reality tv
February 10, 2003 4:37 PM   Subscribe

Reality TV and the Public Trust I know none of you have ever watched Joe Millionaire, but PC Magazine has an interesting column (by John Dvorak no less) regarding the veracity thereof...
posted by konolia (3 comments total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: John Dvorak is like an unfunny version of Andy Rooney



 
I am shocked, shocked to find...oh never mind.
posted by boltman at 4:49 PM on February 10, 2003


It's real. I know it's real. I know it's real. You can't tell me it's not real. I know it's real. I believe in Joe Millionaire. I know he will pick the woman who cares about who he is, not about how much money he does/doesn't have. Deep down, he's a good person who hates having to lie to these nice women. It's tearing him up inside! Can't you see that! It's so real!
posted by strangeleftydoublethink at 5:06 PM on February 10, 2003


Um...DUH. Similarly, I am virtually certain that some of the people who auditioned for "American Idol" were bogus -- plants, in other words. Once the original "Survivor" became a hit, all bets were off...there are ringers/plants/stooges involved in all of these "reality" shows, to some degree.

One thing pisses me off -- Dvorak's persistent whine about the government not stepping in to "do something." Hey, Dvorak -- as you pointed out, this is TV -- IT'S ONLY TV! If seeing Joe M. exposed as a fraud hurts your feelings, or makes you feel more cynical, or causes you to distrust your fellow man -- Get Over It.
posted by davidmsc at 5:12 PM on February 10, 2003


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