reality tv
I love reality tv. For the most part I do not defend it. If you think it’s stupid and bad for America, good for you. You’re so better than the rest of us who enjoy entertainment. However, I beseech you to watch “I’m a Celebrity….Get Me Out of Here.”
First, Patty Blagoevich is on it and talks about her political scandal with her friends on the show in a way I think she’d never talk in an interview. And she convinces everyone in camp that Rod is totally innocent. In “civilization” you can get multiple news sources, but when you’re in the jungle there’s no other person to tell you what happened. So why wouldn’t you believe the nice lady?
That’s the other thing. I LIKE Patty. She seems COOL. She seems to BELIEVE Rod is actually innocent. It’s amazing. She’s just extremely normal and honestly, it’s the best PR move ever.
What I also really enjoy about reality tv though is highly reflected in this show. Two people have a conversation that is filmed. Then they talk about what happened and both of them have a COMPLETELY different view of what happened. This helps me. In conversations you always assume people are on the same page as you but they are so infrequently in the same mindset.
I know reality tv is not at all real, and situations are manufactured to increase this miscommunication. But when Janice Dickinson talks to Stephen Baldwin you can tell 100% she’s thinking he’s being mean to her, when he’s actually trying to get her baptized for Jesus.
In fact it is the most Jesus-oriented show on television. Jesus + the Jungle shouts Jonestown to me.
5 Comments so far
1. marywt wrote on June 18th, 2009 at 10:09 am
I agree 100% about what you say regarding Patti Blago. She seems so normal, and so completely supportive of her husband. The show is making her seem reflective and noble. Best PR move ever!
2. jennybento wrote on June 18th, 2009 at 10:10 am
I know, I like her! And I hate myself for it!
3. Heidi wrote on June 18th, 2009 at 10:46 am
I haven’t watched that show but after your interesting analysis I will give it a try. Plus, you said “beseech”!! We don’t hear that enough.
4. jennybento wrote on June 18th, 2009 at 11:45 am
Yeah most of the Jesus lovers got kicked off but Patti is still going strong. And it’s on HULU!
I love beseeching!
5. Chad wrote on July 15th, 2009 at 9:41 am
I think you need to be an official namer/concept designer of reality shows–starting with “Jesus + the Jungle.”