Monday, August 17, 2009

True love on tv?

We all are searching for our "soul mates" and some people think that being in front of camera while having an intimate moment or just having dinner is the key to finding that person. Honestly, if you aren't successful on your own, how much can it help to have millions of viewers watching you on TV and having the rest of the cast and crew on-set watching you and telling you "can you kiss him again, we missed that shot". Is it really possible to find true love on TV? I mean look at the track record of shows like the Bachelor, the Bachellorette, I Love New York, Rock of Love.. etc, how may of those have actually resulted in long-lasting relationship? If I'm not mistaken the only success story is Trista from the Bachellorette. Yet everyone is looking for their big break on those shows. What is the value of your personal life being personal, privacy, living a normal life? Celebrities are trying to get out of the limelight to get some privacy yet everyday people are looking to get in it to exploit their privacy. Are we just greedy? So what happens to those reality stars that get on a show and "play the game"? Only a handful of them actually maintain their D-List status, but then you go back to your regular life; except now all your friends, family and even strangers already have a new viewpoint of you. We all like to think that your close friends and family know and love you for who you are, but when you put yourself out on TV like that this is a difference in opinion no matter how big or small. Reality television is going to portray you in a way in which it draws in the most viewers, and if that means that they are going to exploit you as being the B*&%@ of the group, are you ready to live with that? It’s easy to want to see your name on the small screen but at what cost?