Remember the Good Ole Days with I Love Lucy? Nowadays, Why is Everyone Craving to Watch Rock of Love?
Despite its dated references and old-fashioned family dynamics, I Love Lucy remains hilariously entertaining. Having interviewed my grandmother about favorite Television shows. She had a lot of positive things to say about I Love Lucy. Lucille Ball was one of the greatest comic actors of all time and so her physical comedy is timeless. Her antics in this pioneering show have made it one of the top sitcoms in TV history. If younger viewers can get past the black-and-white presentation, even the littlest kids will enjoy her goofy faces and silly mishaps. I Love Lucy was aimed at an adult audience but was humorous enough that kids watched it too. The show has experienced continuous reruns since the mid-fifties. Lucy was a master of physical comedy and a true clown in the best sense of the word.
Nowadays, reality TV has covered the screen, and shows such as Rock of Love have become a favorite. I don't watch this show, but my sister does. After he begging me to watch one episode I finally did. By watching this show you don't gain any knowledge, but you develop insight of the transformations society has undergone. The reality show follows on the heels of the inexplicable trainwreck that was Flavor of Love( another show my sister enjoys watching) in which aging rapper Flavor Flav auditioned a similar number of unique individuals for the role of his Number One Lady.
As painful as that series could be to watch, it too garnered thousands of viewers, and Rock of Love seems poised to surpass its predecessor in the annals of pop culture. To be bluntly honest, Rock of Love Once just seems to be filled with booze, boobs, hairspray and lots of eyeliner. The object of the show is for the contestants to win over Michaels' heart. Even if it means they perform uncomfortable, if not humiliating, tasks, ranging from dirty talking on the phone while the other roommates listen to motocross racing. Does this sound pointless or what? Unfortunately, society has come to enjoy these shows. Perhaps this is why society is so corrupt.
I happened to turn this show on once, and these two women were dumping beer on eachother and pulling their hair all over Brett Michaels (a horrible musician). This is such a horrible show, and it really makes you wonder how this is going to affect our teenagers who are soon to become women, and their morals and values.
ReplyDeletePerhaps this is why society is so corrupt
ReplyDeleteI think it's more likely that shows like this are a symptom of something wrong with society, not a cause.
I don't think it's quite fair to take an example of television from back in the day that's considered a huge classic, compare it to the worst sort of trash on TV today and then say "There, you see? Television today is worse that it was in yesteryear." Sure, garbage like "Rock of Love" wouldn't have been allowed on TV during Lucy's time, but that because it would have been too explicit, not because TV producers were less likely to try and appeal to the lowest common denominator, because they weren't. TV in the 1950s showcased wrestling matches, vicious roller derbies, cheesy quiz shows, violent westerns/crime shows and sitcoms that were far less well written or interesting that I Love Lucy. You shouldn't make the mistake of seeing the era through a nostalgia filter. Every era has it's high point and low points, and there are a great number of good shows on today if you know where to look.
I think TV today has undergone so drastic of a change from back then that it becomes hard to define the reasons why. I don't really think TV is to completely blame as to why our society behaves a certain way though. The choice of what to watch on television today is so expansive that you can find most anything you want to watch on there. It is everyone's own choice to watch what is most entertaining to them. Now you can say that shows such as "Rock of Love" are trash, and promote negative behaviors, however as with everything, TV requires a mature audience for various shows. To be able to be entertained vs. trying to find your next role model are two very different things. People today I think are pulled into reality TV shows such as this because they are able to relate to "real" people, even if the point of the show is nonsense. Obviously reality TV is what people like, if the ratings weren't high enough it wouldn't continue to stick around.
ReplyDeleteAhhh, Josh, you just called Brett Michaels a horrible musician! I love Poison. I think I can forgive you, ha! I hate these reality shows. I think that anyone who thinks they can find love on television, from a pool of women picked by the TV station, is just pathetic. It is sad that this is what our society enjoys watching these days. Yuck.
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