The main problem is that the people on those programs turn out thinking they’re stars, and some have become infamous! They’re usually either manipulated or very manipulative. Either way they’re mostly a waste of space and time.
The thing that is most annoying about reality shows besides being scripted is the constant going back and forth between the action and the 1-1 commentary. ie: so here we are at …… watch a scene then 20 seconds later commentary then back to the action and so on.
I watched about 15 minutes of Survivor before I came to the realization that the venue meant nothing. It was not about surviving in the wild, it was all about that great American pastime, stabbing other people in the back and looking out for number one.
I decided that I could get all that drama for real at the office.
If our ancestors followed the script of survival of the fittest instead of cooperating, we’d be extinct. In fact some of us did go extinct.
In a one-on-one matchup between a Cro-Magnon (our ancestors) and a Neanderthal. My money is on the latter. Neanderthals were hardier, stronger, and had a brain size on par with ours , so probably equally as intelligent.
Where the Neanderthals came up short was in speech. The shape of their larynx (voice box) indicates that if they could speak, it would be with difficulty. Speech is the basis for organization and cooperation. Neanderthals seldom lived in communities larger than an extended family. We went on to form tribes, cities, empires and nations.
It was essentially designed as “writerless TV”. Cheaper to make than the average game show and without the pesky studio audience. They are intended to entertain people so bored they will watch envy dry.
rcham2k 4 days ago
aint that the truth
oldpine52 4 days ago
Reality TV: the biggest oxymoron ever.
Nuke Road Warrior 4 days ago
The only thing real about reality TV ia the TV part.
blunebottle 4 days ago
My son was in one of those. Said, they told him to stand in a certain spot and look like he’s busy.
Freebyrd1 4 days ago
The main problem is that the people on those programs turn out thinking they’re stars, and some have become infamous! They’re usually either manipulated or very manipulative. Either way they’re mostly a waste of space and time.
dcdete. 4 days ago
They had TV, whether reality or made up sitcoms, way back in the B.C. millennium?
I never knew that Philo Farnsworth (or was it John Logie Baird) lived that long ago!
Farside99 4 days ago
This is the basis for the entire TV / movie / social influencer genre (and the people who fall for this cr@p)!
Ron Dunn Premium Member 4 days ago
The thing that is most annoying about reality shows besides being scripted is the constant going back and forth between the action and the 1-1 commentary. ie: so here we are at …… watch a scene then 20 seconds later commentary then back to the action and so on.
njchris 4 days ago
If there is a camera present to record the scene then it is not reality
CountOlaf2.0 Premium Member 4 days ago
Shows for people who have never lived a day in reality. Like delusional Liberal mushrooms.
Wizard of Ahz-no relation 4 days ago
so glad this trend has pretty much burned out
GiantShetlandPony 4 days ago
Sadly, those stupid shows are changing how people behave in the real world, and not for the better.
airbrushingsunshine 4 days ago
AKA Fake shows
Zebrastripes 4 days ago
Dumbing down America
Take a real hard look at what’s on the boob tube!
You’re welcome!
wirepunchr 4 days ago
@ Countolaf: Trolls gotta troll.
ChessPirate 4 days ago
Wellll, the New Reality is Unreality… ㋛
davidlwashburn 4 days ago
A bunch of geniuses just put one of those in the White House. Nice going.
sandpiper 4 days ago
From all the above and what I have heard, most reality tv has a lot in common with Candid Camera
dflak 4 days ago
I watched about 15 minutes of Survivor before I came to the realization that the venue meant nothing. It was not about surviving in the wild, it was all about that great American pastime, stabbing other people in the back and looking out for number one.
I decided that I could get all that drama for real at the office.
If our ancestors followed the script of survival of the fittest instead of cooperating, we’d be extinct. In fact some of us did go extinct.
In a one-on-one matchup between a Cro-Magnon (our ancestors) and a Neanderthal. My money is on the latter. Neanderthals were hardier, stronger, and had a brain size on par with ours , so probably equally as intelligent.
Where the Neanderthals came up short was in speech. The shape of their larynx (voice box) indicates that if they could speak, it would be with difficulty. Speech is the basis for organization and cooperation. Neanderthals seldom lived in communities larger than an extended family. We went on to form tribes, cities, empires and nations.
cracker65 4 days ago
True comic
rusty231 Premium Member 4 days ago
Hey folks try watching “Impractical Jokers” it’s hilarious and takes your mind off reality
rshive 4 days ago
But they watch TV a lot.
rockyridge1977 4 days ago
Drama TV!!!!!
ladykat 4 days ago
True!
ellisc 4 days ago
Welcome to the Left Coast!
wolfgang73 4 days ago
Nothing real about them
MuddyUSA Premium Member 4 days ago
Hmmm, a lusty chest for a cave woman!
mistercatworks 4 days ago
It was essentially designed as “writerless TV”. Cheaper to make than the average game show and without the pesky studio audience. They are intended to entertain people so bored they will watch envy dry.
Silence Dogood Premium Member 4 days ago
“The Apprentice” comes to mind…
mindjob 4 days ago
I watched Naked and Afraid even though I knew no one was in any real danger. Still entertaining
zeexenon 4 days ago
A U.S.A Politician requirement combined with the ability to look anyone in the eye and convince them that they are at the center of the Solar System.
bobfjr 4 days ago
Huh! I though they said realty…
samadartson 4 days ago
Also known as “Congressional Hearings.”
klapre 4 days ago
Anyone who thinks everyone of these shows don’t have a script needs to wake up.
62kathleenhicks 4 days ago
Truth there!
eddi-TBH 4 days ago
Reality programs are cheaper to make. No professional actors to pay.