texasbumpkin Posted January 22, 2007 Posted January 22, 2007 I know that I watch alot of reality television. I watch from I Love NY on VH1 to Trauma Life in the ER, to MerrKat Manor on Animal Planet. My question for all of you is do you think that reality television reflects real life? And what show(s) do you feel do or do not do this? Tex
BobHH Posted January 23, 2007 Posted January 23, 2007 I don't watch anything labeled reality, because then it probably isn't (Just like the People's Republic of China is not by the people at all). How about American Chopper? Is that reality? Probably. It's pretty wild, but sort of fascinating.
Guy N. Heels Posted January 23, 2007 Posted January 23, 2007 I don't watch anything labeled reality, because then it probably isn't (Just like the People's Republic of China is not by the people at all). How about American Chopper? Is that reality? Probably. It's pretty wild, but sort of fascinating. Much like BobHH, I don't watch it either. Not because it isn't reality, but because it IS! I have more than enough stress in my life without artificially pumping things up. Speaking of pump... oh sorry, that's another thread. Keep on stepping, Guy N. Heels
asdf174 Posted January 23, 2007 Posted January 23, 2007 I don't watch it. Most of it is just drama and often has a little scriptting in it. Like on real world when they go out to bars and stuff MTV arranges for them to have free drinks. Drunk, attrative people=drama. And a friend of mines pointed this out to me yesterday, on a lot of those dating shows, like Next, and Flavor of Love, you see some of the same people. It's all good. ~Arron.
jmc Posted January 23, 2007 Posted January 23, 2007 "Reality TV" may be a look into events that are actually happening but it is a contrived reality at best. I do not find it interesting. Have a happy time!
sevenup Posted January 24, 2007 Posted January 24, 2007 Dear Texas, I hope not, if you have ever heard of "Big Brother " reality tv show, celebrity version or not , then i think the uk is completely fxxxxd up!
texasbumpkin Posted January 25, 2007 Author Posted January 25, 2007 I don't watch it. Most of it is just drama and often has a little scriptting in it. Like on real world when they go out to bars and stuff MTV arranges for them to have free drinks. Drunk, attrative people=drama. On these shows people may be given free things, like drinks at a bar, but would they not act that way that they are acting even if the cameras were not there???
asdf174 Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 On these shows people may be given free things, like drinks at a bar, but would they not act that way that they are acting even if the cameras were not there??? Maybe they very well could, I mean we all can get a little crazy when we're drunk, but the point I was trying to make is just the drama that some of these shows producers try to cause. I mean young attratve 20 something college kids getting FREE drinks. That is a perfect recipie for good ol raiting increasing reality tv drama. Which is why they do it. I do whole party, bar hopping, clubbing and I can only imagine the kinds of hilarity that would ensue if someone open pandora's box and gave my friends and I free alcohol at a bar. It's all good. ~Arron.
sevenup Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 asdf174, let me know when the free alcohol starts i'll be on the plane !
asdf174 Posted January 26, 2007 Posted January 26, 2007 asdf174, let me know when the free alcohol starts i'll be on the plane ! Yeah you and me both! It's all good. ~Arron.
inscapable Posted January 27, 2007 Posted January 27, 2007 Does reality television reflects real life? No way, man, least not my life. Some things, yeah, maybe. But most, no. Just a bunch of babies they grab off the street and throw them in some room. Wah-wah-wah.
johnieheel Posted January 27, 2007 Posted January 27, 2007 My life has been much happier without TV for 3 years now and I haven't missed a thing. I refuse to pay for a bunch of idiots to act stuped in front of millions of people and just how many news, talk shows, adds,and other worthless stations do you really need. Just think, if we didn't have remote control and had to get up to turn the channel, how big would the selector have to be for all the worthless stations? I would say bigger than the TV. Thars just me. I feel better now. Besides who has time for tv when there is a great and wonderfull website like this to play with all day? LOL real men wear heels
chris100575 Posted January 27, 2007 Posted January 27, 2007 I barely watch TV, and certainly not so-called reality shows. Most of them are carefully edited to show what the producers want you to see anyway. I did give Big Brother a go, but found it pretty boring. Chris
Fog Posted January 27, 2007 Posted January 27, 2007 Jonnieheels - your so right. I've got a tiny little telly - with only the four free channels on it. I watch it about once a month. I was sick last week and watched programmes about hapless people trying to sell junk in their garden and so on. And then big brother, watching a load of people sit in a house bitching at each other. I don't know how people find time to watch it. I hate it on as background - and I suppose that stemmed from my time as an ambulance man, where the telly would be on constantly in the station when we weren't out on a job. I'm lucky in that Mrs F feels exactly the same as me about it. I didn't have a telly for about a year, I left mine at a friend's house so I wouldn't have to pay the license. Now that was a job persuading the TV License people that I didn't have one. They eventually left me alone - after about six months of me inviting them to search my house.
inscapable Posted January 27, 2007 Posted January 27, 2007 My life has been much happier without TV for 3 years now and I haven't missed a thing. I refuse to pay for a bunch of idiots to act stuped in front of millions of people and just how many news, talk shows, adds,and other worthless stations do you really need. Just think, if we didn't have remote control and had to get up to turn the channel, how big would the selector have to be for all the worthless stations? I would say bigger than the TV. Thars just me. I feel better now. Besides who has time for tv when there is a great and wonderfull website like this to play with all day? LOL Is cool, man. I'm about ready to chuck megavision for megareality, know what I'm saying? I spent to much time behind the tube. Bout time I spent time hanging with my friends instead of making excuses, watching this movie or that.
asdf174 Posted January 29, 2007 Posted January 29, 2007 I watch a lot of cartoons, like the Adult Swim shows on Cartoon network. Watch some music videos. I try to watch the news and read the news as well. But for the most part my TV stays on Cartoon Network. I wish there was a Hong Kong action movie channel. I don't like any of the sitcoms, or Dramas that are comming on nowadays. Don't know why. They just don't appeal to me for some odd reason. It's all good. ~Arron.
muddypaws Posted February 3, 2007 Posted February 3, 2007 asdf174, let me know when the free alcohol starts i'll be on the plane ! I don't watch REALITY or soaps, both are not reality. It's all fixed. As for free booze, or happy dreams!!!!!!!! Muddypaws:upset:
JeffB Posted February 4, 2007 Posted February 4, 2007 I stick to sports, the ultimate in reality television. The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat and the jealousy of what pro athletes make! HA! I don't want to LOOK like a woman, I just want to DRESS like a woman!
texasbumpkin Posted February 14, 2007 Author Posted February 14, 2007 I stick to sports, the ultimate in reality television. Would you consider sporting events on the tele reality television?? Here in America sometimes they are just as fixed as the reality TV shows. (there was the guy - I think that it was Jonny Bench - that got busted for throwing his own games because he had bet on them)
JNR Posted February 14, 2007 Posted February 14, 2007 Hmm! I didn't realize he had "thrown" his games. I thought he just bet on his team to win. Oh well, live and learn.
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