"crappy reality show"...we hardly knew ye
ABC pulled it's reality show, welcome to the neighborhood, before it even premiered due to "controversy." apparently, it wasn't a good idea to film a neighborhood full of racists and bigots and force them to reconcile their prejudices. who knew?
i hardly have the energy to complain about the state of television anymore. it's summer, that means you can watch baseball OR any number of hastily thrown together, unorginal, and generally annoying programs labelled as "shocking" and "groundbreaking." label me as "bored."
forget the fact that reality televison is horrible at it's core. (note: no effort will be spent on my part in regard to the new "fox reality channel.") but now, the execs are touting the "importance" of these shows and they are trying to help society. the swan helped nobody. and while i'm just positive that the folks in the now defunct neigborhood will no doubt sign up for the GLAAD newsletter now that they have a more open view of others, america did not need this show.
i can only dream that this is the beginning of the end for the darkest age in american television...but somehow, i think my dream of winning wimbledon is a little more feasible.
i hardly have the energy to complain about the state of television anymore. it's summer, that means you can watch baseball OR any number of hastily thrown together, unorginal, and generally annoying programs labelled as "shocking" and "groundbreaking." label me as "bored."
forget the fact that reality televison is horrible at it's core. (note: no effort will be spent on my part in regard to the new "fox reality channel.") but now, the execs are touting the "importance" of these shows and they are trying to help society. the swan helped nobody. and while i'm just positive that the folks in the now defunct neigborhood will no doubt sign up for the GLAAD newsletter now that they have a more open view of others, america did not need this show.
i can only dream that this is the beginning of the end for the darkest age in american television...but somehow, i think my dream of winning wimbledon is a little more feasible.
posted by cade at 10:09 AM
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I hear the runner-up prize to 'neighborhood' was living next to The Bachelorette's Trista. Apparently she hasn't been on EVERY reality show just yet.
the neighbor on the other side could be omarosa...but then again, they're racists.
Most reprehensible reality program to date could very well have been The Swan, though I'm willing to wager, I Want to be a Hilton will give it a run for its money.
I stand by my earlier adapted motto:
"Reality television is the opiate of the masses."
come on come on folks! i am with you when youo bag on the man,
i am with you when you rag on corporate Christianity
i am with you when you go after wal-mart
but how dare you if it wasn't for reality tv then anti-social emotionally stunted persons like myself would have no hope of ever being on tv, with the exception of COPS.
i'm crying, murrow. literally crying.
When "Hell's Kitchen" premiered, I was so of the opinion: "God, I don't want to watch another a-hole make other people feel miserable."
Do you ever get the feeling that reality TV is the historical equivalent of the Roman Coliseum events? Think about it: lions tearing people apart vs. Nanny 911? Gladiator fights vs. Survivor? Not too much difference, really.
that's a great equation, krista. though it just makes me yearn for the days of "american gladiator." *sigh*
I LOVED American Gladiator. I was always fascinated by the size of the women.
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