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Has reality TV bottomed out?

LET’S talk about unnatural acts.

There are some things that should be left to the privacy of a person’s own shed, back garden or if they like kitchen.

Television’s cheap answer to entertainment, reality television, has just about bottomed out.

I’m not talking about the scale of the backsides you might have seen swishing about on Dance your Ass off.

I’m also not talking about the gruelling pain of watching people slice onions for 10 minutes in Masterchef.

They say that grand final of the aforementioned Masterchef was Australia’s highest rated television programme ever.

For god’s sake people, you can buy 10kg of onions roadside at Scottsdale for ten bucks if you’re that desperate for entertainment!

But I bit the dust on Sunday night when I spotted a trailer line under a scene in Domestic Blitz.

``You can see an EXTENDED version of the shed construction on NineMSN’’.

What sort of voyeuristic nutter calls watching an extended version of shed construction entertainment?

Go to night school, ask your neighbour, father-in-law or even your son how to build a shed – don’t sit for meaningless hours trying to figure it out from a web site.

Dance your Ass off? Start by getting up off your couch, wiggle a little in your living room then venture OUTSIDE and see what dance classes you can join.

Don’t anyone try and tell me these shows are inspiring people.

Instead, they are encouraging people to stay on their ever widening asses, watch tele and opt out of being involved while they watch other people make fools of themselves.

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While I couldn't see Danielle as a shed building kinda girl, it is true to say that reality television has had its day. With the plethora of free-to-air and pay television stations bombarding us daily, isn't about time we got back to basics and "walked" our asses off? Australia is the most obese country in the world (apparently) and Tasmania is the most obese state in Australia - does that mean Tasmanians really do need to "dance their asses off?" as they are techinically the world's lardiest people. These shows aren't inspiring - even the Biggest Loser makes us couch potatoes. How many viewers love the reality television world of sport and don't even kick a ball? If you want to live long and want to live happy and healthy - turn that damn television off and get moving. Now where are those chips?
Posted by Phil, 14/08/2009 10:24:18 AM, on The Examiner
aah, Phill, somebody cares .... noice! danielle
Posted by danielle, 14/08/2009 11:34:23 AM, on The Examiner
Reality T.V. , What`s the point ? I want a bit of escapism and excitement in My entertainment , I have enough mind numbing tedium at work .
Posted by Waylander, 10/09/2009 8:55:48 PM, on The Examiner
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