Reality TV is here to stay
November 24th 2007 08:20
You may not watch Big Brother but you may watch Wife Swap. Likewise, Australian/South African/ Finnish Idol may not tickle your fancy but one of those dating shows might. It's there; somewhere in the TV programs of choice section of your brain, a reality show lurks.
The reasons for this obsession with axing script writers may have started with wanting a break form the predictable or unrealistic dramas that grace/d our screen, but now can be attributed to anything from having nothing better to do to imagining how you would react in a participant's situation. Oh and let's not forget the personalities we love and love to hate. If it's one of those interactive shows where you can vote people on or off, I'm sure there have bee more than a few instances where a person's looks have been their only saving grace.
But if a competitor is not easy on the eye, fear not; they may be exceptionally good at starting drama. Now, this could get them booted off do to excessive annoyingness or it could turn them into the face of a show just because the viewers need an outlet for their rage. If you feel like telling you boss where to stick their deadline or show that sales assistant what an angry customer really looks like but can't; flick on your TV and hurl abuse at the next thing that moves- it really is quite therapeutic.
And being part of Generation Look at Me, let's into pretend like we don't all want our 15 minutes of fame. TVs exist in almost every home in Australia, so you have an audience of about 20 million potential viewers and that's not counting international fans that can watch your antics on the web. Sure, you could do your thing and label it a party trick, or you could do you thing on a show such as Australia's Got Talent and gain money and fame from it. Hey, it beats going to work.
Now I'd love to stay and blog longer but I have some unique reality TV that I'm off to watch, namely the Federal Election coverage.
The reasons for this obsession with axing script writers may have started with wanting a break form the predictable or unrealistic dramas that grace/d our screen, but now can be attributed to anything from having nothing better to do to imagining how you would react in a participant's situation. Oh and let's not forget the personalities we love and love to hate. If it's one of those interactive shows where you can vote people on or off, I'm sure there have bee more than a few instances where a person's looks have been their only saving grace.
But if a competitor is not easy on the eye, fear not; they may be exceptionally good at starting drama. Now, this could get them booted off do to excessive annoyingness or it could turn them into the face of a show just because the viewers need an outlet for their rage. If you feel like telling you boss where to stick their deadline or show that sales assistant what an angry customer really looks like but can't; flick on your TV and hurl abuse at the next thing that moves- it really is quite therapeutic.
And being part of Generation Look at Me, let's into pretend like we don't all want our 15 minutes of fame. TVs exist in almost every home in Australia, so you have an audience of about 20 million potential viewers and that's not counting international fans that can watch your antics on the web. Sure, you could do your thing and label it a party trick, or you could do you thing on a show such as Australia's Got Talent and gain money and fame from it. Hey, it beats going to work.
Now I'd love to stay and blog longer but I have some unique reality TV that I'm off to watch, namely the Federal Election coverage.
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