It's all in your head
I was going to try to write a more philosophical post, but frankly, I'm feeling kinda lowbrow.
Reality shows. For someone who doesn't watch a whole hell of a lot of TV, I kinda like 'em. Mostly cooking shows, but also the Biggest Loser. (That's probably ironic.)
What I find intriguing is that a whole buttload of tape is shot, and then producers afterward try to construct narrative arcs out of the footage. But RL has no narrative arcs, so it's really interesting to deconstruct how they're spinning the story. Also, I think reality shows have value for writers in that they show how real people speak in an unscripted manner, and also they show more complex character-types than we see in traditional TV or movies because they are real people. They're complicated. And yes, through editing, someone's usually cast as a villain and a hero. But really, personalities can be a lot more nuanced on reality shows than they are in typical TV.
To vary from my diet of Hell's Kitchen and Biggest Loser, I ordered The Amazing Race season 1 from my local library. Now, caveat, I've only seen one episode (and PLEASE don't spoil it for me because I'm sure everyone else knows how it turns out) but if you haven't seen it, so far it's a riot. There are 12 couples trying to navigate to various destinations without computers or cell phones. One couple has a very intense, testosterone-driven alpha-male (obnoxiously so)...and they keep coming in second to the TWO MIDDLE-AGED GAY GUYS IN MATCHING OUTFITS.
Hahahahahaha!!!!
I think there's a bigger lesson to be learned here about mental attitude. One team has a guy screaming and making himself crazy, and the other team just says, "Okay, let's use our heads...tra la la...here we are, yay! You're aweosme...no, you're awesome!" I think that's kind of like life. Sometimes we get worked up when it doesn't further our goals to do so, and we could quite possibly end up in the very same spot without bursting a blood vessel.
That is all.
Reality shows. For someone who doesn't watch a whole hell of a lot of TV, I kinda like 'em. Mostly cooking shows, but also the Biggest Loser. (That's probably ironic.)
What I find intriguing is that a whole buttload of tape is shot, and then producers afterward try to construct narrative arcs out of the footage. But RL has no narrative arcs, so it's really interesting to deconstruct how they're spinning the story. Also, I think reality shows have value for writers in that they show how real people speak in an unscripted manner, and also they show more complex character-types than we see in traditional TV or movies because they are real people. They're complicated. And yes, through editing, someone's usually cast as a villain and a hero. But really, personalities can be a lot more nuanced on reality shows than they are in typical TV.
To vary from my diet of Hell's Kitchen and Biggest Loser, I ordered The Amazing Race season 1 from my local library. Now, caveat, I've only seen one episode (and PLEASE don't spoil it for me because I'm sure everyone else knows how it turns out) but if you haven't seen it, so far it's a riot. There are 12 couples trying to navigate to various destinations without computers or cell phones. One couple has a very intense, testosterone-driven alpha-male (obnoxiously so)...and they keep coming in second to the TWO MIDDLE-AGED GAY GUYS IN MATCHING OUTFITS.
Hahahahahaha!!!!
I think there's a bigger lesson to be learned here about mental attitude. One team has a guy screaming and making himself crazy, and the other team just says, "Okay, let's use our heads...tra la la...here we are, yay! You're aweosme...no, you're awesome!" I think that's kind of like life. Sometimes we get worked up when it doesn't further our goals to do so, and we could quite possibly end up in the very same spot without bursting a blood vessel.
That is all.
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