ARRGH!

[chochiyo_sama]

So the first thing that meets my eyes as I fire up the old internet today is "Who did Jake pick, Vienna or Tenley?"

Well, my first thought is, Those names cannot be for real.  Who names their kid VIENNA?  Or Tenley?  Does she have a little brother named Twoley?  Threeley?  Fiveley?  Geez.

My second thought is Who the hell CARES?  I cannot believe people actually watch that shit.  Jeez.  Read a book or something.  ANYTHING!  Trim your toenails.  Pluck the dead leaves off your plants.  Do a crossword puzzle.  ANYTHING but watch those stupid (un)reality shows.  Please for the love of all that is holy.   

Why can't someone declare Jihad on reality TV?  That's a holy war I could support.  I'm not quite read to strap several sticks of dynamite to my chest and walk onto the set of The Bachelor, but I'd be willing to pass out pamphlets decrying it as the downfall of civilization. 

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Do you really want an answer?

[the_godiva]

You won't like the answer.

Money.

Reality shows are cheap. Even after paying the crew, awarding the prizes, etc. reality TV is still cheaper than really good quality TV like West Wing, House or even crappy TV like The Dukes of Hazzard.

It's cheap. Money is always the bottom line. If they can get viewers (how can anyone watch Big Brother?) or get sponsors (Biggest Loser?) that will cover costs and still leave a profit, they'll do it.

The latest is Jerry Seinfeld and C-list hasbeens pontificating on marriage, specifically taking sides in a spousal argument that most certainly should have been kept private. I hope it's canceled half way through the first episode.

Is it any wonder Sarah Palin gets votes and the Teabaggers are trying to be a political party? Between the drivel on TV and the overmedicating of HMOs it's not Brave New World or 1984 we should be worried about. It's Fahrenheit 451.

[daisycake.livejournal.com]

my brother made me watch the bachelor with him. it was really funny. it's just entertainment, don't get too worked up.