Posted by Larry Hoover on February 5, 2007, at 6:57:33
In reply to Reality TV -- good or bad?, posted by Gee on February 4, 2007, at 11:38:27
> What do you think of reality tv? What do you think are the positive aspects of it, and what are the negitive? Do you think it's been good for our socity or is it just more "trash television"?
I find reality TV to be exploitative, and degrading. I get no thrill from seeing people humiliated, or from public examination of what should be private events. Moreover, the circumstances shown are often so contrived, I fail to understand why it is not call unreality TV.
That said, I have caught a few shows, and I sometimes find myself drawn as to a car wreck. Only thing is, those are people with real feelings. That is the real part. I generally find myself with a very sour feeling after glimpsing these shows. Even Amazing Race does that to me.
I think reality TV is an antisocial force. I think it will weaken our culture. But maybe I'm just an old f*rt.
Lar
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