Development of the Adolescent

Crystal Herring September 3, 2003 Mr. Boyleston English 101 Face it veracity TV is here to stay. No matter what you do or which channel you try to derail you are eventually going run into to one of those shows that reals you in. Its something that keeps the TV audiences on the edge of their srusts with their cliff hanger endings, displays of raw, unbridled emotions, and insane ways tidy sum behave for love, money and fifteen minutes of fame. Through the eyes of a classic example of a teenager growing up on MTVs Real World, I see reality TV as an escape from the deadening rigors of my own life to then in turn concentrate on omething more exciting and humorous. Its clearly apart of our society, and many a(prenominal) others also, that we as Americans thrive on these sort of sitcoms. When we think our lives are at their worst just watch a complete stranger having troubles and it is strangely comforting. Is quality entertainment infact watch people cultivate complete fools of thems elves for the soul cost of being on TV? Well, that is a question which is personally acquired. For me, eating bugs doesnt validate my insecurities and make me feel that I am the bigger, stronger person. Personal acheivements and triumphs definately fill that void for me.So I agree that the producers of these shows can sometimes take them to extreme measures for ratings, but isnt that the purpose? Its a dog eat dog world, survival of the fittest. My response to this is I can simply choose to entertain myself with certain reality shows such as The Real World and shun Fear Factor. That is the beauty of it all. Dont let one bad apple spoil the whole tree. Give a particular show a chance. You could find things in yourself you would personally like to change by seeing flaws in other people and watching this blunt form of reality can really make you realize what kind of eople you like. Reality shows are harmless, entertaining and clearly not going any where any time soon. When you have mi llions of public viewers watching a particular season finale thats entertainment. So until our society doesnt thrive on living vicariously through others lives, theres no way that anyone can take issue enough against reality TV to get rid of this type of mass entertainment. Anti-reality show viewers would have to convince the entire United States of America and many other countries that reality TV is degrading and frivolous. And that, you see, is another show all together.