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By LINDSAY CAREY STAFF WRITER Reality television shows are usually either something you love or you hate. For those of you who hate it, unfortunately the phenomenon isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. I predict 2015 will be yet another big year for shows like “The Bachelor”, “Catfish” and “19 Kids and Counting.” I have mixed feelings about reality television. I definitely have my list of reality shows that are being recorded on my DVR. Some of my reality show indulgences include “Dance Moms” on Lifetime, “Snooki and JWoww” on MTV, and “Giuliana and Bill” on E!. Last Sunday, I turned on “Kourtney and Khloe Take the Hamptons,” another Kardashian spin off, and watched as the family pulled a prank on their mother and went horse back riding. I began to wonder why I even bother keeping up with the Kardashians and the only thing I could really come up with is that I always had. I know the show is scripted, because the arguments they get into are unconvincing, the surprises feel more like set ups, and they all look perfect 99 percent of the time on the show. There’s nothing real about the show. The first couple of seasons […]
By LINDSAY CAREY STAFF WRITER Reality television shows are usually either something you love or you hate. For those of you who hate it, unfortunately the phenomenon isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. I predict 2015 will be yet another big year for shows like “The Bachelor”, “Catfish” and “19 Kids and Counting.” I have mixed feelings about reality television. I definitely have my list of reality shows that are being recorded on my DVR. Some of my reality show indulgences include “Dance Moms” on Lifetime, “Snooki and JWoww” on MTV, and “Giuliana and Bill” on E!. Last Sunday, I turned on “Kourtney and Khloe Take the Hamptons,” another Kardashian spin off, and watched as the family pulled a prank on their mother and went horse back riding. I began to wonder why I even bother keeping up with the Kardashians and the only thing I could really come up with is that I always had. I know the show is scripted, because the arguments they get into are unconvincing, the surprises feel more like set ups, and they all look perfect 99 percent of the time on the show. There’s nothing real about the show. The first couple of seasons […]
