ENOUGH REALITY TV ALREADY

Yes I know this is a movie blog,but Im in the mood for a RANT!
Reality TV has been around for a while now. One of the first shows was the "Up" Series by Michael Apted (1964)
A documentary style show following the lives of several UK children every seven years.
Since then, we have had countless variations on a theme.
The reality style show comes in many catergories:documentary,talent search,hidden camera,lifestyle change,spoof to name a few.
In 2011,both free to air and Pay TV is saturated with this type of viewing.
Dont get me wrong ,I have spent many hours following potential superstars in "Australian Idol".Ive raced home to see if there has been any action in the spa on "Big Brother".Ive even relished the moment when "The cheaters" crew corner the offending spouse.
But have we gone too far?
With titles like "Ego Trips Miss Rap Surpreme" and "My Big Fat obnoxious boss" suggests we have.
Something has clearly gone awry.
We no longer see anything we can genuinely react to.
You know why?
Because we are no longer provided with authentic viewing.
Gone are the days of in depth interviews and quirky pranks (as seen in the original "Candid Camera")
Now we see people physically transformed beyond recognition, grossly overweight contestants work out till they throw up and boring conversations between spoilt brats (all of which are scripted anyway)
ENOUGH!
Many of these shows provide short cuts to fame and money.
By the same token,they harness low self esteem. Contestants are constantly being forced to compete with one another while their inadequacies are overtly highlighted.
These so called expert judges give me the shits too.
Piss off Tyra Banks-you is NO Naomi Campbell!
Join me and declare that you will ONLY watch Reality TV if its on ABC or SBS.
(For my International readers, I suppose the odd episode of "Whose your Daddy" cant do much harm.

KEEP IT REAL Y'ALL

JAX