality TV seems like a cheap way to entertain the millions, pumping America’s brains with unnecessary drama and raunchy behavior. I do not enjoy Reality TV, however I must admit I’ve fallen into the evil of it on occasion.  Reality Television can indeed be very informative and interesting, however that is only when it is in documentary form, like the ‘Discovery Channel’ or the ‘Travel Channel’.  Although, what Reality TV is in my mind, is mindless shows such as ‘America’s Next Model’, ‘Bad Girls Club’, ‘The Hills’ and so on.  

            Reality TV in the first place is never really ‘Reality’ anyway; it’s Hollywood! I have been in a few Reality shows myself and I was very surprised how scripted and fake they actually were. I hate how reality shows depict people, and it’s unsettling to think how America is depicted in Reality TV. It’s flat and plainly just annoying girls fighting, couples breaking up, shopping, and being pretty.  

            I enjoy shows that have an art to it, such as writing the story, casting the actors and editing. I like shows that have more to them then just random people being followed by cameras. Honestly I think Reality TV is dumbing down it’s viewers, especially the young ones. Imagine how many girls watch ‘The Hills’ and try and act like the girls in that show? Or even a scarier thought, how about the girls that watch the ‘Bad Girls Club’? Reality TV doesn’t show any morals, or doesn’t seem to have any point to it besides brainless TV watching.

            I do have to consider other forms of Reality TV however, like cooking shows, or home improvement shows. There is some good Reality TV out there, however I see that more as informative TV than Reality TV. I do enjoy nature shows and survivor shows too. However, even the survivor shows are fake. I remember when ‘Man v.s. Wild’ came to Hawaii to film. They were filming in the lava fields, which was right next to a populated highway.

            I want to see more actual television shows, however it seems like Reality TV is taking over. I honestly try to stay away from Popular Reality TV shows, especially the ones that portray women as sexual lunatics; there are a lot of those.  It irritates me to watch those kinds of shows, it’s boring to me. Like ‘The Hills’ for example, all it contains is rich kids going out to eat, hooking up, breaking up, and complaining; I don’t understand who those kids are and why America cares.

            If it was up to me, Television would consist of shows like I Love Lucy, American Horror Story, Friends, Workaholics and Misfits. I enjoy anything that you can tell people put effort and passion into. That’s the beauty of filmmaking; everyone comes together to make a story.