Reality Me
I saw a commercial for a new reality show. I forget the name of it, but it's along the lines of EdTV, where a guy turns his whole life over to the cameras and that's the show. After my initial groan, another reality show reaction, I got to thinking how appealing it might be to star in a show like that, to have instant fame and innumerable devoted fans for nothing more than living my everyday life. Parts of it would be really boring, though. Me reading a book. Me staring at a television. Me hunched over my computer. Regardless, I'm sure I would be a big hit.
Then it dawned on me--what I have here is far better than my own reality TV show! I have complete creative control, so I can leave out all the boring stuff. My faithful fans, few though they may be, tune in and read all about me, thereby perpetuating the exhibitionist/voyeur symbiosis behind every good reality show.
Yes, we have blogs---same sort of reality tv, just without the sound.
Posted by: Marie on December 29, 2003 08:05 PM