Reality TV And Vodka

Ello,
So reality TV. It has become a booming aspect in Pop Culture today. So much so that it even has it's own award show. Which will eventually have it's own reality show about how it's a reality show about reality shows. What's up with that?!?!

Believe it or not, the reality show was spawned in 1973 as an education TV show originally called Get Real. The idea was to follow 4 different families from 4 different parts of the country - the West Coast, the Midwest, the South, and the East Coast, and document the "Real American Family". It was filmed over a period of over 4 weeks. As production proceeded, it was determined to nix the four family angle and focus on The Loud Family. That was done for the same reason they would've today, it made for better television. Just look at the facts: the Louds' marriage was in dire straights and they had a openly gay son. And remember the time in America, it's 1973, this was first openly gay teenager the country had ever seen. As the series progressed the Louds' marriage chaos eventually peaked with Pat kicking her husband, Bill, out of the house and asking for a divorce. But when An American Family finally premiered in January 1973, more than 10 million people tuned in. America was addicted from the start. The More You Know...

I personally hate to admit that I have indeed given into America's crack a.k.a. Reality TV. Not all, but still a lot. I love the daddy issued filled narcissistic driven girls of The Bad Girls Club, to the paranoid back stabbing goodness that is Big Brother. I'm a twisted little monkey and I constantly find pleasure in others getting punched in the face in a drunken stupor. Maybe a little too much pleasure ;p. That's why, even though I hate to admit it, I am a Jersey Soar viewer. Btw that was not a typo ;). When it comes to weight loss shows, like their food habits my thoughts are, gimme gimme gimme. With Biggest Loser to documentary type weight loss shows, such as MTV's newest I Used To Be Fat, I tune in every time. Cause I myself could stand to loose a few belt loops. So I make sure to always have a cheeseburger in hand when viewing these programs, in memory of the cheeseburgers and tacos lost in the making of that program.

I also am a big Dr. Drew advocate. I praise his ability to find the most entertaining group of addicts in Hollywood and put them on display for my amusement. It gives me that warm fuzzy filling inside, or it could just be those 4 muscle relaxers I took with a vodka chaser. Regardless, I can always depend on a narcotic dependent celebrity to brighten my day. 

I cannot, however, condone anything Sarah Palin related. Seriously people, how can we keep doing this to ourselves? I don't want her advice on dealing with in-laws during the holidays or see her roughin' it with a rifle while looking at Russia from her house. Her daughter is the ONLY contestant to have gained weight on DWTS. The only reason why we've, as a whole, have tolerated her for son long is cause she's a MILF. So at the end of the day, if she was a senile old person, I might look the other way while she wondered into traffic. Js


-J