It was called “Sleep“. It was a six hour movie of a man sleeping. Most of his movies were just like “Sleep” in that they were pointless, plot-less, boring and long.

Has the Reality T.V. thing become a panacea for stupid people?

OK… too big of a question without some preamble to share with all of you why I asked it in the first place.

Let’s see… How many Reality T.V. shows are we talking about here?

The Biggest Loser
The Bachelor
Gladiator
Jon & Kate Plus 8
Dancing with the Stars
Wife Swap
Losing It With Jillian
Big Brother
Tough Love
The Real Housewives
The Amazing Race
American Idol
Top Model
Survivor: Samoa

crapola…

These are some of the ones I can think of…   the rest of the list goes on and on…

It used to be that T.V. was larger than life. It was something you watched and the people on the T.V. were someone you tried to aspire to. Today, any crackpot with an idea, like sending up a balloon, crying like a baby about it and parading your barfy kid in front of the morning news would be in line for a reality T.V. show. Don’t tell me that there isn’t some producer salivating like a hungry dog about putting this train wreck on T.V. knowing full well that some 35 percent of the viewing population will tune in just to see what kind of idiotic exploits the Henne’s are up to.

Don’t believe me? We are still waiting and watching for the new reality T.V. show of “Jon and Kate: WWF”. Let’s those idiot people duke it out live in front of a National T.V. audience.

Maybe that was Bernie Madoff’s idea. He wasn’t really stealing anyones money. He was just prepping for his reality T.V. stint; “The I Take U Money Reality Show”.

You don’t think that Chesley Sullenberger’s parking of an A320 in the Hudson was a cry for having an “I survived an animal disaster with 137 of my now closest friends” subplot do you? Naaahhh….

I do however, absolutely believe that these recent terrorist arrests are the precursor for ABC/CBS offering up a “Get that Osama Bastard Race” where normal people riding bicycles and toting bazooka’s find someone that the U.S. couldn’t find in a Spiral Cut Ham store.

Come to think of it, the idea of a Kanye West/Taylor Swift tussle at the VMA awards might set up a “Upstage someone else by being an complete idiot” reality extravaganza. Hell, you really don’t have to go very far to find anyone that could be a part of that one. Just review some of the recent Darwin Awards.

Here’s a good one; “Road Rage Reality T.V.”. Each week we try and find the biggest road rager and travel with him/her to and from work. You get extra points for firing a weapon out the window of the moving car.

“The Real Housewives”? Puhleeze… How about “The Real Sunday Husbands” show. That is a rating bonanza right there.

One last one; “Survivor: Recession/Unemployment/Over Taxed Show”?

So now I have to ask a question. Has the Reality T.V. thing become a panacea for stupid people?

Maybe the statement by Andy Warhol in 1968 that “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” will come true. Only it will be more like “In the future, everyone will have their own reality T.V. show”.

God forbid…

Until next time…