Reality TV, Not All That Real

Reality TV is kind of a hard machine to describe. In certain aspects there is this hint of reality, that something like this could happen to you; and on the other side it's this reality that would never happen to you unless you were to go on the show. I find most reality TV to be more of a game show. A group of people competing to win a prize. For instance, Survivor is no different than Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. One is a game show, the other is supposed to be reality. When in essence, there isn't the slightest bit of reality. They film the show in semi-remote locations where people already live. The people who live there don't compete day-to-day for a million dollars, so why do we? We give this perception that this is reality, this will make you happy, to make people believe that life is about money and how much you can gain before you die.

So what is reality? Reality is the day-to-day life we live each day. One that doesn't have cameras following your every move. One where we read the news and current events and gain wisdom and learn exactly what life is. It's not based on defeating 15 other opponents by manipulation, it's overcoming the obstacles in your own life to be what God has created you for.

Giving in to the system and watching these nonsense shows (especially the one's on VH1 and MTV) is not doing any good. If anything, it's devaluing yourself, for stooping so low as to watch it. You can't complain about the programming if you watch it. Be different, don't cave, and be REAL.