it seems as though there are only 3 types of shows on basic network television today:
-drama, some of these are ok
-sitcoms, almost every one of these sucks
-reality, there is nothing realistic about these
problem number 1 is the proliferation of so called reality tv. i personally don't understand the appeal of these shows. i have tried to be open minded about this but every minute(all 5 of them)i've spent viewing one of these shows i feel myself getting dumber. at first they didn't seem all that bad but each successive new(read:recycled) show is worse than the one before. i should point out here that i hold a distinction between shows like american chopper/monster garage and american idol/fear factor.
problem number 2 is far worse imo. why is it that every sitcom must portray men incompetent bafoons hardly capable of dressing themselves? now, i do like everybody loves raymond and sometimes i enjoy king of queens (leah remini=woohoo) but both of these shows are prime examples of what i'm talking about. completely incompetent boobs as leading male characters. or frasier, i really like this one but again we have a leading male character who can't help but be a bafoon despite extensive education. i realize this isn't exactly a new thing but recently things have gotten out of hand. why exaclty can't we have a show with perfectly normal people who are totally competent. when i mentioned this to my roommate he said the way these shows portray people(like idiots) is completely accurate. i don't think so. there is more but i don't feel like writing an essay. what is everyone elses take.
