I must admit to being a bit ambivalent when it comes to reality TV. I either really like the show or I really dislike it. . I really LIKE the ones that offer a bit of a contest of skill and intelligence. Shows like Top Chef and Biggest Loser. On the other hand I really dislike ones that rely on deception and game playing. Never been much of a fan of Survivor as an example. But there is one kind of show that I loath and despise. Call them the Reality Romance shows.
What kills me is when I hear people talking about how romantic this all is. Romantic? A bunch of people lured in by their 15 minutes of stardom and the chance to win some big cash. If you stay together for two years you get to keep all the goodies. This does not sound like “...the beginning of a beautiful friendship” to me. This is the surface appearance of romance, packaged carefully to sucker you in. It’s superficial and shallow and fake. These people don’t know each other and are pushed together in an unreal situation that doesn’t help them learn anything real about one another. All of this is entertainment somehow. Spare me.
Some guy surrounded by a bunch of women who don’t know him from Adam but see some pretty cool prizes connected to him. And a bunch of women trying to figure out just how far they’re willing to go to land this turkey. That, apparently, is romance in America today.
If you’re looking for romance on a TV show let me remind you of the ‘70’s song lyric that says “You’re looking for love in all the wrong places”.
Call that the View From the Phlipside.
"The View From the Phlipside" airs on WRFA-LP Jamestown NY. You can listen to WRFA online HERE
Copyright - Jay Phillippi 2010
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