Posted on 12/21/2013 7:26:47 AM PST by steelhead_trout
Enter Duck Dynasty, a magically lucrative institution that simultaneously 1) is a reality show and 2) features conservative Christians. It was a money-printing machine for A&E until — who could have predicted? — one of its redneck stars did something one may have expected a redneck to do and our nation faced its greatest peril since, say, the Cold War. Has Western civilization ever confronted such an existential imperilment as the suspension of man-on-man-sex-eschewing Phil Robertson? A pretty big sector of the Internet submits that it has not.
There are perfectly understandable reasons to be upset about Robertson’s suspension. But I, for one, am thrilled about it. I only wish A&E had gone further and suspended everyone on that stupid show, and also suspended everyone on all their other reality shows, and that all the other channels on TV that have reality shows had suspended all their stars too. Barring that, I wish great success to the Liberty Patriots who are boycotting A&E over Robertson’s suspension, and I hope all other Americans, regardless of their patriot status, will join the A&E boycott, and that the A&E boycott will spread to include all the other channels that show this kind of nonsense, and that we can finally just get rid of it all for good, forever and ever amen. I want everyone suspended. I want every channel boycotted. I want every show shuttered, and permanently. I want to watch it burn.
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Choo-choo! :-)
Come’on, how else are to view the sinister underworld of the Amish Mafia?
Do I have to admit that I like “Impractical Jokers” too? I’m also ashamed to say that I like that stupid show with Danny Bonaduce, Tonya Harding and a few other losers making fun of idiots caught doing stupid stuff on video. I can’t think of the name of it off hand but it’s a riot. “World’s Dumbest” maybe?
I got to see Chum Lee in the pawn stars store in Vegas a couple of years ago. Didn’t get to talk to him but I got pictures!
Hey, Betsy, I have an idea! It’s called freedom of speech. If you don’t like the shows, then don’t watch them, but some people do like some of the shows, so maybe they should be ALLOWED to watch them, hey? Personally, I’m EXTREMELY thankful that YOU and others like you are not the arbiters of what I’m ALLOWED to watch (or say).
It would be a horrifically awful world to live in if you personally set the standards for everything watchable or sayable by the rest of us. I suppose your ideal world is billions of clones of Betsy, but I don’t want to be your clone, hon.
There’s plenty of stuff out there that’s not reality shows if you know how to use your remote.
I think that’s right...”World’s Dumbest.” Never has a TV show had a more apt title, lol.
One night I was watching “Impractical Jokers”, laughing like a hyena with tears in my eyes, and my husband walked in. I could tell he thought the show was stupid at first glance. Then he sat down, and a few minutes later he was laughing, too!
I’m with the authoress, to an extent. “Reality TV” has ruined the History Channel, to name just one. Used to be shows about history, and I liked them even if they were biased (I can adjust for that. I’m a grown-up). Now that particular channel has “Pickers” or “Pawn Stars” on every time I surf by. In fact, there is a marathon of the latter right now.
TLC was ruined the same way.
All this got started when producers found out how much $$$ can be saved by not having writers back during the writers strike.
Bring back the “Hitler Channel.”
Maybe they need separate channels, an H Reality channel?
They’ll need a separate TV, because there’s no way I watch that “reality” crap. I had a roommate years ago who loved “real life” (the very first of the genre, I believe) and I couldn’t understand the point to any of it.
Nothing real life about that show either
Correct. Bender has it nailed upthread. There’s nothing “real” about these shows, and anybody with half a brain knows that. But it satisfies a “need to watch other people” busybody gland or something.
Hate them? You’re in good company. Mine.
AKA the "Man Bashing" Channel.
on HGTV. ;-) Well, Pax, I see we have to make 'Reality TV' exceptions... 
for the needs of a will-o'-the-wisp gal like you.
So here is to your wisp, fore... 
And... 
aft--
However, I have simpler 'Reality TV' needs... 
and generally get them with my very own camera--
At my very own local... 
Walmart.
There are some really good reality TV SHOWS OPUT THERE.
Mythbusters, Gold Rush, Alaska Railroad, House Hunters, Buying Alaska, Ice Road Truckers, Ax Men, etc.
I’ve never seen Duck Dynasty, but I agree with Phil’s statements.
Ed
Actually Breaking Bad was a morality play that...in the end, killed off the protagonist and offered the death as deserved.
It was a really good series, showing you how pride, hubris and ego leads to a downfall...
Ed
Heh heh...goes to show I should look at my monitor before I click “post,” rather than just looking at the keys that I type on!
I’m pretty fond of FAST N LOUD and SEARCH AND RESTORE, myself.
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