Be Good Not Bad : Web Design :: Brian Warren : Denver, Colorado

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I’ll admit I’ve watched a few episodes of “Fear Factor” and I appreciate the competition of it all, especially in this day of political correctness gone amuck where it’s “inappropriate” for one person to be exalted above another despite his achievements. At the same time I just can’t handle how pathetic some of these reality show people are. Yes, I give kudos to anyone who will knowingly eat eight inches of horse rectum (hold the mustard, tomatoes and horse, please), but for crying out loud, how many variations of “unlock these two locks with one of these six keys” can they possibly come up with? Who designs these stunts? A prison guard? A janitor?

Don’t get me wrong, I think it’s really cool that the people on “Survivor” are out there testing their overly-suburbanized selves against nature, but come on, is there some sort of special screening they go through to ensure they are the whiniest, back stabbing-est group of folks alive?

It seems to me that I am, perhaps, not in the target demographic for reality TV. After all, I’d much rather go climbing, biking, hiking or clean my bathtub grout than watch “Survivor.” I’m guessing these shows are aimed at Generation X females. After all, most people my age have jobs. How can they watch soap operas when most work during the day. The solution is simply to recreate the soap opera. Melodrama wrapped in an “adventure” theme and played on prime time television.

Despite how much I despise these programs there is one thing I do love about them: I don’t have to watch them!