This amuses me. Greatly.
Why that hell are we entertained by other peoples misfortune/torture? Whether it be Big Brother, I'm a celebrity or Hell's Kitchen - WE LOVE IT!
Perhaps, not all of them. But surely...there has to be one of them which we can't get enough of.
Personally, it's Big Brother. But the question that I'm asking is why?
Surely, reality television is bad. It brings out the worst in people as they express allsorts of bad behaviour so that they have a chance at winning the big prize at the end of it. And vice-a-versa - we are bad for watching this behaviour and encouraging it. Reality televison manages to create new celebrities or replenish out-dated ones, and these people are usually famous for...well...not much at all. Of course, there are exceptions, take Katie Price, for example. However, I think it is fair to say that she has done very since going in the jungle a couple of years ago and her boost of success wouldn't of existed if she hadn't of faced the spiders and snakes.
Television channels are making millions from the voting lines and competitions usually advertised on many of these shows - so surely this is expliotation of the public? Apparently not. It can't be expliotation, because the viewers are making a free choice to call the premeium lines, for a chance to win one of the amazing prizes or in order to see their favourite guy win the show.
The truth is reality television is at its peak at the moment and you either love it or you love it but pretend you hate it.
The link below is quite interesting. It gives a general overview on reality television and then members of the general public have documentated their thoughts underneath. Some of the opinions are worth a read. It makes you thinking. Who is bad?
That is a good question: why are we so much interested in other people's life?! And about real TV it's so true that most of us love it! I personally try not to watch it too much, but I must confess: sometimes I do.. But I think so far we're not addicted to this kind of program there's nothing to worry about; well, perhaps should we worry about those people exposing themselves.. This actually is the crux of the problem, without these people reality television wouldn't exist.
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