There was a time when only actors were about to grace the small screen. Nowadays, you'd be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn't know someone who knows someone, who's been on a TV show.
Most recently, my cousin's fiance, in her 2nd attempt, found her way on the wedding show, Say Yes to the Dress. What did she get? Nothing. The girl had to buy her own dress. What she did get, though, was the thrill of being on TV, which these days, seems to suffice many.
If you really wanted, you could probably find a reality show that suites you, too. Love to cook? Well there's Top Chef or Hell's Kitchen. Love to love? Well you can be on anything from Blind Date to The Bachelor. Love to just live? How about Big Brother or The Real World.
As long as there's an audience to watch, there will always be reality TV. It's hard to believe that there was a time when we were just content with watching actors portray the lives of the rich on a show like Desperate Housewives. Why pretend when we can see the real thing on Real Housewives?
The only problem is saying "I'm on TV" just doesn't have the same aura today the way it used to.
1 comment:
does BTV count as being on tv? :) cause if so, you're a STAR!!!
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