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Reality TV is better
Matt Chiaramonte
Issue date: 4/18/08 Section: Opinion
Man, I love reality TV. It is quite possibly the best television ever created. "The West Wing" was pretty good and "The Office" is decent, but nothing compares to the dramatic and iconic world of "I Love New York 2."
Remember back when MTV and VH1 played music? That sucked. Who needs music when you have "Next"? The executives have finally come to their senses and replaced "Headbangers Ball" with "A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila." These geniuses have finally gotten rid of shows like "Behind the Music" and replaced them with gems like "True Life: My Stepmom is a Transvestite Stripper with an Eating Disorder."
Some people might say a show that puts two exes together in a hotel room while their significant others watch them on TV is dumbing down America. I beg to differ. I believe reality TV is great for our intellectual society. What could possibly be more beneficial than a 50-year-old rapper or a 45-year-old rocker playing STD hot potato with 20 blonde strippers from Orange County?
In case you are not familiar with some of these shows, let me help you out. It just would not be fair if everyone didn't have the chance to partake in the glory of reality TV. I will break shows down into three awesome categories. First, there are celebrity dating shows like "Rock of Love" 1 and 2, "I Love New York" 1 and 2, "Flavor of Love" 1, 2 and 3, "A Shot of Love" 1 and 2 and "That's Amore."
These shows take super-interesting D-list celebs and let them find love. Unfortunately, love never really seems to last, thus the second and third seasons. I do not understand how winning pole-dancing contests while being videotaped for VH1 does not make love last forever.
The next category also involves love but does not have the glitz and glamour of celebrities. Let's call this the half-hour avalanche of love category. And trust me, television does not get any better than this. With shows like "Next," "The Ex Effect" and "Exposed," everyday people participate in both intellectually and sexually stimulating games in the name of love. Could anything be more beautiful?
Remember back when MTV and VH1 played music? That sucked. Who needs music when you have "Next"? The executives have finally come to their senses and replaced "Headbangers Ball" with "A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila." These geniuses have finally gotten rid of shows like "Behind the Music" and replaced them with gems like "True Life: My Stepmom is a Transvestite Stripper with an Eating Disorder."
Some people might say a show that puts two exes together in a hotel room while their significant others watch them on TV is dumbing down America. I beg to differ. I believe reality TV is great for our intellectual society. What could possibly be more beneficial than a 50-year-old rapper or a 45-year-old rocker playing STD hot potato with 20 blonde strippers from Orange County?
In case you are not familiar with some of these shows, let me help you out. It just would not be fair if everyone didn't have the chance to partake in the glory of reality TV. I will break shows down into three awesome categories. First, there are celebrity dating shows like "Rock of Love" 1 and 2, "I Love New York" 1 and 2, "Flavor of Love" 1, 2 and 3, "A Shot of Love" 1 and 2 and "That's Amore."
These shows take super-interesting D-list celebs and let them find love. Unfortunately, love never really seems to last, thus the second and third seasons. I do not understand how winning pole-dancing contests while being videotaped for VH1 does not make love last forever.
The next category also involves love but does not have the glitz and glamour of celebrities. Let's call this the half-hour avalanche of love category. And trust me, television does not get any better than this. With shows like "Next," "The Ex Effect" and "Exposed," everyday people participate in both intellectually and sexually stimulating games in the name of love. Could anything be more beautiful?
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BECKY
posted 10/01/09 @ 4:20 AM CST
Such a good analysis of Reality TV!
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