Saturday, March 05, 2005
I just can't keep up
Apparently, both The Amazing Race and America's Next Top Model premiered this week, and I either had no idea or did not remember that these events would occur. What's really strange is that, although these are my two favorite reality shows (and arguably two of my favorite shows, period), I really didn't care that I'd missed them. Consider that against the fact that I was practically counting down the days until this week's Summerland premiere, and I'm starting to think that this might be a good time for me to give up reality TV, too.
I once thought this would be almost impossible to do, but now that I think about it, it doesn't seem so hard. It's been my experience that if I just never start watching a season, I won't really miss a show all that much. Because the "characters" are constantly changing on reality TV, the only thing that carries a person through from season to season is the show's fundamental concept. And with so many of the shows I watch courting the double digits, season-wise, I'm beginning to find some of these concepts (e.g. The Bachelor/ette) rather tiring.
The thing is, when the reality phenomenon came along and virtually obliterated the traditional TV season, I applauded it more heartily than anyone. Finally, no more tedious, rerun-filled summers and non-sweeps months! But the old adage about having too much of a good thing has proved to be true. It often feels like I'm scrambling to keep up and fit everything in my schedule, which...that's what I do at work every day. I don't want to feel burdened like that during my free time, too.
Of course, part of this could be attributed to the fact that this week has been so busy that I've barely had time to breathe, let alone watch reality TV, which, as you well know, is not usually the case. It also occurs to me that this feeling of being burdened by television might be eliminated if I had TiVo. So as soon as a) my life becomes a little less hectic, or b) you all chip in to buy me TiVo, expect me to go back to whistling my old tune. (Sorry, Chase. I'm getting closer, though.)
Apparently, both The Amazing Race and America's Next Top Model premiered this week, and I either had no idea or did not remember that these events would occur. What's really strange is that, although these are my two favorite reality shows (and arguably two of my favorite shows, period), I really didn't care that I'd missed them. Consider that against the fact that I was practically counting down the days until this week's Summerland premiere, and I'm starting to think that this might be a good time for me to give up reality TV, too.
I once thought this would be almost impossible to do, but now that I think about it, it doesn't seem so hard. It's been my experience that if I just never start watching a season, I won't really miss a show all that much. Because the "characters" are constantly changing on reality TV, the only thing that carries a person through from season to season is the show's fundamental concept. And with so many of the shows I watch courting the double digits, season-wise, I'm beginning to find some of these concepts (e.g. The Bachelor/ette) rather tiring.
The thing is, when the reality phenomenon came along and virtually obliterated the traditional TV season, I applauded it more heartily than anyone. Finally, no more tedious, rerun-filled summers and non-sweeps months! But the old adage about having too much of a good thing has proved to be true. It often feels like I'm scrambling to keep up and fit everything in my schedule, which...that's what I do at work every day. I don't want to feel burdened like that during my free time, too.
Of course, part of this could be attributed to the fact that this week has been so busy that I've barely had time to breathe, let alone watch reality TV, which, as you well know, is not usually the case. It also occurs to me that this feeling of being burdened by television might be eliminated if I had TiVo. So as soon as a) my life becomes a little less hectic, or b) you all chip in to buy me TiVo, expect me to go back to whistling my old tune. (Sorry, Chase. I'm getting closer, though.)
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