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Writers strike over.... Thank God.
February 13, 2008Well, it looks like the Writers Guild of America said its members voted Tuesday to end their three-month strike that brought the entertainment industry to a standstill so to speak.
Actually, the entertainment industry has been cranking out all kinds of television shows... but most of them have been the dregs of society that I call "reality television."
Friends... I can't possibly explain to you how much I hate reality shows... but I'll try.
Actually... not all reality shows are bad. I honestly do enjoy a couple of them. Mainly, it's the reality game shows and 90% of the rest of them that make me want to punch somebody in the face.
Among the "reality" shows that I actually do enjoy:
VH1's Celebrity Rehab - Dr. Drew Pinsky has a great show going here. Sure it's a bunch of b-list celebs. on drug rehab, but it really is a captivating show to watch. Seeing these icons of television and screen talk about some of the torture they've gone through with drugs is a real eye-opener. VH1 gets major major props for this show....
Sadly, the other attempts at reality television like Flava of Love 3 (upcoming) and Rock of Love 2... and Scott Baio is 46 and Pregnant are meaningless dribble. If it weren't so obvious that the writers were on strike and they had a band of monkeys in there writing those shows, I'd have to swear off the entire network.
Travel Channel's No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain - Basically.. this guy takes tours of places (i.e. Greece, New Orleans, Peru, etc.) looking for good food. He doesn't always find it... but eats it anyways and provides his hilarious commentary throughout. I mean, I guess it straddles the line as far as true reality television goes, but it works for me.
Also... I love any of those wild cop video shows. The new network Tru TV has a great slogan. "It's not reality... it's actuality."
Other than that.. I'm pretty much out. Don't care for American Idol, don't care for any of the game shows on right now.
I can't tell you how much that lie detector test show makes me want to turn the channel and not go back.
But for me... the biggest casualty thus far has been "24" on Fox. It's my fave. show on television, except it's not on right now. They finished filming eight episodes (like some of their competition like ABC's Lost) but decided not to start airing them fearing a prolonged strike that would cause an interruption in their series. For the last several years, 24 has prided themselves on a continuous January to May run every Monday and not skipping any weeks.
So, instead of showing them and giving me something worth watching on Mondays... Hopefully now.. Jack Bauer can return to killing bad guys in even more inventive ways soon.
With any luck, they'll start airing "24" immediately and start production on new episodes will soon begin.
Until then... I can catch up on Lost.
Posted by Jason Palmer at 07:48 AM | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Don't get your hopes up, 24 probably won't show until Jan 09. Anyway, Jack, is either in rehab, or just got out.
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Well, I think you should thank your girlfriend for turning you on to the two reality shows that you mentioned...and then stomach through the rest of this season's American Idol with me...
