Is Reality Television Killing Culture?

People are forgetting to live their lives because they are busy watching other people doing it.

Reality TV is a great way to switch off after a day of hard work. & things like the strategy/gameplay on Survivor & Big Brother US are quite enjoyable for me. There's absolutely nothing wrong with reality TV as a subsection of the media but if the entirety of the media was just reality TV I would be a bit worried.

lol, I remember conversing with you about The Raid movie. Looks like your taste in film matches your taste in TV shows.

Looks like you're just as much of dickhead when discussing TV as you are when discussing films. Who even are you? So I love one of the most critically acclaimed action films of recent years and I enjoy watching reality TV occasionally as mindless entertainment. What's your point?

If you were around here 5 years ago you'd know who I am. Well, the point is kids like you have destroyed movie and TV show standards by tuning in to them or buying the DVD. Critically acclaimed... don't make me laugh. By the lads mags? Every review I've read by respectable film critics have said it's a scriptless, vacuous action flick.

You're all mad, reality TV is excellent and I wish Gogglebox was on everynight.

As of late, television channels have been spouting reams of rubbish in the form of reality TV shows. Some of the most dominant being programmes such as Big Brother, X factor, Jersey Shore, Geordie Shore and the dreaded Jeremy VILE show.

The main reason why reality television shows are so fashionable at the moment is that they are cheap and require very little effort to create. There is no need to pay for a professional actor, no need to write a script, no need to muster up an ounce of creativity.

Any talentless fool can appear on the television as long as they have a visually enticing body and/or are willing to humiliate themselves. And if there is one thing I have learnt, it is that humiliation sells. Most humans enjoy watching other humans suffer/be humiliated. This is something that television executives have latched onto and exploited to an excruciating degree. Sometimes, those who are clearly mentally/emotionally troubled are exhibited on our television screens where they are often laughed at, mocked and bullied.

In most cases, reality 'stars' are famous simply for the sake of being famous. These individuals are popular for their public life and nothing else, which is quite sad for the future of culture and humanity. Mostly because much of the current generation of young people look to these undeserving celebrities as role models... which is a frighting thought.

Ultimately:

What is your stance on reality television?
Is it mind numbingly dull?
Is it enjoyable?
Is it harming us in a cultural/intellectual way?
Is it moral?

Gogglebox is quality TV.

As of late, television channels have been spouting reams of rubbish in the form of reality TV shows. Some of the most dominant being programmes such as Big Brother, X factor, Jersey Shore, Geordie Shore and the dreaded Jeremy VILE show.

The main reason why reality television shows are so fashionable at the moment is that they are cheap and require very little effort to create. There is no need to pay for a professional actor, no need to write a script, no need to muster up an ounce of creativity.

Any talentless fool can appear on the television as long as they have a visually enticing body and/or are willing to humiliate themselves. And if there is one thing I have learnt, it is that humiliation sells. Most humans enjoy watching other humans suffer/be humiliated. This is something that television executives have latched onto and exploited to an excruciating degree. Sometimes, those who are clearly mentally/emotionally troubled are exhibited on our television screens where they are often laughed at, mocked and bullied.

In most cases, reality 'stars' are famous simply for the sake of being famous. These individuals are popular for their public life and nothing else, which is quite sad for the future of culture and humanity. Mostly because much of the current generation of young people look to these undeserving celebrities as role models... which is a frighting thought.

Ultimately:

What is your stance on reality television?
Is it mind numbingly dull?
Is it enjoyable?
Is it harming us in a cultural/intellectual way?
Is it moral?