The Reality of Reality Shows

Usually I'm not a chick who's into meaningless Reality Shows, but this past weekend, I got sucked into watching them. It's kind of like seeing an accident..even if you don't want to watch it, you can't look away. It was an all time low for Desi Diva :)

I'm not sure if any of you have seen the Surreal Life (VH1), but apparently there's a spin off from last season (yes, as if we want to suffer any more). It's called "Strange Love" and its follows the relationship of Flavor Flav (the guy from Public Enemy with the huge clock necklace and the infamously creepy gold teeth) and Brigitte Nielson (the once upon a time wife of Sylvester Stallone who now is old, played out looking with the fakest boobs ever). I don't know what kept me watching through that episode..was it seeing two people who you'd never, in a million years, imagine being together? I'm not sure. I have to say though, that Flavor Flav is one of the crustiest men I've ever seen. He's short and creepy looking and always is screaming " Flaaaaaaaaavor Flav!". Groan.

If that wasn't bad enough, I watched an even crappier show called "Tommy Lee Goes To College". Yes, it was the beginning of the end. Just the title spells disaster. The show sucked. I was bored as hell. Enough said.

I'm not sure what's happening to T.V. but it seems to be getting worse. Once upon a time, there actually were decent shows. Now you have to sift through a lot of crap just to find something worth your time. Flip. Flip. My remote control gets a workout more than I do. The only ones I that I think are good are Apprentice and Amazing Race. But even Apprentice is going down the toilet lately, with people like Omarosa and the most recent bitch de jour..Toral Mehta. If anyone has watched the show, they'll see how this chick is giving Desi girls everywhere a bad image.

But by far, I think the worst Reality shows are those makeover shows. Extreme Makeover, The Swan, I Want A Famous Face. Do I have to go on? Why don't we just show people that all you need in life is a little plastic surgery to be a better person. What the hell happened to the worth of a good personality? All these shows are doing is fueling more superficiality in Society.

The sad thing is..I think it's only going to get worse. I understand people have a little voyeuristic tendency and they want to see real people's lives..but come on people, where is the "reality"? Most of these shows seem more staged than anything else and half of these "real" people are just on these shows for their 15 minutes of fame. It's the poor man's way to get into the entertainment biz.

Well, hopefully I'm not the only one who's at her Reality Show limit. Let me know what you think of them.