You want pretty girls French kissing each other? No problem. What about mud wrestling and handcuffs? Sure thing. Girls in bikinis hosing themselves down? Of course. Sounds like we need a reality check. With nonscripted shows continuing to draw huge ratings, networks seem increasingly fond of this kind of TV. There's a reason reality TV seems too good to be true, because it really is. Why is reality television so popular? What do we have in common with these people? Is reality television really entertainment? According to the Webester's dictionary the definition of reality is the quality or state of being actual or true. So where do we fit in, in all this fuss. The real problem in America though isn't so much the low quality of television it is the high quantity of TV. People watch too much altogether. Reality television is merely an illusion, an illusion that Americans thrive on.
             So is reality television a really bad thing? One would have to live, on a deserted island in the South China Sea not to be swept away be the recent or reality television. Indeed millions of Americans have caught the TV show "Survivor", the shows success has led to a string of knock-offs and has ensured that reality programming is here to stay,
             at least until the next big thing comes along. Audiences watching this kind of television thrive on this entertainment. They want to see many amazing stunts during a reality TV season. How about watching people regurgitate a plate full of cow eyes in a fifteen minute time period. Sound pretty fun? Well to some Americans, it's just plain nasty and they don't want to see anything like that. To others, it's what they live for. President George W. Bush was asked about troubling things on television and this is the advice he gave "Put the off button on" said president Bush.
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