Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Reality Shows

I'm letting be known now that I am not a fan of most reality shows, Reality shows even have a designated showing night: Wednesday nights. They are not reality because they have scripts; have you ever seen somebody do something real like get killed on a reality show? Ever?

Here's a listing of the following types of people that are typically cast for these shows:

  • The intelligent one
  • The sensible one
  • The crazy one (AKA the Attention Whore)
  • The general Whore
  • The Introvert
  • The Extrovert
  • The Gay guy (or girl)
  • The Traditionalist (the anti-gay guy or girl)
Lastly, but certainly not least, the Token Black Guy/Girl!

Exhibit A:



This is one of several types of people usually cast on reality shows. Try to guess which type this one is!

When casting for most any reality show, people with these personality types are a must and are added so they can not only make sure the show's producers get more representation of what the population is, but to guarantee conflict on every airing, and thusly, high ratings.

There are many different kinds of reality shows, but since Survivor is one of the more popular ones, I call every type of show a "Survivor" show, much like when somebody calls an suv a "Jeep" (Jeeps is a name of an automotive manufacturer). For example:

  • Big Brother (An inside a house "Survivor")
  • The Simple Life (An attention whore, fly on the wall "Survivor")
  • Deadliest Catch (Professional activities "Survivor")
  • Real Chance of Love (Elimination/Game Show "Survivor")
  • I love New York (Dating based competition "Survivor")
  • America's Next Top Model (Job Search "Survivor")
  • The Contender (Sports (boxing) "Survivor")
  • The Biggest Loser (Self Improvement (Makeover) "Survivor")
  • Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (House Renovation "Survivor")
  • Wife Swap (A Social Experiment "Survivor")

My biggest complaint, aside from the lack of true reality, scripted as these shows are, is that these shows are all the same and there's nothing that differentiates the shows. Also, there are too damn many of these shows, but I guess if people didn't watch, there wouldn't be these studio execs giving birth to more abortions of this kind on TV. Oh well...

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