THIS IS REALITY.

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I am not a fan of reality television, and THIS IS WHY.
ABC's "The Bachelor" is quite terrible, in my opinion.  I shudder at the fact that some people out there might actually think that this is "reality."  I feel bad for those people.
While the editing and quality of this series are definitely of a professional degree, what bothers me is the substance and what the show claims to be.  Like I said, I feel bad for those people who are fooled into believing that this is legitimate.  The directors and editors manipulate the situations and magnify conflicts in a very efficient manner.  But seriusly, OMG, the drama is liek waaayyyy crazay.
But, one cannot even justify considering what "actually happened."  You may find yourself thinking, "I bet the conflict between Amber and Ashley wasn't that serious; When you think about it Brad just talked to Ashley more.  Amber probably wasn't that upset, the editing just makes it look like that."  But then immediately after that you realize, "This is an incredibly stupid show about an incredibly stupid concept called polygamy.  It deserves no thought beyond that which I just provided."
It is, in truth, an incredibly stupid concept.  Take fifteen women, "Hey, you seem like an attractive young lady with a relatively promising future.  Would you like date a complete stranger while he is also dating a dozen other women like you?  If you win, you get to marry him!"And THAT, ladies and gentlemen, is REALITY television.
It should still be taken into consideration that the people who made this series may actually be super geniuses, seeing what thousands of americans instinctually want in a television series (yes, tv is now human instinct), and exploiting all that in one endless, mindless series.  Kudos to the network to successfully dragging this show through, what, 16 seasons, now?
I would hope that the people behind "The Bachelor"are just in it to milk it dry; and know that what they are making is tv junk (who isn't ;D).  I mean, even though it lacks any substance or trace of meaning, I would totally accept a job from this show, just for the necessary funds for life.  of course there is no way I could spend my entire career on the set of the show with the most rapid brain cell rate of decay.  I would say that at  a maximum, I might be able to spend six months working for them.  And even then I could just barely live with myself.
So all television is basically just a distraction for people to escape momentarily.  Kind of like a mental mini-vacation that lasts thirty minutes to an hour.  Sometimes, you just go somewhere fun, like disney world (those are cartoons). Sometimes, you go to a halfway decent resort (these are sitcoms and dramas). Sometimes you just want to sit on a park bench and read the paper (this is watching the news).  Shows like the one up top however, are like spending a night in a really crappy motel just so you don't have to clean up after yourself.