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posted by: bons (reply) post date: 08.05.05 (12:31 pm) I know, let's have a reality show where we sequester a group of people and they have to come up with an idea for a reality show each week and the public gets to vote one off each week. The winner gets $100,000 to redecorate the setting for their reality show. posted by: BE (reply) post date: 08.06.05 (2:34 am) I've only watched West Wing once, thought it wonderful for all the reasons you list, and then made a point of never watching it again. First, I don't need any new habits for distraction, as I already have more than enough to put off work for weeks at a time, and WW is definitely habit-forming. Second, I found West Wing subversive, if not a major Opiate of the People. I mean, c'mon. Ten minutes into the episode I watched, my blood pressure started to drop and I unclenched my jaw, something that hadn't happened since Georgie Bush first mentioned Homeland Security and the Patriot Act. I was caught up in the WW Fantasy that Martin Sheen really was our prez and the current administration sane and well-meaning. I can't tell you how much, much better I felt. So as much as I adored that protected and cared for feeling, I just don't think it's good for us to let down our guards during this period of history when unreasonable search and seizure has been reinstated and torture is allowed if not encouraged. But don't get me wrong -- I understand completely the WW's allure in taking viewers to a better world, the way a good romance gives relief to an abused wife. I'm just trying not to give into the temptation to lower my alarm level. posted by: juniperflux (reply) post date: 08.06.05 (9:05 pm) Ok. It is with great hesitation that I admit the following: Before I do though, I must preface such a confession with a disclaimer. I *rarely* watch television. I despise just about everything having to do with the box. I don't like the tripe people pass off as entertainment.. and I don't like how little brain function is required of me when I get sucked into watching said tripe. Therefore... I avoid it like the plague. That being said... Last year I got hooked on one of Bravo's (terrible) reality programs: Project Runway. It was all fashion and fake drama. I'm afraid I was hooked. Furthermore... I'm already thinking about next season. I need help. *wink* posted by: newbie (reply) post date: 08.17.05 (7:31 am) Hey! Here's an idea....how about a show featuring bloggers busy at their keyboards? Or would that be TOO dull (no offense intended)? Anxiously awaiting next installment of Little Frog and Duck Boy! |
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