Reality television is invading television way too much. With the writer's strike, it's only getting worse. Personally, people are too addicted to American Idol and Survivor. Neither show has been very interesting for quite a while, but the addicts keep the garbage alive. The writer's strike is justified in my view, as they deserve to be paid for royalties and so on. The television companies need to just give in, and end this strike already.
There is way too much focus on celebrities in the United States. Go to a store, and you will find numerous gossip magazines. Turn the tv on: there is probably some sort of celebrity news show on. The paparazzi are paid to basically stalk celebrities for photos. Celebrities are to blame for this as well. They get large amounts of money for the first photo of their baby. That's just sick and wrong. Having a baby, shouldn't be another way to earn money. Also, it makes me a little sick that celebrities seem to be above the law at times. Numerous celebrities have been caught with drugs, sent to "rehab" and thats about it. Any other person would've recieved some sort of jail time. There is some celebrities that have gone to jail: but it's a small minority when you look at the huge amount that havent.
On the subject of money: pro athletes are paid too much. Why exactly is it reasonable that someone should get millions for his contract? Playing a sport (pro or not), should be about having fun, not how much money you can earn. Especially when they just blow the money on numerous houses, many cars and so on. Some donate to charities, but that doesn't justify the huge salaries. Teams will continue to do it, as long as they have the money. I enjoy it everytime the New York Yankees don't win the World Series (or even a playoff game), as it shows money doesn't always buy you a title. Overall, in baseball (and a few other sports at least): it's the same teams going to the playoffs due to the money. Salary caps should be in place, so every team is fair and it's not so predictable. However this probably wont happen ever, as the teams have the money to blow and there will always be greedy players out there.
Is anyone even reading this? I wonder that, as no one has commented yet on anything I've wrote.
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For a long time, I've wondered how I can hate reality shows, but love game shows, which it seem to be a form of reality show. I just realized that I think I like game shows because I as a viewer can play along. Nobody would watch Wheel of Fortune if they never showed us the puzzle board.
I'm not saying that I'm incapable of hating game shows, though. I just caught a glimpse of Duel the other night. I tuned as a commercial break was ending. The host introduced a contestant to each of the other contestants, and she had to choose one to play against. Then, the host asked a question, and the contestants took what felt like two or three minutes to choose answers. Then, the host discussed how confident the contestants felt with their answers. Then, one contestant lost, and the host introduced more contestants to her. Then we went back to commercials.
I can't watch a show where we only get one question between commercials. I'm all for exciting TV shows, but it can't be done through mindless pauses and idle chitchat.
One recent game show that is excellently fast-paced is Crosswords. Really, they waste no time there, and get through dozens of questions before the show ends. And it's fun to play along with, too.
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