20:44 EET
Hmm. I might be wrong, but
nothing noteworthy happened today. My new
DVD drive arrived, I finished typing an annoying
HTML/
PHP form at work, and that's about it. Another
excruciatingly hot day survived.
Rant time.
Lately I've been wondering what the
deal is with this whole
"real life TV" fad. Instead of
dramatized television entertainment, people are
going crazy over
footage of real people getting into
accidents, going over their
daily business trapped to a
building/
island with a
bunch of
stangers,
etc.
Maybe there just isn't enough
voyeurism in me, since I simply don't find this kind of material entertaining,
though-provoking or otherwise worth watching. The boring "
reality" shows like
The Real World are one thing, but
snuff-style shows like
When Animals Attack really make me sick. And not just that these programs get made, but they get
massive ratings as well.
I'm still waiting for
Finland to catch the
trend. And I know
MTV3 - it won't take long.
Before you get to say
"If you don't like that stuff, don't watch it", let me
assure you that I don't. But it won't stop me from being
puzzled by the whole
phenomenon. I'm not complaining though, since in 5 years or so there will be
nothing but "reality" on. At least I have the
Twin Peaks reruns now...
Today's Writeups:
Korg PolySix
Finland metanode