My Dirty Little Reality TV Secret

Posted in Jenni Hammit, television on 10. Jul, 2009

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I have never been a big fan of reality television. I admittedly did watch early seasons of the Real World, but I put the blame of that on my being young and stupid. The last season I could actually sit through was the San Francisco house. Since then I have become a little bit of a television snob. I like my television shows well written, snarky, smart, sarcastic and a little dark at times. Reality television just doesn’t consistently deliver the level of entertainment I require.

Honestly, I couldn’t tell you a thing about the contestants of American Idol or So You Think You Can Dance. I have no idea where they shot the last season of Survivor. The only thing I really know about the Girls Next Door is that they no longer live at the Playboy mansion…and most of that I read on Twitter. I might be able to identify a cast member or two of the Amazing Race only because late starts due t o sporting events meant that some nights instead of recording Cold Case at 9, my DVR captured the end of the contest show.

Now what I am about to tell you may be shocking…but just hear me out. Even with my demand of smart, well written programming and my anti reality tv stance. I do watch My Life on the D List. I do like Kathy Griffin. She does snarky and sarcastic better than anyone I have ever witnessed. It pains me to see some of the stunts she pulls on the shows. While I relate to many of the things she says, there are other moments when I almost can’t believe she actually just said that. I know I should no longer be shocked by her actions, but sometimes it happens.

I really should be totally turned off by how much of an attention whore she has become. That is really against everything I stand for. At least she is a step above other “lower level” celebrities in that she at least has real talent, but still some of her stunts are just too much. Even with that, I still record and watch the show ever week.

I like Tom and Tiffany. Granted, Tiffany has grown on me, but now I may like her more than I ever liked Jessica. Tom just cracks me up sometimes with his moments of awkwardness. Even Maggie (her mom) and her boxed wine habit is starting to not annoy me.

The one thing about the show that worries me is that Bravo will hold onto it for longer than it should. All television shows have a shelf life. Some are more like bananas, others are more like Hamburger Helper, but none of them have the staying power of the Twinkie. It is better to let a show bow out gracefully then to out wear its welcome and just become tiresome (like ER or Law and Order classic). Will her stunts and jokes go stale in time…yes. I just hope she or the network calls it quits before it happens.

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