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Post by Ator on Feb 5, 2004 14:35:08 GMT -5
I make no claim that there is a GOOD reality show, just that all of them aren't complete crap (though many of them are). But no, I don't think TV has had much to do with the decine of society. TV executives don't, and can't, force people to watch, they choose to watch. Don't blame bad TV, blame the idiots watching bad TV. If nobody was watching, it wouldn't be on. Yeah, that was along the lines of what I was thinking. It's supply and demand, just like in everything else. If the people demand crap, they will get it.
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Post by Phantom Engineer on Feb 5, 2004 18:57:54 GMT -5
Yeah, that was along the lines of what I was thinking. It's supply and demand, just like in everything else. If the people demand crap, they will get it. And if people demanded quality MST would still be in production. What are you gonna do?
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Post by Tranq on Feb 5, 2004 19:10:52 GMT -5
And if people demanded quality MST would still be in production. What are you gonna do? I'm gonna get down on my knees and pray............. ..........................We don't get fooled again!! No No!.. um,....er......sorry. I meant to say, I'm going to get down on my knees and thank the Universe that there are thousands of cheesy movies left for me to watch. (La La La)
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Post by TomServo69 on Feb 5, 2004 19:17:51 GMT -5
I'm gonna get down on my knees and pray............. ..........................We don't get fooled again!! No No!.. um,....er......sorry. I meant to say, I'm going to get down on my knees and thank the Universe that there are thousands of cheesy movies left for me to watch. (La La La) You just gotta accept it. Nothing is ever gonna change. The ignorant always have and always will run everything, as, ignorant people demand things. There you go, supply and demand. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss, Servo
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Post by Tranq on Feb 5, 2004 19:26:22 GMT -5
You just gotta accept it. Nothing is ever gonna change. The ignorant always have and always will run everything, as, ignorant people demand things. There you go, supply and demand. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss, Servo Yes, while watching this thread unfold last night that song played through my head several times. So did, "Here comes another one" by Monty Python
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Post by TheOne19 on Feb 5, 2004 21:31:08 GMT -5
I've noticed that most reality TV shows always work on a gimmick.
"7 people picked to live in a house...",
"Normal people dropped into the middle of nowhere, forced to survive and screw each other over to get money!",
"Let's get a few steady couples together with some sexy people and see if they can all still stay loyal...all while vacationing in a tropical paradise!"
"He's not really a millionaire, but the ladies think he is!",
"Yes, even YOU can become a pop prince/princess! All while a pompous British a-hole craps on your horrid and soulless performance!"
Total crap. In fact, almost all MTV shows nowadays are reality TV knock-offs.
The only REAL reality TV show, IMO, is (was?) Cops. It's only real when the person on camera didn't know they were going to be filmed beforehand.
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Post by TomServo69 on Feb 5, 2004 22:44:37 GMT -5
I've noticed that most reality TV shows always work on a gimmick. "7 people picked to live in a house...", "Normal people dropped into the middle of nowhere, forced to survive and screw each other over to get money!", "Let's get a few steady couples together with some sexy people and see if they can all still stay loyal...all while vacationing in a tropical paradise!" "He's not really a millionaire, but the ladies think he is!", "Yes, even YOU can become a pop prince/princess! All while a pompous British a-hole craps on your horrid and soulless performance!" Total crap. In fact, almost all MTV shows nowadays are reality TV knock-offs. The only REAL reality TV show, IMO, is (was?) Cops. It's only real when the person on camera didn't know they were going to be filmed beforehand. Hehehe, agreed and agreed. Cops did rule. There's nothing better than seeing morons get busted for equally moronic acts. It taught be a valuable lesson..... DON'T RUN!!! THEY WILL GET YOU!!! Servo
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Post by Gemini Man on Feb 6, 2004 8:03:05 GMT -5
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Post by Torgo on Feb 6, 2004 12:30:15 GMT -5
LOL! I love that guy. He was so hillarious. If he made a CD, I'd buy it.
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Post by Gemini Man on Feb 6, 2004 12:55:25 GMT -5
I've always wondered if people like this (http://media.ebaumsworld.com/index.php?e=idolvirgin.asf) are planted to make this part of the show more entertaining. Or are there really people out there who are that delusional? Either way it is funny! LOL!
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Post by Torgo on Feb 6, 2004 16:14:00 GMT -5
I always thought it would be funny if I tried out on the show. I'd get up in front of them and sing "Where-O-Werewolf" from 903-Werewolf, and watch them react.
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Post by nightfalcawk on Feb 6, 2004 16:38:51 GMT -5
I consider myself an okay singer. If I took voice lessons I might, just might, make it. Check out my new story in Crow's Art.
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Post by radagast on Feb 7, 2004 12:59:12 GMT -5
American Idol is, indeed, just a rip-off of the Gong Show, which was just a copy of Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour, which is just a copy of other variety shows, and I dunno........hey, my aunt was on the Gong Show. She got gonged.
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Post by Buddhist Kitten on Feb 7, 2004 16:49:14 GMT -5
The only REAL reality TV show, IMO, is (was?) Cops. It's only real when the person on camera didn't know they were going to be filmed beforehand. What about those shows on the Discovery channel with the paramedics and the stories about conjoined twins connected by their abdomen? I think THOSE shows are awesome, but that is just me.
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Post by TheOne19 on Feb 7, 2004 20:25:21 GMT -5
What about those shows on the Discovery channel with the paramedics and the stories about conjoined twins connected by their abdomen? I think THOSE shows are awesome, but that is just me. Never seen those, but that sounds about right. That's REAL reality TV.
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