Reality Shows.....Get a Life!!!!!

When reality shows first became popular (i.e. the early Real World seasons) they were somewhat of a novelty. The show was a hit based on the premise that most people are inherently voyeuristic and love to spy on others. There really weren’t too many other reality shows out there competing with the Real World. It was a new twist on television and a lot of my friends and peers were watching it. It gave everyone a little something extra to talk about in addition to the REAL things going on in our REAL lives. I must say that after about the third season I was done with the reality show genre. I grew tired of the same staged bullshit, you know, fake fights, love triangles, crocodile tears, fake empathy for completely retarded causes, and the constant reminders from the shows’ “stars” about how misunderstood they were. Fast forward about 10 years and now reality shows dominate television. Every station seems to have at least 3 reality shows airing at any given time. I must admit that I still from time to time catch an episode or two of a show because honestly they can still be somewhat entertaining. What I don’t understand are the certain people that I like to call reality show fanatics aka brain-dead fucks. These are the insane morons that follow almost every fucking reality show out there. These are the people that TIVO all the shows so they don’t, god forbid, miss any second of “their” shows. I am truly baffled by these crackpots. I see and hear them at work, in bars, at the beach, on the radio, on the web, in the store, at the park, in the airplane, at the shooting range, in the swimming pool, at the doctor’s office, and on the street. All they talk about is these reality shows and the “stars” that are on them. They talk non-stop about what happened before, what’s happening now, and what’s going to happen. They act as if they are actually on the shows and that they actually know the people on them. I mean are these peoples’ lives so empty and meaningless that they have been force to resort to living vicariously through the lives of people on reality shows. What’s worse is the lives they are seeing on these shows are staged. It’s fucking fake people wake up! It really saddens me to listen to people talk about “their” shows. For example: “Oh my god! I can’t believe Drew broke up with Michelle.” “Michelle is such a nice girl, all the stuff that she had to go through with her last boyfriend, and now this, it’s all just so horrible.” Get a fucking life people! Its television, you don’t know these people personally and if you did they probably wouldn’t like YOU. What gets me even more is if you try to engage in a conversation regarding a topic not involving reality shows with these brain-dead fucks, they just go silent. Ask them about politics…..silence. Ask them about music…….silence (unless you’re talking about American Idol). Ask them about the weather……silence. Ask them about art……..silence. Ask them whether they like mayonnaise or Miracle Whip……silence. Last but not least, ask them about their own lives……….silence. Which gets to my point, which is these brain-dead fucks have no lives other than these reality shows. Now I understand the entertainment value of television and thus reality shows, but I believe television should only play a miniscule part in your everyday life. It shouldn’t be your absolute source of entertainment and living. What’s sad is how many of these brain-dead fucks are out there as apparent by the popularity of reality shows. I guess these people like to fantasize they are on the show doing all the cool and fun things. I’ve had a lot of these reality show fanatics tell me, “Crane, you should have you own reality show.” They say I always have crazy stories about things I have done or things I’m going to be doing. Guess what???!!! That’s because I choose to throw myself headfirst into the REAL world. I like to talk and spend time with REAL people. I like to go to REAL places. I like to do REAL things. I guess when you look at it, I do have my own reality show and it’s called my life. So to all you brain-dead fucks out there, I place this challenge to you, take a break from your reality shows for a month. Get out into the world, explore it, meet people, do things you normally wouldn’t do. If you meet this challenge don’t be surprised if you end up with enough material for your own reality show.

That is all.

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