Re: Back to Chat

I think another reason it's called reality is that it is actually
happening rather than being acted out, despite how contrived it is. The
bits of them I've seen on commercials or in brief channel surfing
indicates people being pitted against each other in bizarre contests,
resulting in lots of backstabbing, lunacy, and as Jim mentioned,
humiliation. I've heard they have vaguely similar shows in poorer
countries in which people throng for the chance to debase themselves by,
for example, licking someone's feet for $20. They are so desperate, they
will do that, even though in their culture it's one of the worst things
they could do. Networks create these shows for 2 reasons. Production
costs are much cheaper than filming a drama or comedy or whatever and
because, for reasons I simply cannot fathom, society seems to want to
see it.


Kitty

-- Pam Evans <gardenqueen@gmail.com> wrote:
Hmm, all this business escapes me.  Oh well, I'm weird.

On 12/2/05, Donna <gossiper@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> They don't want that much 'reality' LOL!
>
> Donna
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > I don't watch TV, but I hear people talking at work about all these
> > reality
> > shows.  Doesn't it strike anyone else as ironic that people watch the
> > escapist boob tube for so called reality??  I tell them - you want
> > reality,
> > turn that stupid box off and walk outside.  Talk to your neighbors, walk
> > around the block, hello!!   Needless to say, most of my co-workers think
> > I'm
> > quite bonkers.
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
> message text UNSUBSCRIBE GARDENCHAT
>
>


--
Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A

---------------------------------------------------------------------
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE GARDENCHAT

---------------------------------------------------------------------
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE GARDENCHAT
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index