Heresy

[bjarvis]

I just don't get 'reality' TV shows. I find them as entertaining as vacuuming the living room, yet I seem to be the only person left not held in thrall by Survivor, The Apprentice or Project Runway.

Ridiculous assignments given by self-righteous superiors to minor league bitchy queens. I see that at work daily... why would anyone want to watch it on TV on their own time?

Comments

[trawnapanda.livejournal.com]

No, Brian, you're NOT the only one - as these comments will make clear. They don't do a thing for me either.

Clearly there IS a market for them, though -- did you latch on to the brouhaha here in the Great White North of late? CBC, in some attempt to attract a larger audience over the summer, is broadcasting some reality/talent search show (name unremembered at the moment), and in order to be able to simulcast it on summer evenings is moving The National, the flagship news broadcast of Mother Corp (er, that the CBC for non-Canajun readers) an hour later. The evening news, bumped later to make way for a reality show. There have been many heads (mine included) shaking over this one [ "is nothing sacred???"]

Anyhoo, there is some Canadian content here -- the host is to be George Strombolopolous, who has a one-hour show daily on CBC Newsworld which comments on the nooz-du-jour, presently on summer hiatus.

Just this morning, the political cartoon in the Trawna Star comments on Strombo -- and another recent, tragic story that you reported earlier this week. (not sure how long that URL is good for).