My empress never missed a episode of the reality television show titled “Real Housewives of New York” for reasons only she could explain. She loves the suspense, drama, and juicy excitement. So during Showtime hours, it wouldn’t be surprising to find her glued to the television set with a bag of Potato Chips, Oreo cookies, or a family-size pack of M&Ms. Naturally, the “little-evil-red guy” that hangs out above my right shoulder often encourages me to hit her with a pillow (playfully) or do weird dance moves in front of the television set in order to pull her away from the “tube-monster.” But unfortunately, my efforts to pull her attention away from her favorite reality television show would get the following response: “mark, stop it!!! – I’m watching my show.”
It is obvious that my empress and I have different taste in television shows; she watches them religiously and I am annoyed by the mere thought of a person or group of individuals pretending that their actions are not scripted for TV. I have strong views against “The Real House Wives of New York” and other shows in similar category. To me, the overall themes are not only pointless, but have no direct, indirect or implied relationship what-so-ever with the day-to-day life and responsibilities of an average Tom, Marry and Harry. Instead of shedding light on the “true reality” of peoples’ struggles, the characters of these shows are more preoccupied with getting drunk, shopping at high-end clothing stores, having sex, gossiping or shamelessly promote their career as a model/actor.
The driving force behind producers of these shows are almost identical to that which fuel most politicians who would not hesitate to do whatever it takes to get elected. Politicians carefully select their campaign stops and hire speech writers to address the overall growing needs of people (healthcare, jobs, tax and security.) in order to increase popularity and likelihood of landing a seat in office. Similarly, producers of reality shows hire skilled writers, strategically select individuals with conflicting personalities and provide the platform (time. place) necessary to foster conflicts and boost television ratings. In TV-land and the political arena, ratings are important and can make or break any career/show. The primary goal of reality television shows is to make money while providing entertainment to those who find humor in watching grown men and women make a total fool of themselves on national television.
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