Reality Sucks - Television Gone Bad

Over the last few years, television programs have sure taken a turn, and not one for the better. Long gone are the days of normal television programming. Now are the days when almost everything is in reality mode. For instance, let's cram 8 washed up actors and/or actresses in an overdecorated mini-mansion, and let's see how long it takes for everyone to start ripping each other to shreds.

As long as I can remember, the personal lives of celebrities have been television worthy. The occasional scandal, the every-once-in-a-while love triangle. We now live in a time where celebrities, "A-List" or "has beens", have the opportunity to have the American public sitting in the front seat of the car...which is their everyday lives. We get the chance to watch their every move, every bad hair day, every boring moment. Not to mention the fact that some of these celebrities lives have no relevance to what's really going on in the world.

Time and time again, my intelligence is insulted by the newest "reality show". I've managed to compose a list of most aggravating reality shows...both new and a little old.

1. COPS

This show paved the way for today's reality TV. I mean really, how much entertainment can you experience while watching Billy Bob being dragged from his trailer in his long johns because he went on a drunken rage and beat up Ma again. Ha! But really, when Cops hit the scene, they opened the door to a wave of "right now" and "in the moment" television.

2. FLAVOR OF LOVE

There is no way anyone could get me to believe that there are even 10 women on the earth who actually remember who Flavor Flav is, let alone to want to fight for a full fledged relationship with him. He is the epitome of "washed up rapper", and one of the most unattractive people on the planet. I think the women on the show made such fools of themselves. With names like Delicious, Hoops, Rain, Bootz, and Pumpkin...what more were we to expect. I believe that VH1 thinks that the American television junkie is either crazy...just crazy. I couldn't stomach the constant fighting over one of the most ghoulish looking men on earth, the fake tears, the insincere broken hearts, and all of the rest of the bull that these women dished out. But with all of that said, it brings me to the next on my list.

3. I LOVE NEW YORK

Though I totally dislike her show, she gets my vote for the smartest of the Flavor of Love Girls. Who can be mad at a woman who capitalized off of her own embarrassment. She was able to make a Flavor of Love spin off. Her show was just as insulting as the one before, she captivated audiences just as well the prior. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE??? With names like Chance, White Boy, 20 pack...what more are we to expect. Should we expect anything more than 20 guys fighting over who's gonna apply New Yorks false lashes.

4. DATE MY MOM

The title alone says "wow...America is desperate for entertainment". Come on...date my mom? Why would one have ti find a date for his mother? What small hick town...population 300...backwoods town would one have to live where mom can't find her own date? How insulting.

5. ROB AND BIG

Rob and Big has to be the most mind insulting of the list. As far as entertainment goes, there is none. These two guys and their dog are so not funny. They spend a lot of time roaming around the streets of Los Angeles doing a whole lot of nothing. I think that Rob should have stuck to skateboarding, he's even made the dog famous.

I wouldn't even want to put my audience to sleep by continuing...but I could go on and on, with at least 15 more shows. What has society come to? What kind of people have we become? What is entertainment to us now? I think if I put cameras through my home...and gave you all an inside peek at my everyday life...I could be the next A-List celebrity.