"TV progs of that type are not called 'Fly-on-the-Wall' for nothing. Flies are, after all, known for congregating around that sort of material."
Oooh, bitch! :P
More a case of axing a show after everybody's stopped watching, you mean?
Me and my friends were talking about Big Brother. At the beggining, it at least pretended to be a show with psychology, a sort of social experiment. That was cool. It was people watching in the extreme I guess. I lost touch with it when it started getting silly. Poor side and Rich side and what not.
All those fifteen minutes of fame? I think it'll die down, eventually. BB got the lowest viewing figures ever this year, and I think a lot of people are snapping out of its hold. And a lot of the other reality tv. Although where the line between reality tv and other types of tv is, I don't know :/ The "self-appointed" thing does make me wonder though. I mean, who is Jeremy Kyle to tell people to "get a job!"? Not like his is that worthwhile is it? He's just a glorified careers advisor. And everyone knows that doesn't count.
On your judges opinion, I have to disagree, however. Obviously everyone has different views, which they're totally entitled to. But... well, take a look at Simon Cowell. He's earnt a lot of money from judging people. I accept it as a thing to do (and occasionally watch) because he judges how well they'd work in the music industry (usually), not always how good they are as an entertainer/singer/whatever. And if you can have a skill at that, he has. What Danni Minogue or Piers Morgan are doing there though is anyone's guess.
You're relateing this to Milgram? That's sort of inspired. But also perhaps a little harsh. One thing to remember is that people are putting themselves up for this. Not for the humiliation (X-Factor is rife for that) but for this "chance" to follow their dream; show off their talents; try their hand at things. I agree the whole power thing is a little far, but I think that's part of the status that celebrity has developed anyway. Which is a whole other can o' worms. Anyway, my final two cents/tuppence-worth is this: I mock when people don't know how poor their abilites are; I support when judges don't know how poor their abilites are.
Thanks for your rant. I enjoyed it. Always nice to hear a bit of anti-passion and well-written vent :) Feel free to rant again :)
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Oooh, bitch! :P
More a case of axing a show after everybody's stopped watching, you mean?
Me and my friends were talking about Big Brother. At the beggining, it at least pretended to be a show with psychology, a sort of social experiment. That was cool. It was people watching in the extreme I guess. I lost touch with it when it started getting silly. Poor side and Rich side and what not.
All those fifteen minutes of fame? I think it'll die down, eventually. BB got the lowest viewing figures ever this year, and I think a lot of people are snapping out of its hold. And a lot of the other reality tv. Although where the line between reality tv and other types of tv is, I don't know :/ The "self-appointed" thing does make me wonder though. I mean, who is Jeremy Kyle to tell people to "get a job!"? Not like his is that worthwhile is it? He's just a glorified careers advisor. And everyone knows that doesn't count.
On your judges opinion, I have to disagree, however. Obviously everyone has different views, which they're totally entitled to. But... well, take a look at Simon Cowell. He's earnt a lot of money from judging people. I accept it as a thing to do (and occasionally watch) because he judges how well they'd work in the music industry (usually), not always how good they are as an entertainer/singer/whatever. And if you can have a skill at that, he has. What Danni Minogue or Piers Morgan are doing there though is anyone's guess.
You're relateing this to Milgram? That's sort of inspired. But also perhaps a little harsh. One thing to remember is that people are putting themselves up for this. Not for the humiliation (X-Factor is rife for that) but for this "chance" to follow their dream; show off their talents; try their hand at things. I agree the whole power thing is a little far, but I think that's part of the status that celebrity has developed anyway. Which is a whole other can o' worms. Anyway, my final two cents/tuppence-worth is this: I mock when people don't know how poor their abilites are; I support when judges don't know how poor their abilites are.
Thanks for your rant. I enjoyed it. Always nice to hear a bit of anti-passion and well-written vent :) Feel free to rant again :)