Friday 18 March 2011

Continuing on last night's thoughts

A few weeks ago I was watching television, something I very rarely do. Television is something I try to avoid, for it is simply boring as hell to me. The amount of advertisements, the uncountable reruns of certain programs and the main reason why I dislike television is the way everybody presents themselves. Nearly every single person in the television business. The way reailty programs show people who should most definitely not represent reality is quite sickening to me. Although, the people might actually be close to what reality is for most, but not for me. It is quite funny though, that there are so many reality series. The sad thing is though, that these programs exist because there is a market for them. People do actually watch these programs, and that is what worries me.

So, back to my point. A few weeks ago I was watching a reality show they broadcast here in the Netherlands. I think it is about several people living in a house, trying to guess each other's secret. It is very big brother like. I was dazzled by the useless conversations the people were having with each other. I could not help but keep wondering why anybody would want to watch this trash, but evidently people do watch it. What this made very clear to myself was that the way people think varies enormously. Me being person A, is completely not interested in the program, for I consider the conversations to be very dull and simple. Person B, somebody else that does actually enjoy the program, is sitting in their living room, watching the program and he/she is propelled by the conversations the people on the show are having. This is a good example of two different ways of thinking. The one enjoys the program and the other does not. A very good example of difference in interests. Difference in interests is something I can accept, for I would never judge somebody based simply on their interests.

The forementioned example displays differentials in people's interests. Why I gave you this example is because I do not want you to mistake it with what I will tell you in my next blog. I have other pressing obligations at the moment so I will have to come back on it, yet again.

24 comments:

  1. Honestly to say, reality shows are probably the most watched thing on television aside news, many people are driven to the fake and staged happenings in "reality" shows, that it drives me crazy...
    Watch movies, they are much easier to digest :D

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  2. any television I get is usually Netflix...
    it saves life lol

    (Speaking of Big Brother...)

    If you get a chance, I would recommend watching Dead Set.
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1285482/

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  3. i hate big brother and similar shite

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  4. Discovery channel is the only reason for television to exist.

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  5. I WATCH DAVID CARUSO KICK ASS

    COOL BLOG

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  6. Can't wait to see what you going to say in our next blog

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  7. Television depresses me, it's just there for people to zombie out in front of after returning from their shitty 9-5s

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  8. reality tv is so boring! You want reality? go outside!

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  9. Sounds like it was a show about real life. And real life is incredibly boring.

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  10. I stopped watching TV after flava flave....

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  11. I find television boring as hell too

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  12. i'm a slave to television, and try to avoid it at all costs

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  13. You should throw out your TV. Everything is on internet :)

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  14. Completly agree, my mum watches hours and hours of crap like the Kardashians and it just baffles me how she can find it interesting.

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  15. Sounds like the Netherlands has some really terrible TV shows, the only reality shows I enjoy are Survivor and one we have here in Australia called The Biggest Loser

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  16. I only use OTA now and Netflix for viewing shows and movies. Even then I don't watch a lot of TV.

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  17. Pretty deep, waiting for more posts!

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  18. Waiting on the next post! Followed.

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  19. great background on this, bro!

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  20. I dont remember last night's thoughts. It's like trying to watch 'Weekend at Bernies 2' Without have seen 'Weekend at Bernies 1'. I'm lost.

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  21. I don't watch television hardly anymore. they sent the last episode of Lost last sunday here, now I don't see television at all.

    Following :)

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  22. Nice blog, check out mine.

    + follower

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