While "American Idol, which is currently in season nine, has always had a large audience and many votes, it's obvious to some that many people may watch it for reasons other than to hear the contestants sing. One reason is the comments made by Simon Cowell. Cowell gets picked on by viewers and media outlets for sometimes being too harsh, but other people believe Cowell makes the show what it is. In fact, Cowell said he will be leaving the show soon and it has brought up questions of how good the show would be without him.
Casey James, contestant on this season's American Idol, had what the Simon Cowell called the best performance of the night with the song "Jealous Guy" on Tuesday night's "American Idol."
Reality TV is where we realize the nation is full of girls who are “16 and Pregnant” and possibly in need of an “Intervention.” It is where we see and believe that our boyfriends have “Tool Academy” potential and we may be better off with “The Bachelor.”
Rachel Zoe is going to tell us what to wear, with her "project." You can ditch your family member for a week on “Wife Swap.” Kim Kardashian and her clan’s seemingly staged show, makes us squeal at scripted incidents that were made possible by the media launch of one lusty sex tape. Imagine what you could do with yours. And, Ryan Seacrest’s image is forever implanted in your head. You see more of him than President Barack Obama or your family for that matter.
Vh1 has turned itself into one of the biggest reality television successes in the past several years. As music television of all networks turns away from the video emphasis, VH1 made a profitable decision to go to the increasingly popular route of reality programming. They have a string of successful and much talked about programs which prove endlessly entertaining, even to viewers who typically wouldn’t consider themselves a reality TV buff.
“Dancing with the Stars” has always been pretty good about selecting celebrities with minimal dance background.
There have been a few exceptions, including the chorography king Joey Fatone and ice dancer Kristi Yamaguchi.
This season seems to be unfair to the rest of the participants because of dancer and musical artist Nicole Scherzinger. Scherzinger, famous for her lead singer status with the Pussycat Dolls, is a standout on this season’s reality dance competition.
DEC. 16-Four reality television shows are in the top five most popular regularly syndicated TV shows for 2009 according to the The Nielsen Company.
Larry Juchartz, who holds a Ph.D in English and is a professor at Mott Community College (MCC) as well as a member of the Popular Culture Association (PCA), believes that high ratings support that an increase of reality TV in the past few years has been a good choice for networks.
"The one-hour drama is the most expensive type of show to make, while the 30-minute reality show is the least expensive," he said. "So networks have flocked to the latter."
Season six bachelor from ABCs "The Bachelor" Bryon Velvick and the woman he chose on the show, Mary Delgado have now split after five years of being together.
This makes Velvick not only the latest bachelor to end a relationship, but also adds him to the list of all other relationships that have failed from the show. In fact, he was the last one and now every relationship started on the show is reportedly over. Well, that is with the exception of the last bachelor, Jason Mesnick, who seems to still be dating the girl he left as runner-up after breaking off an engagement with the woman he actually chose.
"Rad and Bad Reality" hopes that at least one relationship in the future of "The Bachelor" will last at least forever, or maybe a couple will at least make it down the aisle. It is hard to really want to watch future seasons of the show knowing that no one has stayed together (except the guy who changed his mind). In the real world, it's a little harder to just decide who you want, even if you already told them you didn't want them, and then have them come right back. But, for lack of anything better to watch, and a love for reality TV, "Rad and Bad Reality" will watch next season anyway.
"Rad and Bad Reality" believes this is important because "The Bachelor" is one of the biggest reality TV shows and was actually one of the first, with the new season, which airs on Jan. 4, being the 14 season. A post like this mainly reflects the traditional news value of audience. The audience was absolutely shocked when Mesnick picked his runner-up and many viewers are always shocked to learn of a relationship ending. When the show is on, much discussion of the show can be heard by viewers in person and on the Internet. This show has a following of people who watch it every season and the audience plays a very crucial role in the show, including in news about couples breaking up after meeting on the show.
Kaitlin is a journalism major at the University of Michigan-Flint as well as the interim layout editor for The Michigan Times, the UM-Flint student newspaper. She enjoys writing, editing, design and popular culture. She is currently the co-editor of Wildeboomerz and editor of Rad and Bad Reality.
Kaitlin can be reached at kaitlido@umflint.edu
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