Reality TV seems to be the popular TV shows to watch. Many of these reality stars are being famous for being on a dating show, or their life in Hollywood. When you think of reality you think its real, but 95% of these shows are made up drama. If you go behind the scenes of some of these shows you’ll understand that they’re all made up and fake. Every reality show has some drama in it just to catch your attention.
When I do have the time to watch TV; I watch mostly reality shows. I’m not going to lie, that’s all I watch on TV. One of my favorite shows right now is Keeping up with the Kardashians, The T.O. show and Chad Ocho Cinco. My dad asks me all the time “why do I watch these shows?” I don’t really have a good answer to it, but I enjoy watching famous peoples lives. The eye catching of these shows is all the drama. Who doesn’t love drama? It also catches a lot of people’s attention with the latest gossip on celebrities. I personally enjoy watching what these people are up to, the things they do, their lifestyle, and the way they act. I do get addicted to watching these reality shows because it always ends on suspense. The producers are very smart because they show a preview of the next episode and makes you want to watch the next week.
I began watching reality shows since high school. I would love to watch Laguna Beach and the Hills. I thought it was the coolest reality shows ever just because these people that were in it were the same age and had the same high school drama as my friends and me. With an exception they were on TV for it. I always made sure I stopped doing whatever I was doing just so I can catch the episode. My eyes were pretty much glued to the TV. Reality shows are very famous now, because a lot of young teens and adults are interested in watching. They come out with a new reality show every month because it’s making them money.
Reality shows do have an effect on me, because I start to become very materialistic when I watch a celebrities lifestyle. I start to become less appreciative and want all the things they have. Most importantly I want to live the same lifestyle their living in. It does have an effect on society because most of it is not real. People are so wrapped up into these shows just to watch about other people’s lives. We should be entertained by our own lives. We shouldn’t take the time out of the day to watch someone’s lives, but were caught up in it. The media is a bad influence on drugs, sex, and alcohol. A lot more kids these days watch these reality shows, but it’s our decisions on what we do. I don’t entirely blame the media, because it’s our parenting and decisions on what we watch,