I have come to realize...

[CGM]

I suppose a lot of what constitutes reality tv is based on the premise that famous people are inherently more interesting in their day to day lives than "ordinary people". This is a fallacy. Most often you get famous movie stars away from the camera, or rock stars off the stage or out of the studio, and they're just as boring as we are.

Paris Hilton is a bit of an anomoly, a member of that new breed who are famous solely because of their famousness. No talent whatsoever. You wonder how they ever got famous. And their lives become inseparable from the concept of reality tv, because with it they'd be nothing.

Sometimes reality tv is rather funny. I thought the Osbournes was a hoot. Hulk Hogan and Gene Simmons reality tv are boring as hell.

Yeah a lot of reality tv exists because "we" like to see stars take a fall, e.g. Britney Spears.

American Idol is pure shit, it's a glorified Karaoke/Gong show.

So yeah Lyle, I'm pretty much with you, but I don't seem to get as worked up about it.

[El Kabong]

American Idol is pure shit, it's a glorified Karaoke/Gong show.

So yeah Lyle, I'm pretty much with you, but I don't seem to get as worked up about it.

Well think about it, the music being PUSHED on the people is pure shit and it's due to stuff like American Idol.

I'm sorry if I get worked up but whenever I think about what people may hate about America or Americans in general I look no further than MTV's "The Real World"....I hate THOSE Americans too and I am American.

[CGM]

American Idol is pure shit, it's a glorified Karaoke/Gong show.

So yeah Lyle, I'm pretty much with you, but I don't seem to get as worked up about it.

Well think about it, the music being PUSHED on the people is pure shit and it's due to stuff like American Idol.

I'm sorry if I get worked up but whenever I think about what people may hate about America or Americans in general I look no further than MTV's "The Real World"....I hate THOSE Americans too and I am American.

no need for Sorry bud, and I do see your point about the image of America abroad, but consider this...

I don't think what you see on American reality tv is any dumber than what you see on some of the Brit games shows where people totally debase themselves for a bit of cash. And it certainly can't be any worse than some of the Japanese stuff I've seen.

We Canadians of course are above all that nonsense.

[El Kabong]

I like Japanese Gameshows....at least have SKILL to win!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxXLF6114Y0

[Kirkland Laing]

I can't watch any of that stuff. I don't want to know who the nation's best karaoke singer is or watch somebody getting their tits out to get in the papers.

[El Kabong]

I can't watch any of that stuff. I don't want to know who the nation's best karaoke singer is or watch somebody getting their tits out to get in the papers.

Well we finally find something to agree on...have some rep you ol' SOB

[CFH]

I can't watch any of that stuff. I don't want to know who the nation's best karaoke singer is or watch somebody getting their tits out to get in the papers.

Well we finally find something to agree on...have some rep you ol' SOB

[Kirkland Laing]

I can't watch any of that stuff. I don't want to know who the nation's best karaoke singer is or watch somebody getting their tits out to get in the papers.

Well we finally find something to agree on...have some rep you ol' SOB

I agree with you about Arreola too.

[RP33]

American Idol is pure shit, it's a glorified Karaoke/Gong show.

So yeah Lyle, I'm pretty much with you, but I don't seem to get as worked up about it.

Well think about it, the music being PUSHED on the people is pure shit and it's due to stuff like American Idol.

I'm sorry if I get worked up but whenever I think about what people may hate about America or Americans in general I look no further than MTV's "The Real World"....I hate THOSE Americans too and I am American.

i've only been saying all this for years now.. minus the being fed to the lions part.

90% of music on the radio is pure garbage.. talentless garbage.. The 10% that is good is the very very few bands that sneak through the cracks and have a good radio hit, and of course the classic music stations..

as far as TV goes, it's true, it's just completely terrible.. Paris Hilton's My BFF.. like, are you kidding? I enjoy watching movies on TV, i enjoy watching sports, i enjoy a certain few HBO shows, and the history channel/natgeo etc.. besides that it's just so sad to know that the majority of the channels is what our society is watching daily..

thing is, i don't even think the real world is THAT bad.. i mean, yes, it's based on getting viewers by causing as much drama as possible, but at least it's "real".. it's not scripted, i've had friends on the show.. i think there are a lot of worse shows, specifically on mtv, that are worse than the real world, that still get a ton of viewers.