VIA ELEV8:
All of our television is basically reality driven. Surely, by now you have seen the “Housewives Series”. This brand of series follows women all across the country in what we consider to be the most affluent neighborhoods in our country. You sit for an hour and tune in to grown women whining about their bodies, shopping habits husband and boyfriends. Unfortunately the reality in reality is that we are watching the monster of affluence. The Housewives of Atlanta has spun itself off in to chain that is often more scandalous than any of us can imagine. Each day we hear a different story of one of these housewives branding themselves with identities of grandeur. Sure, I watch them. Sometimes I watch them just to see what can possibly happen next.
Last weekend we all saw on the news the story the tragedy of the murder of a young lady by a young man both of whom had been cast on one of these shows. I watched the casting director on the Larry King show explain why she chose the young man She said very simply, we pick people who are going to make good television. What does that mean in plain English? It means they pick the person that the camera not only loves but who is the biggest personality. In the few scenes that have been shown you could see the narcissism come through the screen. This is true of every one of the shows. The Housewives of Atlanta eliminated one housewife because there just wasn’t any controversy surrounding her. What we are left with are very good lessons in how not to behave.
