Thursday, July 31, 2008

Buzzin'- Are you watching?

So every morning since last Wednesday (the East Coast premier of Buzzin') I hear the theme song for the main character of the show Shwayze. The song is catchy, yes, but I am weary to watch because I think I poison my body with enough television.... but of course I watch anyway. So this week I stayed up WAY past my bedtime and watched the show for the first time. I must say it was entertaining, but REALLY??? What is going on with the youth (younger than I) these days??? I know that reality TV is not quite reality but why is it that this is ridiculousness is what is making us tune in. So, just in case you did not watch: Shwayze is part of an up and coming band and the show is basically about his attempts at rising to fame. Last night, his friend was dumb enough to park his car illegally and because of the parking tickets S had accrued, he got a boot on his car. He convinces his manager (i think this is who it was) to give him $1000 advance to get the car out of the impound but of course he spends it on a party. I go back to saying I know reality TV is NOT reality, but really??? who is watching this show? Youngsters! and are we trying to teach the youth that this is the way to behave in order to come up in life??? Am I thinking too much into this or does anyone agree with me that we need people that are actually DOING IT and doing it right to be on TV???? UGH! Let me know if I'm just out of the loop. (BTW I know that this is what attract ratings, but really? Must we?) OH! and for those of you that have not seen the show or heard of it Shwayze is black- which makes me all the more upset. It's like the media portrayals can never be positive. Ok I'm done.

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