Ah another reality show

I noticed another of those reality shows on our local television 

station. The moderator began the series explaining how, like every 

reality show, drug use by the participants was not permitted on 

premises. Five minutes into then program five of the six people 

in it were getting wasted at the neighborhood bar. The sixth was 

passed out drunk by the fourth minute. 

Funny I always thought alcohol was a drug and did he mean, I 

wonder, that off-promises drug usages were permitted? 

Having checked out a few of these reality shows (oh come on 

like you don’t slow down at accident sites to take a quick peek) 

I can only say I’m amazed and terrified. Who picks these misfits 

and worse how soon can we pass a law stripping them of the 

right to vote or hold elective offices in the future! I mean have 

you seen these people: hello your fifteen minutes are calling and 

they want all fifteen back! 

It appears the participants are chosen based on some sort of a TV 

version of Noah’s Ark. The gay one (the flamer or sincere version 

depending), the hot “I’m so straight but possibly can be taken” 

jock (who usually sexually experiments or goes all gooey gay 

friendly in the end), the bitch (either sex), the substance abuser 

(okay that could fit most of them) etc. and so forth. I sometimes 

think about how our radio and TV signals float in space and that 

some other world will pick these shows up and never bother to 

visit us because of it. I’d hate to be known in the universe as 

“that planet of weirdo losers!” 

Side note: The court shows are okay although I 

think, considering how evangelical some segments 

of the public are, the TV stations are missing the 

boat on a potential major breakout hit with a similar 

show based on the concept of religious courts. I’m 

thinking here of a type of TV tribunal where some 

prelate judge hears dogmatic arguments on various 

obscure religious points from opposing sides then 

rules in favor of one side or the other. I’d call it “The 

Papal Court” myself but only because I bet those 

cardinals would look great in high def. sitting up 

on the bench as judges wearing their white lacey 

outer vestment coverings and not to mention those 

bright red robes!