Reality Shows

We live in a time where reality shows have taken over our televisions. As a normal human being I do watch reality shows occasionally. I do prefer to watch other shows mainly because reality shows are too much for me. All the people in them over react and like to create drama, but people love that. The audience feeds on other people's anger, jealousy, and drama. Producers are aware of that and they use it in their advantage, because they know we cannot resist it. I can’t stand it when reality show stars pretend like they are actual stars, as if they are real actors. All they do is act as if the camera is not in front of their faces all day and go on with their day, but any other person can do that. I have to admit I have my guilty pleasures of watching reality shows. I also have this hate-love feeling for reality shows because I love to see what other people do with their life but at the same time I hate to waste time watching someone’s life when I can be doing something productive with mine. One of my favorite shows to watch is True life because I actually find it entertaining. True Life are documentaries about a person’s struggles, the show shows how many obstacles they face and how they handle them. Shows like True Life is a example as a good reality T.V show, unlike the other ones like Teen Mom, those type of shows set a bad examples for teens. It promotes the idea of being pregnant at a young age. Pregnancy should come after you are married or when you have your life set and ready to take care of a child, then again everyone has their opinion. True Life actually has a meaning, those types of shows are the ones that make me love reality television. Reality shows have a huge influence on teens; therefore, parents should pay attention to what their kids watch. They want to make sure that their kids are watching reality shows that are going to benefit them and not hurt them.

    Reality shows are certainly entertaining to watch and I admit that. Maybe later in life I will see reality shows pointless to watch but as of right now I don’t see it as such a bad thing. I try to avoid watching reality shows overall, mainly because I am hardly home. I have school to worry about and I also have to spend time at soccer practice. I also like spending time with my friends so I get vey distracted and I hardly have time to watch television. Reality shows can benefit many depending how they decide to take what they see or hear on television. It is up to the person who is watching the show to decide how that is going to influence their life. I personally decide to not let reality shows influence my life. I watch them for entrainment and nothing else, I know better that to follow the crowd and do something dumb that all the reality shows starts are doing. It is a personal decision how you react to watching reality shows.