There was a time that I got so hooked in watching reality shows. Survivor, Amazing Race, The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, For Love or Money, The Third Wheel, Blind Date, Millionaire Matchmaker, Beauty and the Geek, Pretty Wicked, High School Reunion, the list just goes on and on... The concept is so unique, unleashing in me the "voyeur in disguise." I love the idea of following people around -- finding out what makes them tick, what makes them laugh, what makes them cry, what makes them who they are.
I wonder what it feels like having cameras around to document your every move. Is it really possible to show the real you when you are aware that somebody is filming you? Somebody told me that one way of finding out whether a person is for show or for real is when you catch him off guard,that is, when he is at his most unguarded moment. And obviously, moments like these only happen when cameras are not rolling.
I have outgrown reality shows. Sure, I still get a glimpse of a few when I channel surf but to stay tuned until the episode finishes?? I would have to think twice.
Isn't it ironic? That a concept branded as "reality" TV can be so unreal???
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