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hot_pastrami · 01-14-2004, 01:18 PM

As far as I'm concerned, all TV is missable. I only turn on the TV when it is immediately followed by turnnig on the DVD player. Of course my wife loves TV, so I get some second-hand television from time to time, but luckily she has the same low opinion as I do when it comes to reality TV.

I have never watched any "reality TV" (though I DID design a website for one of the Bachelorettes from Season 2 of the Bachelor, having never watched the show), but I have read a little about them out of morbid curiosity. I am convinced that almost all of them are fully scripted. I just don't think people will do that crap while a camera is pointed at them, transmitting their actions to the world, unless they're following a script. Frankly, if it wasn't scripted, I don't think things would be interesting enough to make a TV show out of.

One exampe is the shudder-inspiring "reality show" called "Temptation Island." Do you really think someone would voluntarily cheat on their significant other on national television? They'd be labelled a whore (or man-whore) for the rest of their days, and never have hope for a meaningful relationship ever again.

Or maybe I'm wrong. It happens frequently.

01-14-2004, 01:18 PM	#28
hot_pastrami I am meaty Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 1,119	As far as I'm concerned, all TV is missable. I only turn on the TV when it is immediately followed by turnnig on the DVD player. Of course my wife loves TV, so I get some second-hand television from time to time, but luckily she has the same low opinion as I do when it comes to reality TV. I have never watched any "reality TV" (though I DID design a website for one of the Bachelorettes from Season 2 of the Bachelor, having never watched the show), but I have read a little about them out of morbid curiosity. I am convinced that almost all of them are fully scripted. I just don't think people will do that crap while a camera is pointed at them, transmitting their actions to the world, unless they're following a script. Frankly, if it wasn't scripted, I don't think things would be interesting enough to make a TV show out of. One exampe is the shudder-inspiring "reality show" called "Temptation Island." Do you really think someone would voluntarily cheat on their significant other on national television? They'd be labelled a whore (or man-whore) for the rest of their days, and never have hope for a meaningful relationship ever again. Or maybe I'm wrong. It happens frequently. __________________ Hot Pastrami!