Reality TV

Does Reality TV Have its Place? You want pretty girls French kissing each other? No problem. What about mud wrestling and handcuffs? Sure thing. Girls in bikinis hosing themselves down? Of course. Sounds like we need a reality check. With nonscripted shows continuing to draw huge ratings, networks seem increasingly fond of this kind of TV. There’s a reason reality TV seems too good to be true, because it really is. Why is reality …

…danger, however contrive. We wouldn’t watch a game in which there was no winner. Even Willis or Will Smith triumphs at the end. Like baseball diamonds and football fields, they’re microcosms of the real world, where wars can be waged safely, with cathartic results. But from now till the time reality shows give up we will continue to watch these acts and listen to the Osborn’s cuss and swear at each other.