Reality Tv

I do watch reality shows every once in a while. Mainly when I am bored and there is nothing to watch on television and I find myself skimming through the channels. I usually tune to MTV, which stands for Music Television. They have some pretty funny reality shows like, The Jersey Shore. It is hard to watch a reality show sometimes though, because it might be half way through the season and you have no idea what it is about or what is even going on. I have seen some reality shows in the past from beginning to end. The reason for that though, is because I feel like if I start something I have to finish it, even if it’s a reality show. Mainly though, it’s a casual thing and I only watch reality shows at the end of the day when I get to unwind. Life can get so busy and hectic sometimes that I don’t even have time for television.

              I think the producers and the Hollywood big shots really work hard and strive to make their reality shows really exciting and sometimes even suspenseful. I can say that some shows have grabbed my attention like that before. I'm sure they edit many scenes to make things seem crazier than it actually is. Some of that stuff is probably even staged and the people on the shows are probably acting. You can never tell for sure because some actors are really good actors. Regardless, people still watch and the television networks ultimately get their ratings.

               I think this type of show has the potential to harm our society but television ratings and other factor make it very controllable. Some might argue that certain shows might harm our youth. I think they have made great strides over the years to prevent younger people to watch these. For one, most shows that are not suitable for younger people come out late at night, probably past any appropriate bed time for and young person. Another thing is a lot of televisions now have parental controls which allow the parents to control what their children watch and what they don’t. Now, TV shows even have warnings and ratings at the beginning of the show to warn people viewing, that show might not be suitable for young ones. Yes people may think that reality shows might be harmful to our society, but I think that is why the electronic companies made an on and off button on the remote control. There is also a wide variety of channels. Just in case there is a reality show going on in one channel that you might not like, you can change the channel. I think people exaggerate when they say these types of shows are bad because everyone has a choice. Parents have ways to prevent their children from watching shows they don’t want them to watch. As for me, I might watch an episode or two of a certain reality series and maybe one day I’ll come across a reality show that interests me enough to follow it completely, but for now it’s just casual viewing.