Reality TV

In the TV world there are so many different reality shows that are based on different things. You have Jersey Shore, Survivor, Big Brother, The Bachelor, and Real World/ Road Rules plus many more. I have yet to figure out why we are so interested in watching people on TV. Most reality shows are competitive but Jersey Shore has no competition in it that results with a prize because some people would argue that there is competition on Jersey Shore in between the cast in different areas. I have never watched Jersey Shore but that is because I chose not to watch it because it is all about rich kids throwing money away during summer getting drunk and doing other stupid stuff. Other reality shows at least have a point behind them. On survivor, you have to be able to survive the elements of Mother Nature and outlast the other contestants by beating them in challenges and not being voted off. I feel this would be a difficult show to be on because you are completely exposed to the elements of Mother Nature and on the other shows, you have a place to sleep and shower and food to eat.
The other question that I always come to think about with reality shows, is it worth competing to come down to the final two people and you are the runner up and win nothing, but do everything the winner has and get nothing out of it? If I was the runner up and didn’t win anything I would be very upset with myself, trying to figure out what I could have done better or what I should have done instead of what I actually did on the show. I think it would also be very hard to be away from family and friends for several months because we all know that you can’t film a reality show all within one week. Along with missing your family, you would have to take time off from work and in today’s economy, it would be very hard to ask your boss off for work to go compete in a reality TV show. No matter what reality show you watch they are all the same and will continue to be the same. They will have drama, and will always have a winner and loser and there is nothing we can do to change that.