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I really despise reality TV shows. Contrived reality.


neal

... Ya know, I missed that part of American culture.

For better I'm pretty sure.

ruckman101 wrote:I really despise reality TV shows. Contrived reality.
neal

Me, too. Best thing you can do is fight back. Use your knowledge of production to describe to naive viewers exactly how these "reality" shows are made. I've pissed off many a viewer with a quick rundown on how "Survivor" is photographed.

"What? They have caterers?"

What does a funny stop sign have to do with reality tv? Did I miss something (again)?
Geez ya just can't touch this.

http://www.aetv.com/hammertime/

MC has his own reality tv show. Of course titled "Hammertime". Not my cup of tea. Even in his prime, MC Hammer never did much for me.


neal

Oh geez. My photo isn't funny then.

Works for me. I wanted to stop him when he started.


neal

I was visiting an elderly aunt when the last episode of the first season of Survivor played. There was a bunch of younger people there that I had never met. I correctly predicted the winner and when they asked how I knew, I told it was all a set-up, and that the winner was determined by the media wanting to spoon-feed us their politically-correct agenda of the day, not by skill.
Never watched another one, saving untold hours better spent on non-TV activities.
So actually I'd never heard of Hammertime till now but you're saying it's a reality show. Where did they get that classification? Who are they fooling? Anyone?

If I remember right, the winner of the 1st survivor was Richard Hatch, a gay man who later went to jail for not paying taxes on his winnings, how is this an example of, "the winner was determined by the media wanting to spoon-feed us their politically-correct agenda of the day, not by skill." ?

As your argument makes no sense to me.

That comment about them rigging Survivor to promote a pro-gay agenda is ridiculous.

Hambone- I loved the Stop sign fwiw. I still giggle about the sign behind the bike shop in Bloomington that someone took a paint marker to so it said "One Way... to rock."

And a few weeks ago I saw one that said "don't STOP believin"

Follow the money.


neal

Follow the leader.

Simon says ... .

You put your right foot in, you put your ... .

Dang it, what if the hokey pokey is what it's all about?



neal

RSorak 71Westy wrote:If I remember right, the winner of the 1st survivor was Richard Hatch, a gay man who later went to jail for not paying taxes on his winnings, how is this an example of, "the winner was determined by the media wanting to spoon-feed us their politically-correct agenda of the day, not by skill." ?

As your argument makes no sense to me.

At the time I felt every time I turned on the tube there was a pro-gay message coming at me. My comment was not about Richard Hatch or tax evasion, or the pro-gay topic either; it was about the media being used to steer the minds of the population. I don't care whether someone is gay; my point was that I don't like being told via the media what is the current correct way to view the world. I want to think my positions through on my own, sometimes with sensible debate with others i.e. use my brain, and not be pablumized.

Jim