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The Genius of Reality TV Survivor, Big Brother, Brides in Alaska -- America appears to be eating these shows up, right??? But, I have to ask, do people really watch these shows, or is it just the media telling us to watch and trying to make it a phenomenon? I’ve tuned in to a few of them to see what all the hoopla is about, and each time it’s gravely disappointing. Then it came to me, just why we are being inundated with these shows. A network accountant must have come up with the concept for Reaity TV, the premise of these shows is purely Thrift Entertainment, plain and simple. It’s all about the bling bling! Let me ask, what do you think it takes to produce one episode of ‘Friends’? Consider each of the annoying idiots (oh sorry 'Friends' fans, I mean STARS) on the show get about $1 million an episode, then there’s the cost of costumes, sets, studio space to hold the sets, writers to create the scripts, yada, yada, yada. That adds up, especially once a show has been on 5 or 6 seasons - those actors get greedy. Now consider reality TV - no actors, one small cash prize - even if it’s a million bucks thats for numerous episodes, and only one lucky chump is getting it. So there’s no pricy actors,just people hoping to find their fifteen minutes while stabbing their fellow contestants in the back - it’s the modern version of the Roman Collusium. The worst you got is some mediocre host, and what could they really cost per episode? Take Fear Factor as an example The prize is small, contestants are on only one episode, and the host is as low budget as they get. The stunts are set up on vacant back lots, public beaches, or islands in countries where the American dollar is King. There’s no script to worry about, no makeup or costumes, just wind up those Hollywood want-to-bes and watch as they fall for the mind games, say dumber stuff than any screenwriter could even come up with, and we are almost guarranteed a nude spread in a magazine once it’s all over. Ah Reality TV! What a concept! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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