July 23, 2005
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I hardly watch TV anymore. I remember there was once a time when I used to make time to watch my favorite shows. But now, the concept of catering your schedule around TV seems so foreign to me.
And since I don’t watch TV regularly, when I do finally get a chance to, I have no idea what’s good anymore. And these days, it seems like so many of these shows require so much time investment. Like if you hadn’t seen the previous 5 episodes, you won’t fully appreciate the current. Therefore, I pretty much end up turning to MTV for some mindless entertainment.
Last night was one of those nights. And although I hate MTV for this show, I can’t help but watch it when it comes on. Have you ever seen the show MADE? For fuck’s sake. They are taking the most pathetic kids and exploiting them on TV, just so you can laugh at them. They’ll show that really skinny kid that wants to be a wrestler. They’ll find the whitest white guy that wants to be a rapper, and put him on the show. It’s pathetic! Hell, … they might as well put fat Jay on and watch him try not to eat them oreos. Or put Kai on there and watch him try not be such a homo. IMPOSSIBLE I TELL YA.
And that’s why it’s so friggin enticing to watch! Because it plays on everyone’s evil side. Because deep down inside, … everyone wants to laugh at other peoples misfortunes. Everyone wants to say “Damn, … I’m glad I’m not THAT guy. HAHA” And MTV does just that. Except that they find the worst of the worst. And to top it all off, they’re doing this to high school kids!
In last night’s episode, there was this fat dorky looking kid that walks around like a duck. He wanted to be “made” into a lady’s man. Sure I’m sitting there cracking up like a lunatic. Sure, I’m making fun of him and thinking to myself, … “damn, … this kid is such a dork!” But it’s not my fault, I tell ya! It’s MTV’s fault for putting these kids on TV for me to laugh at, damnit. Sure, … these kids are the ones requesting it, but they’re just pathetic desperate kids! I would like to see MTV do a documentary about how these kids feel about being on Made 10 years after the fact. I bet you all of these kids would have felt like a big ass idiot for volunteering to be on the show.
What really really gets me is not that they’re putting these kids on TV to make fun of them, … but rather, that they are doing so under the guise of “helping” them reach their goals. And all these kids are like, … “Thank you MTV, for making me into a less miserable desperate loser, … *Sob*.”
Sure, some of you may say, who cares. They’re not putting anyone on tv that didn’t want to be there. Sure, … on that same token, then I guess drug dealers are A-OK in your book too?
Too bad that shit is so funny that I HAVE to watch it. HAHA.
Comments (9)
I was watching that one too…the kid was beyond pathetic, but not as bad as the white jewish rapping kid.
oddly enough, I don’t watch much tv as well. the only time i watch tv is during lunch in the conference room where we can watch… lo and behold, mtv… i’ve seen a couple of their episodes… and you’re right, it’s quite pathetic… oddly enough, mtv is one of my clients, so I won’t go into the whole “exploitation” thing. haha
schadenfreude SHAHD-n-froy-duh, noun:
A malicious satisfaction in the misfortunes of others.
it’s pathetic making these kinds of show..but then that’s where the money is I guess…I hardly watch those kind of show…*shrug
that show is so…. addicting. some of them are like train wrecks you can’t stop watching. so sad, yet so entertaining.
Made sucks. Except for the one with that one white rapper kid.
Have you seen the new dating show on MTV where the contestant has to date the MOMS of the potential daters first, and then makes a decision based on those dates with the MOMS. I’d like to see an episode with an old school Korean mom, and see her tear the poor guy to shreds.
I am not a fan of reality tv. I mean sure…. I won’t deny I like laughing at the rejects on tv as much as the next guy, but I like laughing at you making an ass of yourself much more….
i’m bored at work…. update man!
I watched one about the girl who wanted to be a beauty queen. She didn’t win the pageant, but she made friends with the “pretty” people and was soo happy. Okay, can we push being more superficial? Yes, I may be superficial, but I don’t broadcast it on national television – just Xanga. HAHAHAA.