Spring Break
TV makes me insane in the membrane
Peter Banuelos
Issue date: 2/6/09 Section: Diversions
I truly think that one of these days I will melt my brain. I will watch TV non-stop and then my brain will turn to mush, and I will be brain dead. But, that is just a theory and not a fact, so who knows? It's been years since I have watched TV this much. Not since the days of "Full House," "Family Matters" and TGIF have I spent so much time in front of the small screen.
Once again, the TV set has got me like a tractor beam (insert tractor beam sound effect). I am not watching scripted sitcoms or something that is witty, dramatic, suspenseful or anything of the sort (sorry, SVU), but I have been watching something that is entertaining, something that grabs my attention. It has taken my soul and won't let go, but at this point, I don't think I care that I am an addict.
I feel like I need to stand up from my metal folding chair and look around the darkened room look amongst my fellow addicts and say, "My name is Peter, and I'm addicted to reality TV." I watch shows that aren't really reality and don't seem to have a point.
The people on these shows are unreal. But, it is fun to watch dumb people, even if the show is not educational or good for my brain. There are three shows I watch religiously (sorry, God). I watch them every week and then watch the reruns to reminisce at the funny moments. These shows are as follows:
1. "I Love Money." So, this show is a competition featuring the rejects from "Flavor of Love," "I Love New York," "Rock of Love" and "Real Chance of Love" who want to win money. Some want the money to better their lives or pay the bills, or, like Frank "the Entertainer," want to move out of their parents' basement. So, these rejects do some of the funniest, saddest and hardest of tasks just for the "Love of Money." And as alliances are made and backs are stabbed, I watch and see what greed does to not exactly ordinary people.
2. "For the Love of Ray J." This show is much like the other shows, where entertainers try to find "true love" and girls and guys are put through challenges and competitions to find their one-and-only soulmate. Some may know Ray J because of his ex, Kim Kardashian, or his hit songs like "Sexy Can I," but I remember Ray J as Moesha's little brother on the hit show, "Moesha," which was on UPN years back.
Once again, the TV set has got me like a tractor beam (insert tractor beam sound effect). I am not watching scripted sitcoms or something that is witty, dramatic, suspenseful or anything of the sort (sorry, SVU), but I have been watching something that is entertaining, something that grabs my attention. It has taken my soul and won't let go, but at this point, I don't think I care that I am an addict.
I feel like I need to stand up from my metal folding chair and look around the darkened room look amongst my fellow addicts and say, "My name is Peter, and I'm addicted to reality TV." I watch shows that aren't really reality and don't seem to have a point.
The people on these shows are unreal. But, it is fun to watch dumb people, even if the show is not educational or good for my brain. There are three shows I watch religiously (sorry, God). I watch them every week and then watch the reruns to reminisce at the funny moments. These shows are as follows:
1. "I Love Money." So, this show is a competition featuring the rejects from "Flavor of Love," "I Love New York," "Rock of Love" and "Real Chance of Love" who want to win money. Some want the money to better their lives or pay the bills, or, like Frank "the Entertainer," want to move out of their parents' basement. So, these rejects do some of the funniest, saddest and hardest of tasks just for the "Love of Money." And as alliances are made and backs are stabbed, I watch and see what greed does to not exactly ordinary people.
2. "For the Love of Ray J." This show is much like the other shows, where entertainers try to find "true love" and girls and guys are put through challenges and competitions to find their one-and-only soulmate. Some may know Ray J because of his ex, Kim Kardashian, or his hit songs like "Sexy Can I," but I remember Ray J as Moesha's little brother on the hit show, "Moesha," which was on UPN years back.
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