knows them but I never do. People I know don't go on reality tv shows; they are all too down to earth for that kind of nonsense. Well, that used to be true...but not anymore. This season of Biggest Loser features a guy from my hometown. It's true!! What are the odds that a town of 500 people would produce a reality show contestant? It's so surreal to watch him on the show and kind of icky too. Who knew that anonymity made reality tv better? I mean, I wish Justin well and hope that he regains his health and peace of mind, but all of a sudden The Biggest Loser is now providing t.m.i. for me. I still watch the show but it makes me squirm. You would be weirded out too!
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
I'm So Weirded Out!
I'm not an avid tv watcher. It seems like most everything on television is either smut or violence; or smut and violence. It's depressing how we make our most base inclinations into entertainment. I do, however, like to watch certain things like Cash Cab (I think I'd win some money on one of those rides) or Pawn Stars (they bleep lots of things they say, but that is a funny family and they get the most interesting things in that shop!). Then there is my favorite: The Biggest Loser. I don't know why I find it so fascinating. Maybe because it is in the form of a classic redemption story; people who've abused their bodies and lost faith in themselves discover their worth through hard work and sacrifice. Something like that. I realize that the participants on these reality tv shows are real people from real towns with real families, someone
knows them but I never do. People I know don't go on reality tv shows; they are all too down to earth for that kind of nonsense. Well, that used to be true...but not anymore. This season of Biggest Loser features a guy from my hometown. It's true!! What are the odds that a town of 500 people would produce a reality show contestant? It's so surreal to watch him on the show and kind of icky too. Who knew that anonymity made reality tv better? I mean, I wish Justin well and hope that he regains his health and peace of mind, but all of a sudden The Biggest Loser is now providing t.m.i. for me. I still watch the show but it makes me squirm. You would be weirded out too!
knows them but I never do. People I know don't go on reality tv shows; they are all too down to earth for that kind of nonsense. Well, that used to be true...but not anymore. This season of Biggest Loser features a guy from my hometown. It's true!! What are the odds that a town of 500 people would produce a reality show contestant? It's so surreal to watch him on the show and kind of icky too. Who knew that anonymity made reality tv better? I mean, I wish Justin well and hope that he regains his health and peace of mind, but all of a sudden The Biggest Loser is now providing t.m.i. for me. I still watch the show but it makes me squirm. You would be weirded out too!
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6 comments :
That would be so freaky! I agree.
That's crazy about you actually knowing the guy!!
I really enjoy the Food Network Challenges. Our kids like watching "Wipe Out" We like Mythbusters too. Other than that I agree with you there is just not much out there.
Can you have feelings of being intrigued and freaked at the same time because that's how I feel! I want to watch and see how he does but on the other hand I can't believe I know him.
That is way I felt about the Sister Wives. I couldn't stop watching the show even though it grossed me out. And then when I'd run into them at the store or the library it was so weird!
LOL! Mom told me about that yesterday. I don't watch that show, but maybe I'll have to tune in and check it out.
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