Oh good. Reality TV is getting worse
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/26/arts/television/26fake.html
I hate Candid Camera -type shows. I loathe people getting their jollies on someone else being duped or made to look like an ass. Punk'd? Horsecrap. And now, we've hit a new level..let's post auditions in a real trade paper, cast actors who are desperate for a role, pretend to film a movie for a week, then at the end tell them they're actually on a reality TV show about how much humiliation and stupidity actors are willing to go through when they think they're being given a shot at their dream. Hell, let's even throw other 'established' actors in the mix to lend an air of credibility to it. Won't that be a hoot!
But, hey, in a way they are given a shot, right? I mean, they are being put on a TV show that will get them exposure! Right. Next time, let's take some MBAs fresh out of grad schools, have them apply for a VP position in an established company, throw a bunch of fake disasters their way and make them look ridiculous trying to manage them, then after a few weeks throw a camera in their face and tell them it was all fake. But, hey, they got to 'play a real VP' and get seen by executives at a real company. So, in a way, it was helpful to their careers, right?
This show will do just as well as all the other reality-based feces that has become a dietary mainstay of our television consumption. And the people on it will smile and say how great it was, because how dare they bite the hand that's potentially feeding them.
I hate Candid Camera -type shows. I loathe people getting their jollies on someone else being duped or made to look like an ass. Punk'd? Horsecrap. And now, we've hit a new level..let's post auditions in a real trade paper, cast actors who are desperate for a role, pretend to film a movie for a week, then at the end tell them they're actually on a reality TV show about how much humiliation and stupidity actors are willing to go through when they think they're being given a shot at their dream. Hell, let's even throw other 'established' actors in the mix to lend an air of credibility to it. Won't that be a hoot!
But, hey, in a way they are given a shot, right? I mean, they are being put on a TV show that will get them exposure! Right. Next time, let's take some MBAs fresh out of grad schools, have them apply for a VP position in an established company, throw a bunch of fake disasters their way and make them look ridiculous trying to manage them, then after a few weeks throw a camera in their face and tell them it was all fake. But, hey, they got to 'play a real VP' and get seen by executives at a real company. So, in a way, it was helpful to their careers, right?
This show will do just as well as all the other reality-based feces that has become a dietary mainstay of our television consumption. And the people on it will smile and say how great it was, because how dare they bite the hand that's potentially feeding them.