Somebody has simply got to give television programming executives a clue. The continued prime time
emphasis on ‘reality TV’ shows is enough to make even the most vapid minded of couch potatoes turn to the History channel for solace and sanity. The fact that ABC casting crazies have chosen a professional football player as the bachelor de jour is only second gag us royally to the ‘bitch spy’ they have planted among the hapless contestants. As if there were already not enough back stabbing and gossiping and sniping going on among over made-up and below average intelligence women. Yes, this is what women need the world to see. More former loser cheerleaders with dead end jobs and no lives after high school competing for a really good meal ticket by trashing each other mercilessly in front of television cameras. Yup, that ought to further the cause of liberated, professional independent women the world over.The other show that needs to be blown off the air is called The Swan. Yes, let’s take a passel of homely women, give them extreme make-overs and then, to top off their already fragile sense of self worth, make them all compete in some trumped up beauty contest. As if these women haven’t already been devalued their entire lives simply because they were not born as pretty as the bitch loser former cheerleaders who are all currently vying like vultures for some football player will dump the ‘winner’ the minute the show is over faster than you can say, ‘prenuptial agreement’.God, has nothing changed since high school?And don’t even get us started on he who should be able to afford a better toupee, Donald Trump, and his Apprentice show. Like any of those whackos are going to get hired by any reputable firm once the show ends. This is the most galling aspect of these shows. After some so-called 15 seconds of fame, none of these radically strange and abnormal people want to go back to the real world and get on with a normal life. The limelight is simply too seductive, especially for people used to attention (even if it was way back in high school) and even more so for those who never got attention (like everyone who were ignored or ridiculed way back in high school).There is only one acceptation to this endlessly nauseating tirade of loser TV programs which is Extreme Make Over: Home Edition. At least this show has a couple of interesting people on it. Hunky Ty from Trading Spaces among them. Plus, they are actually, God help those programming executives, doing something worthwhile. You know, like helping those in need?What a concept.