RANT: Reality TV

     I am one of those people who really hates reality tv. If you're someone who actually enjoys it, I'd rather you no read this because this blog entry is all about why I hate it, and all it's entirety. I don't know the purpose of what reality tv has to offer. Who wants to see someone else's drama-exaggerated life? I guess following the characters would be cool because I know how it is to follow characters to see how they react to certain situations, but every reality tv show that I've seen has very stupid characters. Jersey Shore, Honey Booboo, the god forsaken world of Toddlers and Tiaras.. *shivers*... These shows are like the dawn of what society is into nowadays. Most people I see that aren't close friends of mine are into shows like these, and my mind can't wrap around the idea as to why these shows are entertaining. I literally have no idea, and I believe they don't hurt society. If that were true, then video games hurt society. But I do believe that reality tv shows are a waste of a good audience.
     I, myself, watch anime. I love to draw, and I love drama, so anime is my "go to" if I want to get into a show. The shows I watch have a plot, then have a plot in the background that you never notice till it's brought to you, and the characters that follow with the plot are the ones you adore most because they know what they're doing and don't get themselves into trouble on the path to solve the problem; most of the time. These characters are funny, heartwarming, and they generally are very emotional and more "alive", ironic to say, than people who are in reality shows. I'm basing facts and opinions of what I've seen, so I'm of course gonna be off on points. The characters on the reality shows that I've watched seem very boring. There's a personal problem with EVERYTHING. Everyone's got beef with everyone and there's not ONE person who has any kind of sense in their head. I'm mostly relating this to Jersey Shore, but for some reason, nobody stays friends. There'll be a heartwarming part just sprinkled in there, but then it's taken away because someone was a bumbin' idiot and screwed up somewhere. Then when everyone was just "friends", you could say, they turn and hate each other again like a high school of emotional brats. You could argue that this show is suppose to be a drama/comedy, and I do think it's suppose to be that way. But if you can't keep at least one person to be true to themselves and or have anyone morally correct and NOT gossip about their "friends", then why watch it if it's going to leave you feeling like people around you will treat you like a load of butts? The anime I watch aren't the mainstream anime anyone who doesn't watch normally depict as. It's nothing like Pokemon or whatever. You could even say that the anime I watch could relate to these reality shows, because they both have the same components. They both carry a strong resemblance to people you may know, they have characters that are all-around jerks, and they both also have hatred and love spread out along the shows with betrayal as a key factor. If that's true, then why am I giving reality tv shows hate? I believe the reason is that because these characters always gossip about each other behind a camera every 2 minutes is why. Not just that, but the bare fact that these characters don't trust each other as far as these characters can throw each other. What's more, is that I don't think they represent what real friends should be. They have your back, yes, but at they end of the day, they shouldn't stab it. The audience to these shows I will not judge. I'm sure actually that the people who watch these know what good tv is, but for some reason watch these for a fact that I cannot understand. I feel that the people who watch this know what makes a good tv show, but they haven't tv that inspires that idea. I'm not one to say anything at all, because I don't watch reality tv, but it's the viewer's choice to understand and comply with what I'm saying.
     This rant isn't really important at all, and most of the time rants aren't. The ideas I took out are ideas I personally have. I believe that people who watch reality tv waste their time watching these shows when they could be watching something better. They don't harm you mentally, unless you watch these and think your friends aren't who you think they are, but other than that, these shows shouldn't harm a person mentally. Physically though, of course if you watch too much tv or have to much of anything, they will harm you. I try to draw a dashed line on my opinions; lines you can cross but you still are aware are there in the case you don't want to cross. It's your choice to follow in my ideas of reality tv, but in the end of the day, it's your choice, as an audience, to make that choice.