During a lapse in judgement, I watched an episode of an MTV reality show. I'd now like to stab myself in the ear as punishment. Real World was bad enough, but this reality tv shit has evolved itself in to something that is downright... Ugh. I suppose I may be too much of a "Back in the day" kind of person and miss the 80's/90's MTV when somewhat shitty music videos and Beavis & Butthead were on. I did expect something decent from MTV, given that I haven't watched it since I can't remember when. However, that does not excuse my stupidity in stooping to the low levels of reality television.
I am seriously awed at this crap. I suppose I am taking all my anger about MTV on "My Life as Liz". I mean, there are loads of absolute bullshit I could be angrier at. Oh say, Real World, Road Rules, Cribs, Teen Cribs, My Sweet 16, Jeresy Shore, True Life (which its name itself should be humorous), Made, The Hills, Laguna Beach + numerous others. These are REAL good ideas for television shows for teens. Making them want for shit they DON'T need, babies most of all (Teen Mom). But more than that, it is making teens want for things. It teaches matierialism and selfism. It makes us become more of a consumer based society. I try to be as non-consumeristic as possible but what can I say? I'm addicted to food and water.
I could go on society gone awry rants til my lungs ran out but fuck it. Now then, where was I? Daria/Juno rip off. Now I remember. I saw Juno and immidiately saw it as a somewhat real life Daria rip off but I didn't mind that much. The "young 'uns" needed their own anti-hero outcast just as much as I did. But this, this has bullshit rip off written all over it down to an exact scene in Juno. Instead of Juno, it is of "Liz" laying on her car windshield looking up at the stars with a same fucking sized big gulp for fucks sake. As if our eminent failure as a country due to bureaucratic bullshit wasn't bad enough... Now I'm suffering from the shock of RTV, er I mean "MTV", the channel that shows 19 hours of reality TV, 4 1/2 hours of commercials and 30 minutes of VERY shitty music. Sometimes society just has to put it in your ass far too much as needed, as is the case now.
I fear for my ass more than ever.
I am seriously awed at this crap. I suppose I am taking all my anger about MTV on "My Life as Liz". I mean, there are loads of absolute bullshit I could be angrier at. Oh say, Real World, Road Rules, Cribs, Teen Cribs, My Sweet 16, Jeresy Shore, True Life (which its name itself should be humorous), Made, The Hills, Laguna Beach + numerous others. These are REAL good ideas for television shows for teens. Making them want for shit they DON'T need, babies most of all (Teen Mom). But more than that, it is making teens want for things. It teaches matierialism and selfism. It makes us become more of a consumer based society. I try to be as non-consumeristic as possible but what can I say? I'm addicted to food and water.
I could go on society gone awry rants til my lungs ran out but fuck it. Now then, where was I? Daria/Juno rip off. Now I remember. I saw Juno and immidiately saw it as a somewhat real life Daria rip off but I didn't mind that much. The "young 'uns" needed their own anti-hero outcast just as much as I did. But this, this has bullshit rip off written all over it down to an exact scene in Juno. Instead of Juno, it is of "Liz" laying on her car windshield looking up at the stars with a same fucking sized big gulp for fucks sake. As if our eminent failure as a country due to bureaucratic bullshit wasn't bad enough... Now I'm suffering from the shock of RTV, er I mean "MTV", the channel that shows 19 hours of reality TV, 4 1/2 hours of commercials and 30 minutes of VERY shitty music. Sometimes society just has to put it in your ass far too much as needed, as is the case now.
I fear for my ass more than ever.
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