At 01:03 PM 1/7/03 -0600, I wrote:
At 12:43 PM 1/7/03 -0500, Jon Gabriel wrote:From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]*sigh*
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Subject: Re: Proving God Re: A Problem For Conservatives
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 22:42:22 EST
In a message dated 1/6/03 8:27:16 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
<< On Mon, 6 Jan 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Leave the possibility open please. Do not prove the nonexistence of God.
> Because if that is done, the WB will probably replace Seventh Heaven with
a
> reality show where 20 pro wrestlers have to live on camera together in a
> house with only one bathroom and no full length mirrors.
I think they have that show on Fox; it's called Joe Millionaire. >>
I want to see the next reality show being all of the conned females from that
show with meat grinders going after Fox network executives.
Unfortunately, a good reality show would be to take 20 people off of the
street and have them locked up in a Fox network conference room until they
come up with an original idea for a new reality show.
No. No. No.
Any 20 people chosen off the street will most likely be the ones who think that reality shows are the epitome of great television -- right up there with Jerry Springer and Cops. You need 20 people who think reality tv (aka humiliation television) is a bad, horrible idea -- which will be MUCH harder to find.
With you and me, were one-tenth of the way there . . .
That's supposed to be "we're", not "were" . . .
Why Do They Call It "Reality TV" When It's All Contrived Maru
Personally, I place "Cops" and some (not all) similar shows in a somewhat different category.
So-called "Reality TV" is, as my comment above suggests, entirely contrived, while "Jerry Springer" and similar shows bring real people with real problems on TV to make fun of them while they yell at each other in front of the cameras. ("People's Court", "Divorce Court", etc., are all in that category, too. And, FWIW, here "Divorce Court" precedes the start of the evening news block at 5 pm, so if I switch on the TV or switch over after watching a tape a few minutes before 5 I immediately hit "Mute" so I won't either barf or throw something through the TV screen.) On "Cops", OTOH, while the cases they choose to air may be selected from the extremes rather then the average, at least it is showing what can and does happen out there every day. (If you know any police officers, sheriff's deputies, etc., and spend any amount of time talking with them, you will hear stories of behavior every bit as ridiculous as anything you see on "Cops.") IOW, it is at least a slice of "reality," unlike the others, which are no more "reality" than a "Candid Camera" stunt . . .
-- Ronn! :)
"An armed society is a polite society."
-- Robert A. Heinlein
Counterexample Maru
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