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Angel Psaltery
wishful thinker
Join date: 8 Apr 2005
Posts: 29
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04-10-2005 17:34
You know, I was sitting here, watching television, when I saw an advertisement for the next season of the "Real Gilligan's Island". What is the deal with Reality Programming? Most of the television shows that are on these days are reality shows. And stupid ones at that. The biggest headlines in the entertainment news section have to do with "who was booted off Survivor" or who the favorite is to win American Idol. Not saying that I'm against these particular shows, but I do have issues with a show where people eat sheep balls and let people put needles through their arms, or where a group of gay men try to make a "straight guy" more appealing to women. Not to offend anyone, but isn't the concept of gay men luring women sort of a paradox?
In a world where we are encouraging our children to think critically and putting so much emphasis on test scores, it amazes me that we put them in front of reality shows that have more "fantasy" than "reality".
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Lianne Marten
Cheese Baron
Join date: 6 May 2004
Posts: 2,192
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04-10-2005 18:03
There was some stand-up comic I was watching who had a part of his act about reality TV. He was saying that eventually there'd be no reality left since we've filmed all of it, and we'd have to hire hollywood people to make our reality for us. So we'd have an ordinary day where you get up and go down to eat breakfast, but since this is hollywood a bunch of ninjas would jump out at you and you'd have to fight them off with your spoon... and that's how everyone's ordinary day would be. Then they'd film these blockbuster movies to let people escape from their ninja infested lives... "Man makes breakfast then drives to work safely." And all the critics would be like "These movie producers are too out of touch with reality! Where are all the ninja attacks? This movie is absurd." I wish I was better with names, then I could just have a link to the guy instead of some wierd hard-to-understand summary of a part of his act  |
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Angel Psaltery
wishful thinker
Join date: 8 Apr 2005
Posts: 29
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04-10-2005 19:05
Hey! That summarizes the majority of people in my life...People that have either been spending way too much time fighting ninjas or have been taken away by them....
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Chance Abattoir
Future Rockin' Resmod
Join date: 3 Apr 2004
Posts: 3,898
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04-10-2005 19:23
From: Lianne Marten There was some stand-up comic I was watching who had a part of his act about reality TV. He was saying that eventually there'd be no reality left since we've filmed all of it, and we'd have to hire hollywood people to make our reality for us. So we'd have an ordinary day where you get up and go down to eat breakfast, but since this is hollywood a bunch of ninjas would jump out at you and you'd have to fight them off with your spoon... and that's how everyone's ordinary day would be. Then they'd film these blockbuster movies to let people escape from their ninja infested lives... "Man makes breakfast then drives to work safely." And all the critics would be like "These movie producers are too out of touch with reality! Where are all the ninja attacks? This movie is absurd." I wish I was better with names, then I could just have a link to the guy instead of some wierd hard-to-understand summary of a part of his act LOL!!! Please post comic name if you remember.
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Lianne Marten
Cheese Baron
Join date: 6 May 2004
Posts: 2,192
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04-10-2005 19:32
Patton Oswalt!
Thank you comedycentral.com...
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Lora Morgan
Puts the "eek" in "geek"
Join date: 19 Mar 2004
Posts: 779
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04-10-2005 19:43
If I hear another office lunch time conversation about "reality" television or whatever the fuck television entertainment is in fashion I'm going to hang myself in the copier room.
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