Thursday, May 08, 2008
[randomramblings]
why is there absolutely nothing on daytime television?i guess it would help if i had cable, but that just sounds like another bill to me.
i dont get the soap opera thing, at all. As if sitcoms werent cheesy enough. I think its ironic that people make fun of reality television when the alternate is something completely fabricated.
i've been having an argument with andrew lately about the value of reality television, specifically in "The Real World." And although we dont have cable, i watch it online. And strangely enough, although he can make fun, every time i start watching it andrew insists on watching it with me. hm. my argument for why i enjoy reality tv is that it helps you get to know yourself. when i watch the real world, i usually seem to pick one of the girls out that i most identify with and watch how she handles herself. i watch how everyone handles themselves and analyze whether or not they handled things well and what i think i would have done in their situation. also, you can identify traits that you think are admirable and not so admirable and perfect your personality based on how you want to be. while it may seem scripted at times, whether its scripted or not its interesting to watch and analyze the interactions of a group of very different people. one thing i dont get so much about "the real world" is the people who leave their boyfriends/girlfriends to go on the show. If someone asked me if i wanted to leave andrew for 6 months and film a reality show (or do anything for that matter) i doubt i would go. this season of the real world is particularly strange because all the cast-members are aspiring actors/singers/models which once again raises the question of authenticity. Reality tv seems as though its gained this reputation for being awful and cheesy and an overall waste of time, and with shows like rock of love, flavor of love, a shot at love its easy to see why. but mtv's formula for the real world has stuck around longer than any of these shows will because of their strength in keeping the show real. i would venture to say that the real world is one of the few if not the only reality tv show that is 98% real life caught on camera. even shows like big brother, which seems to be the closest thing to the real world, seem to lose their credibility with the contest aspect of the game, and the fact that contestants cant leave the confines of the house.
i'm finally done with the semester, which is such a good feeling.
my spanish grade is going to be awesome. apparently 5 hours of an A does wonders for your GPA, so im really excited to see how that works out. Ugh my spanish class is a whole other subject i could rant about, in fact, maybe i will soon in another post. im stressing about my schedule for next year. it doesnt look like i'm going to have too much time to work, which also stresses me out because being broke is no fun. not to mention the credit cards i'd really like to get paid off, but when you barely make enough money to live off of, its hard to start paying off debt. thank god for my parents paying my rent, because there is no way i could make enough money for all that on my own and be a full time student. i dont know how people do it.
hopefully this university thing will pay off and i'll have an awesome job in the future.
b/c if it doesnt, im going to be really upset that i wasted so much time and money on it.
[peace]
by jen at 11:27 AM |
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