Reality TV! Wait.. what am I watching?

          There is nothing I love more than spending time with my family. We do a lot of different things depending on the day. Playing outside, playing board games (we busted out big people Monopoly.. Oooo... ) :) and chilling out with some movies or whatever was on TV for our in between times. Ok, I'm sure I'm not the ONLY one out there that remembers when the majority of TV was made up of scheduled shows with ACTORS who followed STORY LINES and had repeating CHARACTERS that we both loved and hated. I mean honestly, I remember when T.G.I.F. was a two hour block on Friday nights that had four shows playing every week. Even if one of them was blah, you had three others to back it up! And when a show ran it's course, it was replaced by a new scripted show with new characters and new plot lines. Now... When I pull up the guide on my TV, over 75% of stuff on is REALITY. And that's stretching the word honestly.. I admit that there are or were a few good possibilities for things people wouldn't see on a regularly scripted show. Things like Fear Factor.. Watching people do horrible gross things for the CHANCE to win some cash.. Sure. Then there's Face Off.. People competing for a top spot as the next great movie make up artist. (They make some pretty sweet horror characters!) Even Dirty Jobs.. One man going all over to uncover the real life crazy jobs most of us never even think exist.. Not bad.. Cops... You know you've seen at least one and got your fill of some crazy.. Stuff like THAT is one thing, then there's crap like Keeping up the Kardashians... WHO CARES!!! Your 12 minute marriage didn't work out? Awe.. What?!? You're pregnant again by a psychopath/soul mate you've known for who knows how long! Yay! I mean seriously... Then you have The Real World.. Jersey Shore.. Big Brother.. Survivor.. Yeah... Not too much explaining needed there I guess. There are SO MANY things you can turn on and see people doing these days.. You can watch as blurred out drug lords make crack in an old kitchen.. See a nearly toothless man test out his fresh batch of moonshine.. Choose from a few different people who either run pawn shops, try to survive in the wild, fix horrific tattoos, catch crazy animals or run a towing company... Yup. That's only a tiny fraction! Some times I can't help but wonder how easy it would be to pitch a crazy idea for a show and then actually see it on the screen.. Something like.. The Scariest Clown! In this show real life clown performers compete by terrorizing a neighborhood full of children to see who is named the Scariest Clown! Maybe that would be too much.. How about.. The Hunger Trees! This would consist of ten or so contestants who chain themselves to a tree. The one who can go the longest without eating (or dying) WINS! Ok, ok.. A little extreme as well.. Maybe it would go better if I went this way.. I marry a 78 man "for love" and he just happens to have lots of money. A camera follows me around ALL day watching all of my horrible moments that I would otherwise go through alone. "I told the guy I wanted PINK tips.. not WHITE! Ohhhh!!!" and "Well honey, the doctor said ANY physical activity between us could give you a stroke..." That could be TWO WHOLE EPISODES right there! I mean obviously there would be some filler parts like me breaking a heel on my way to pick up my freshly detailed Mercedes or me freaking out because I see a hint of a zit in my mirror. Stuff like that. That's the stuff people would EAT RIGHT UP! Yikes.. lol! (Yes I actually did just type that in here because honestly, the thought that 70% of America would tune in for that garbage is insanely funny..) I do binge on some reality shows, there's no doubt about that. But the whiney rich people with all of their "problems"... They can take their cash from nowhere and shove it honestly. :) Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a camera man follow you through YOUR daily life? Yeah.. Mine would consist of lots of eye rolling, a few "whatever" phrases, a TON of sarcasm and the crazy downfall moments you have read in my previous posts! Ahhh... Good TV... ^_^ I think instead I will leave it to the... professionals..? (We all know that's not the right word but I'm trying to keep the "mean" I dish out to a minimum or at least smaller than normal amount!) Some times I worry about my kids and what they think when they even READ the titles of some of the shows on now.. Stuff like 16 and Pregnant, Jackass, and I'm sure there are more.. :-/ It's a whirlwind of survival, idea strength and stupidity I suppose.. There are a few I watch.. Here they are..
Face Off (I already told you!)
Naked and Afraid (Aside from seeing saggy butts, it gets interesting to see how long people can endure bug bites and miserable weather!)
Impractical Jokers (Come on.. You know they're funny!)
Duck Dynasty (I know it's "guided reality" but I like to pretend that they are "normal" in the show and love most of their personalities.. MOST..)
To name a couple anyway.. Well I guess that wraps that up for today.. I have a five year old tugging on my arm saying she's ready to take my money in Monopoly.. Real nice! At least she's only after that at the moment! :) I hope you find what you're looking for in your shows!!! And just to put it out there.. If it seems like you would lose some IQ points from tuning into a crazy show too long.. You might be right! Have a great rest of the day everyone!!! -Super Mom