I had lunch with my sister the other day and we were talking about various random things, relationships, current events etc.
Then we started talking about movies and television. TV is flooded with various reality shows, which in fact are not well.....real.
Shows like The Real World makes me hold my head in my hands watching 18 to 22 somethings thinking their lives are so horrible because nobody understands them.
Survivor, please, put 30 people on an island for a month with no supplies other than a ball of twine, a paperclip and Q-tips now that I would watch.
Celeb shows like the Kardashians, Gene Simmons, Real Housewives hell even Joey Bonaduce for that matter is a topic all by themselves. They are nothing more than people with money either live life as if nothing they do matters or live life to the point they need 3-4 liver transplants.
Even shows like "The Deadliest Catch" are being edited for ratings, so that also isn't even well...again real.
What happened to the good sitcoms? Will and Grace, Seinfeld to name a couple, shows that are funny and on occasion make you think.
I only watch a couple shows on a regular basis, but for the most part there isn't much quality out there in my opinion.
Movies are just as bad. I like juvenile humor as much as the next person, but Will Farrel is one of the "bigger comedy actors" of the day? Adam Sandler? I love Adam Sandler since he's from from my hometown, but come on, let's try stretching once in a while. How many times can Happy Gilmore be the character of a movie with a different title?
Who is making the next classic set of movies? I enjoy watching Indie films, since they are obviously staying out of the "summer blockbuster" niche.
Has originality on the big and little screen really just disappeared? I just feel a lot of people are dumbing down instead of watching anything with meaning. Even humor has gone from wit to almost all toilet humor. I don't mind toilet humor, but after a while it gets a little old.
Then we started talking about movies and television. TV is flooded with various reality shows, which in fact are not well.....real.
Shows like The Real World makes me hold my head in my hands watching 18 to 22 somethings thinking their lives are so horrible because nobody understands them.
Survivor, please, put 30 people on an island for a month with no supplies other than a ball of twine, a paperclip and Q-tips now that I would watch.
Celeb shows like the Kardashians, Gene Simmons, Real Housewives hell even Joey Bonaduce for that matter is a topic all by themselves. They are nothing more than people with money either live life as if nothing they do matters or live life to the point they need 3-4 liver transplants.
Even shows like "The Deadliest Catch" are being edited for ratings, so that also isn't even well...again real.
What happened to the good sitcoms? Will and Grace, Seinfeld to name a couple, shows that are funny and on occasion make you think.
I only watch a couple shows on a regular basis, but for the most part there isn't much quality out there in my opinion.
Movies are just as bad. I like juvenile humor as much as the next person, but Will Farrel is one of the "bigger comedy actors" of the day? Adam Sandler? I love Adam Sandler since he's from from my hometown, but come on, let's try stretching once in a while. How many times can Happy Gilmore be the character of a movie with a different title?
Who is making the next classic set of movies? I enjoy watching Indie films, since they are obviously staying out of the "summer blockbuster" niche.
Has originality on the big and little screen really just disappeared? I just feel a lot of people are dumbing down instead of watching anything with meaning. Even humor has gone from wit to almost all toilet humor. I don't mind toilet humor, but after a while it gets a little old.
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