Just kidding, I really don't watch that much TV. Without a doubt though, TV shows have gotten progressively worse. Not just in the I-can’t-believe-they’re-allowed-to-show-this-on-TV kind of way, but in the quality of the shows as well. Long gone are the days of Rocket Power, Boy Meets World, and Fresh Prince of Bel-air. Now they’re replaced by the obviously inferior Hannah Montana and Jersey Shore junk. Those shows aren’t even respectable!
That being said, I’m a huge Real Housewives fan. Anything on Bravo, actually. It’s hard to pinpoint the appeal of the trashy shows, but I think maybe watching all the stupid drama in other people’s lives makes me feel superior. No matter how bad my life is, at least I’m not going to court over pulling someone’s hair extensions, like in a recent The Real Housewives of New Jersey season.
The downside of TV (well one of the many downsides) is the commercials. The sheer repetition of them is enough to make anyone get annoyed. It definitely makes TV a huge medium to deliver advertisements to thousands of unsuspecting kids, like I read about in Fast Food Nation. Rather than just advertising products, however, TV advertises ways of life. Kids are going to be attracted to how the characters in their favorite show live. And now, instead of having the family in 7th Heaven to guide them, Snookie is their idol. I’m a little worried.
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