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I personally do not care too much for reality TV. I have one reality TV show I watch and that’s the ultimate fighter. the ultimate fighter is a show with several martial artist are placed in a house and have a fighting tournament and the winner gets $100,000.00 for a fighting contract as well as bonus' along the way. The fighters live in one house for several moths. They train and fight while they are staying in the house. They also have no contact with the outside world. I tune into watch this show cause I like to watch the fights, not to see what their wearing or to follow how they act in the house. I enjoy watching the fights, the training styles, and the coaching because I used to teach combats in the military so it’s a show I am able to relate too.

            Most of the reality TV shows on TV now I don’t care for. I feel as though some have scripts they have to follow along with and the producers only pick certain footage to show to help persuade your judgment of a particular person or thing. With controlling the footage they put on TV they can make some one look like a villain, a hero, or a winner of a competition. Thus I believe the producers pick and choose who they want you to like. I like the idea that TV use to be for special people, as some people are very special and gifted. They then shared their gifts on TV. Now day’s people try to get on TV to be special or famous not to even share any special gifts they have. They just want to be on TV and with the amount of people growing that will do anything to be on TV. That’s why I do not care for reality TV shows.

            However I enjoy the psychological break down of understanding why people watch certain shows. There are people who enjoy watching people get humiliated. They either enjoy it because they think it’s comical, they can relate to it, or even those selves have a self esteem issue. There is a familiar factor that keeps some people watching. Like seeing some one they might know. in a whole though I believe people watch reality TV because they enjoy watching the lives of people they wish they could be or to even feel better about them selves or their lives. I dislike reality TV and do not find it very entertaining.