Friday, March 5, 2010
Reality Television: Oxymoron
George F. Will talks about the new television that has emerged on the scene "reality television". Some examples of these new shows include: Fear Factor, and Jackass. Each year another show tries to come out and become more dangerous and sexual than the next. like in his essay he talks about XFL that tried to make football even more aggressive and dangerous and the cheerleaders more revealing and entertaining. He talks about viewers having a choice on what they want to watch because there are so many things out there like kids shows, MTV, and adult entertainment. As time goes by though people are always looking for more, the next best thing. People want live entertainment with dangerous events happening and violence in them. He goes as far as saying people may watch "Who Really Wants to Be a Millionaire?" where willing participants will play Russian Roulette with their own lives. So how far will the entertainment business go? Will viewers be willing to watch other human beings die for their entertainment? I don't think it will go that far, but the new reality shows have taken the sexual and violence levels to the next levels.
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