Reality TV Rant
What is the deal with ex- Survivor contestants appearing on other reality TV shows? Last night, while watching the Academy Awards, I saw an oft-repeated ad for the newest season of The Amazing Race. The ad featured "Boston" Rob and Amber from Survivor. All right, I'll admit that I used to be a Survivor junkie. However, I detoxed two seasons ago after the end of Survivor:All Stars. Anyhow, for anyone that's not familiar with the Survivor series, Rob and Amber hooked up during the All Stars series. They ended up placing first and second and to top it off, Rob proposed to Amber on live TV during the finale. Cold hearted snake (in the eternal words of Paula Abdul - hah!) that I am, I did not find this romantic. It only made me realize just how much these people crave the spotlight... I mean, they'll do anything to attract attention! These 2 subject themselves to 2 seasons of Survivor, they get engaged on live national TV, advertise their wedding plans in People magazine. And now they're appearing in another reality TV show! Which brings me back to my original point...
So Rob and Amber will now be appearing on The Amazing Race. The ad was rather amusing. The voice-over guy says something to the effect of "... featuring Rob and Amber!... and other memorable couples." as in, who cares about the other contestants, we've got Rob and Amber! Between the 2 of them, they have already won over $1 million and a couple of cars, if memory serves me correctly. But don't quote me on that one. What's next?!
As I was flipping through the Montreal Gazette this afternoon, I noticed an ad for an upcoming episode of Fear Factor (the most awful reality TV show ever made, in my humble opinion - I mean, how long can anyone possible enjoy watching people retch on inedible substances they are being forced to ingest?) Anyhow, smiling out at me from that ad was none other than Ethan and Jenna, another famous (although lesser so) couple from Survivor who were also in the All Star series. Here's the kicker: they are BOTH previous Survivor winners. I don't want to sound ungracious, but hopefully Jenna can put on a happy face during this round on TV. Throughout her 2 previous Survivor experiences, she was constantly worried about her dying mother. Understandable, but why go if you're so worried? Anyhow, she actually quit All Stars to be with her mother, who died shortly after. Anyway, now she can get back on reality TV worry free! Wow, that does sound pretty heartless.
I guess it just boggles my mind that these people live their lives hopping from 1 reality TV show to another, and at times, neglecting the important things, such as family. Are these people so starry eyed that they're willing to subject themselves to... whatever, just to get some recognition? And is that how you really want to be remembered? As being filthy, starving and hairy on some island or choking an a pig's uterus? Come on! Well, I'm sure that some Survivor contestants are approached by different networks to be on their shows because they are already familiar to most of North America. I suppose it's an effort to help boost their ratings. Oh my. I suppose eventually we'll have to start recycling all of our reality TV stars and we'll always see the same people appearing over and over again! We'll have a new class of celebrity: Reality TV Stars... they could have their own awards show!
posted by Nancy @ 6:34 PM
4 Comments:
I share your distain whole-heartedly, Nan. Some part of the appeal of these shows is supposed to be that the people on them are just like you and me. But they are pathetic losers, who are serving no purpose in this world. Thankfully, I can't relate. And they, and the people who make these shows, actualy have no concept of what "reality" is.
Isn't it obvious? This isn't reality TV. This is TV without good dialogue, without plot, without meaning, without substance, without value. And if that's your reality, then you should probably start taking some anti-depressants.
I think I'll have to both agree and disagree with Aurora and Chrissy on this one. Admittedly, I was addicted to Survivor for a long time, until it got repetitive. It's true that they really don't represent real people, because they're all so extroverted and hence, amusing to watch. So maybe they actually do have a "purpose in the world", contrary to Aurora's comment. They're purpose is to act like a bunch of fools on national television so we can laugh at them!
IT DOESNT MATTER if a group of no-hopers where stranded on an island together or stuck in a house together, The concept of the matter is Reality TV - A Tool of an Evil Americo-Zionist Plot to take over the world. and i can tell you this plot is destroying peoples minds far more than Weed, P, or acid could ever do, even when all 3 are used prolonged and/or combined.
The purpose of Reality TV is this: take 10, maybe 20 spoilt rich attention starved 20 something sons and daughters of Accountants, Doctors, CEO's, Judges, Lawyers or Dentists, but the catch is they have to be trendy and good looking, not only to boost the ratings but for other people to copy what they where. These sick bastards can never do a thing wrong and are seldomly if ever stopped by police for random traffic checks - oh yeh thats right, its daddys car or its there car that daddy gave them for his/her birthday or on daddys credit card, The Viewers are sucked in by this evil propaganda of death - They must "Vote Off" the least significant "star" of the show or "Contestant" each and every week. then it repeats itself until the last person wins a prize of some sort. This concept is actually sick so they disguise the latest reality show as a "game show" but in reality it is far from a game show - I Mean how sick can people get, slags wearing nearly next to nothing, trendy young males showing off there anatomy on TV, two "stars" sleeping together and performing disgusting "acts" on TV - Even during prime time (dinner time) - Its all a plot by the Zionist entity to destroy civilisation by using "Young Infidels" as there tool to destroy the world. The "Stars" of these Reality Shows are Starved for Attention low lives who cannot get any attention elsewhere or there preppie mates said to them "hey why dont you go along and join (enter reality show here)Highly sick and evil.
Remember they hey-day of Game Shows, rather than rewarding who has the biggest dong, sleeps with the most fellow stars, or flashes her babylons around the most in front of the camera, Game Shows of the early 90s Sale of the Centuary, Face the Music, even the classic Its in the Bag rewarded Knowlege. Sadly Reality Shows often cover themselves up by using the term "Game Show" of which exploits the entire genre of television competitions.
The most recent trend in Reality Programming is (enter country here) Idol, This not only gives Untalented Starved-For-Attention Rich kids a further opportunity to exploit there peers but alot of TRUE bands and artists who actually have TALENT and many years of musical exp. behind them are struggling to make a dollar yet alone get a gig while these no-hoper "Beautiful people" where just hand picked off the street because the TV Execs. know that there daddys are rich managers or are in a highly respected occupation.
As mentioned The "stars" of Reality TV Shows are all spoilt, well to do, rich kids aged between 17 and 29, as long as they are clean shaven, have big dongs or Babylons, are thin and good looking, they are put on TV - In all these cases these Attention Starved low lives' Mummys and daddys are in the Legal, Finiancial or Medical Professions so they pull strings to get there precious spoilt starved-for-attention little darlings on TV. Its these kids who get away with everything, They are never stopped by the fuzzy muff (not even for a random WoF and Reg Checks) while delinquents there age and Indigenous people of all ages driving vehicles that ar eonly in their budget range are harrassed and often searched by the Fuzzy Muff for no other reason.
Theres no doubt about it - Reality TV is a serious criminal Offence and anybody at all who associates themselves with it - The stars, the producers, the camera operators, the Hosts/Narrators, Audience even the viewers are Considered Criminals, They all must be purged from the face of the earth, as such filth can never be tolerated for eternity.
Hoo haw, it looks like I've managed to push someone's buttons! Thanks for the comment, "Anonymous", I've certainly gained some perspective!
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