tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4708435771685653271.post48094119476959811..comments2011-03-24T10:51:59.696-04:00Comments on Musings Of A Madman: I Wish The "Real World" Would Just Stop Hassling MeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4708435771685653271.post-63590231024581730452011-03-01T14:49:44.228-05:002011-03-01T14:49:44.228-05:00oh this is an ugly truth, that the advent of reali...oh this is an ugly truth, that the advent of reality tv has cost writers and actors jobs. but, sometimes i think it also was a reaction against tv being too phony. all the lavish sets and perfect bodies and fake sounding dialogue and corny laugh tracks and re-tread plots. in my best moods, i like to think that. my mom always says she doesn't understand why you would want to watch anyone else's life but your own. she TOTALLY doesn't get it. reality tv is cheap. no costumes to sew or sets to build. no agents to deal with or temperamental stars. i think it can be done well, i really loved "my life on the d-list" and i love competitive reality shows like "dancing with the stars" (don't hate me, you know i was a dancer) and "top chef" all the other ones are just jerry springer spin offs. the equivalent of marching the town fool through the square to be mocked and ridiculed. it's the circus maximus, where we can feel like emperors belittling and judging the plebes. ick.tales from the polehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096452255334089167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4708435771685653271.post-25470721448426075752011-02-28T09:09:23.799-05:002011-02-28T09:09:23.799-05:00I don't care what anyone says, we were separat...I don't care what anyone says, we were separated at birth and that's that. I hate Reality TV with a passion. It's like our generation's brain dead soap operas.Ashley Councilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03540014363749903145noreply@blogger.com