Reality TV Shows (Big brother)and the effect they have on your life?

I dont think this belong in TV section since its a thread somewhat slating them.

Now I for one don’t watch it/them
I'd more than likely hear bit's and pieces about the latest crazy thing they have come up with to do in the house/or on the island

But I am really sick of the monopoly it has on a lot of things every summer (or whenever they are on, its fcuking everywhere
Shown all night repeated constantly, in papers, the latest discussion in the pub etc.

It seem to be with all the reality TV shows lately from Beauty and the Geek to Celebrity love island or I'm a Celebrity get me out of here.

They seem to take over the media for a few weeks,
Do people have nothing better to do than observe other people in habitat namely Z list celebrities or the weirdest people they can drag off the street!!

Do you think the monopoly on the media is a bit much?
Do you think the reality TV craze will ever pass or is just fuelling our ever growing voyeuristic tendencies?

HelterSkelter

I think they effect they have is to dumb people down, i.e. stop them discussing important topics like the state of the health service, what a shít job the politicians are doing, the war in Iraq, etc etc. In fact it probably suits a lot of people that these programmes are so popular.

Terry

HelterSkelter wrote:

I think they effect they have is to dumb people down, i.e. stop them discussing important topics like the state of the health service, what a shít job the politicians are doing, the war in Iraq, etc etc. In fact it probably suits a lot of people that these programmes are so popular.

while i agree with the above, i think that if any television programme has an effect on your life, then you really are a sad ****.

live long and prosper.

HelterSkelter

julep wrote:

while i agree with the above, i think that if any television programme has an effect on your life, then you really are a sad ****.

live long and prosper.

Agree with that too. Unfortunatly there are a lot of sad ***** in this world though!

Blisterman

I hate the fact that crappy unscripted reality shows are so popular, and brilliantly scripted shows, like Arrested Development get cancelled.

Ag marbh

I can't be around people discussing anything like this. They are patethic programs and it's sad how many people get sucked into them. For losers if you ask me

Terry

Blisterman wrote:

I hate the fact that crappy unscripted reality shows are so popular, and brilliantly scripted shows, like Arrested Development get cancelled.

don't get me started on arrested development. at least there is still some hope for it. (or there was the last time i checked).


i watch a lot of television (about 12 hours a day, maybe more) and i am guilty of tuning in to big brother on occasion, but that's about as far as it goes. i did watch the surreal life (american celebrity big brother) a couple of time because 4 of my friends were invited into the house while they were holidaying in los angeles. i never caught their appearance though, so i stopped watching that piece of crap.

it seems that every second show on tv is a reality show with some pseudo celebrity trying to become the next jonathan ross. or you open the local paper to see some nobody at the opening of a new supermarket. or you see ads on the tv for the latest gossip about rod and jane from whatever show and why they broke up and which one is getting which half of their baby.

it's a sad fact, but the nation has become celebrity obsessed. the only problem is, these people they are obsessing about are only celebrities because the media tells us they are. they have absolutely no discernable talent to speak of, other than the gift of self promotion.

Crucifix

All I remember is when I used to come home on friday nights and watch family guy, 2 episodes of futurama, and king of the hill. And then one night I came home and it had been replaced live Big Brother. I'll never forgive em.

Mossy Monk

i dont bother watching reality tv. it bores me, creates no interest. i tried watching a bit of big brother last night but ended up listening to mp3's after about 2 minutes

BoozyBabe

Can't stand all that crap!!!
Hate all the soaps tripe as well.

Complete waste of your life (I mean, it's short enough as it is, without wasting countless hours on this sort of rubbish)

WhiteWashMan

coolsmileygirl wrote:

I dont think this belong in TV section since its a thread somewhat slating them.

Now I for one don’t watch it/them
I'd more than likely hear bit's and pieces about the latest crazy thing they have come up with to do in the house/or on the island

But I am really sick of the monopoly it has on a lot of things every summer (or whenever they are on, its fcuking everywhere
Shown all night repeated constantly, in papers, the latest discussion in the pub etc.

It seem to be with all the reality TV shows lately from Beauty and the Geek to Celebrity love island or I'm a Celebrity get me out of here.

They seem to take over the media for a few weeks,
Do people have nothing better to do than observe other people in habitat namely Z list celebrities or the weirdest people they can drag off the street!!

Do you think the monopoly on the media is a bit much?
Do you think the reality TV craze will ever pass or is just fuelling our ever growing voyeuristic tendencies?

theres a television forum.

you know theres a television forum

use it.

Cianos

julep wrote:

i watch a lot of television (about 12 hours a day, maybe more)

Dont know how you could watch that much TV. I get so restless watching any kind of TV unless it is particularly interesting, or a movie.

simu

I never watch those shows - I just find them really boring.

I do find it strange that so many Sunday newspaper "journalists" write long articles analysing them as if what happens on them was some big issue for society. :rolleyes:

fuzzywiggle

Ah it's not that bad! I enjoy it when there's nothing else on

homah_7ft

How do people here define a reality show? I really love Survivor. I would say it's very different to the likes of Big Brother yet it could still be called reality TV.

Ruu_Old

Rarely watch them, dont find them very interesting or enjoyable.

MrSinn

Not reality,please dont call any of these TV programs reality:mad:

FlutterinBantam

Dead right Mr Sinn... just chavs trying to outdo themselves in vulgarity and cheapness to ..well... become even bigger chavs...a sop for the working class to aim at....." Well what will little Ethan do.... well there's trials for Liverpool..or there's a chance on some reality show...off ya go son.. don't worry about that auld homework"

HelterSkelter

FlutterinBantam wrote:

Dead right Mr Sinn... just chavs trying to outdo themselves in vulgarity and cheapness to ..well... become even bigger chavs...a sop for the working class to aim at....." Well what will little Ethan do.... well there's trials for Liverpool..or there's a chance on some reality show...off ya go son.. don't worry about that auld homework"

Lol,what an ignorant thing to say.

jor el

It's funny because it's true.

HelterSkelter

Really? Anyone I know who watches these crap reality shows are middle-class professionals.