Day 3 - Blog in the Day

I'm not sure how many of you have noticed exactly how shitty TV shows are becoming. The rate of shitification of TV shows is increasing by the day. The source of the destruction of what used to be a perfectly innocently boring media can be traced to two sources:

1. MTV
2. The Real Housewives of ______________.

Now while growing up I used to love to watch MTV, maybe because we didn't always get it included into our cable package. But when I would go to friends houses who's parents spared no expense for their luxurious cable package we would usually watch MTV. The shows we watched then were MUCH different than the drivel they broadcast 24/7 these days though. We were forced to watch "risque" shows like Beavis and Butthead, Daria, Aeon Flux, Headbangers Ball and Yo! MTV Raps. Back then MTV only had a few shows that weren't actually about music, much to the contrast of the present. Before we even knew what blogging, reality tv, Orbitz carbonated beverage or the 24 hour news cycle was these TV shows were "corrupting" the young minds of American teenagers. Most parents hated the channel, primarily because of Bevis and Butthead, therefore most kids loved Bevis and Butthead.

Flash forward to the now, MTV is still doing its job corrupting young minds; however, the corruption has now run rampant throughout our entire culture and over all demographics and ages. I will have to give MTV credit for one thing, as best as I can remember it they invented Reality TV. Love them or hate them, they were at least on the "cutting edge" in that aspect. I think I've devoted enough of this piece to the fact that I used to love MTV, now its on to the hate.

What the hell has happened? Where did the train come off the tracks? I don't remember the last time I actually saw a music video on Music Television. At what point did it become okay to forego their namesake and churn out the nonsense that continues to thrive on that network? Why do I have to watch a channel called Palladia if I want to actually see a MUSIC VIDEO? Sonofabitch. And one more thing how many more TV shows can they spin from the trashy rejects of their own shitty reality shows? Real World/Road Rules Spinoff Challenege IV, what the fuck, who cares. How about next time you leave that off of the new season and maybe throw in a goddamn half hour block of music videos. Ass.

Now on to the other, The Real Housewives. Exactly what part of them IS actually real? Its surely not their exaggerated racks, I know its not their lips, face, cheeks, or personalities. Maybe thats the twist to the show? Maybe they'll throw a little wrench into the mix and have their husbands all divorce them. Yeah that would be awesome, could you imagine? Then they'd have no money, no house, and no Mercedes. Then they'd ACTUALLY be the REAL HOUSEWIVES, except for the fact that then they really wouldn't have a house...and they would no longer be wives. But still then they'd have to get jobs, and I mean real jobs not the tax write-off bullshit front jobs they supposedly have now. Then they'd have to work WITH the people they resent, now that's good television! I'd love to see that cocaine riddled blonde harpy from the Real Housewives of Orange County taking someone's order at the Jack in the Box. That's Must See TV!

I'm fairly certain that if Syria or Palestine wanted to increase their hatred towards the West all they should do is play this fucking show for an hour every night. You want to start a Jihad? That's how you do it! Show these stupid c*nts spending thousands of dollars of their husband's money, show them getting $5000 "mani/pedi's", show them brainwash their kids into becoming the same banal drones that they've grown up to be. If this crap is all about ratings and increasing ad revenue (which obviously it is) can't they make it so I don't want to run them over with my Civic?

Here's an idea (Harvey Weinstein please feel free to throw me an email to discuss the rights), why not put all the "REAL" World fuckheads and the "REAL" Housesluts of _________ on an island in the South Pacific. Install a bunch of cameras throughout the jungle, and leave them there. Every three or four days have a helicopter drop food and water, no challenges, no mini games, no immunity, just REAL survival. The network executives could just sit back and watch their bank accounts. Now that's something I would watch.