.Starrk Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 Note: This isn't meant to make me seem like a whiny kid. So I was watching the news this morning, and I saw that some of the highest paid people came from television. I noticed that at the top of the reality list, I saw Kim Kardashian, making 6,000,000 dollars in 6 months. I don't know if you have seen the s*** warp that is "Keeping up with the Kardashians", but it's enough to make you shoot everyone in a 5 mile radius. 99.9% of the show is devoted to watching a 'happy' rich family yell and scream of the stupidest things like having their 'Kredit Kards Kancelled'. The other 0.1% is devoted to making people watching the show feel like failures by not making as much money as them, by buying expensive clothes, and driving around in f***ing escalades. Why does this show get so many views on TV? Why do they get paid so much money, to fight, and show how rich they are? Wasn't there just an oil spill in the Ocean? Anybody? Isn't there a genocide in Darfur? Just because Angelina Jolie adopts half of Africa doesn't change the fact that my s*** smells the different in the toilet. This is why I say........f*** Pop Culture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CinnamonStar Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 Well the life of the rich has always had a big attraction on people. Meh it depends on what people define as "pop culture", my Saint Seiya OVAs and Touhou music are pretty much part of it to me. But yeah these shows are usually stupid, they get paid so much for it and a lot of it is faked. Do some stupid planned-out things to attract more viewers. Btw I looked up Kim Kardashian and gosh, she's really not that pretty. ._. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Starrk Posted December 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 [quote name='Opalmoon' timestamp='1291767096' post='4836822'] Well the life of the rich has always had a big attraction on people. Meh it depends on what people define as "pop culture", my Saint Seiya OVAs and Touhou music are pretty much part of it to me. But yeah these shows are usually stupid, they get paid so much for it and a lot of it is faked. Do some stupid planned-out things to attract more viewers. [b]Btw I looked up Kim Kardashian and gosh, she's really not that pretty. ._.[/b] [/quote] She looks like a horse. o_O In the show, 'The hills" its fake. And one of the stars, Heidi Montag got like breast augmentation, a nose job, her chin done, and something else. It's like people have lost their souls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeppeli Gyro Supreme Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 Reality shows are all like this, pretty much. It's especially funny when the people fake money troubles when they're getting paid thousands of dollars to be taped, or when it's blatantly obvious the show is not 100% real. All of the drama is self-induced and meaningless, and it's not even at a level worthy of considering drama. "She has bad hair." "OH MY GOD SHE DID NOT JUST SAY THAT ON TELEVISION. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET BEAT UP ON THIS SHOW!" I hate reality shows, and I hate so many stars and star-related shows it's not even countable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juuzou Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 [quote name='Coyote Starrk' timestamp='1291766403' post='4836792'] Note: This isn't meant to make me seem like a whiny kid. [/quote] Saying that doesn't stop you from sounding like one ;D but most of the things you say are right, but you shouldn't get so worked up. society is corrupt and there isn't much you can do about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenzoTheHarpist Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 Blah blah blah, don't act like this is a new phenomena. Popular media always appeals to the lowest common denominator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusion X. Denver Posted December 9, 2010 Report Share Posted December 9, 2010 My sister loves that show. I really don't see why. Whenever I watch reality TV with the family or friends, I'm bored silly. What's so entertaining about them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mehmani Posted December 9, 2010 Report Share Posted December 9, 2010 "Pop Culture" is different to "Popular Media". Pop Culture is often described as a collective of cult TV shows, video games and music. Popular Media is, well, popular/mainstream television, radio and publications. Besides, we all know that reality TV is bullshit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut - Envoy of the End Posted December 9, 2010 Report Share Posted December 9, 2010 The cast of this years christmas panto that's on at the theatre at work. David von Day - Dollar, I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here Sue Moxley - The Sun: Beauty Editor Josh Dubovie - Eurovision (not particularly good) Frazer Hines - Emmerdale, Doctor Who Nikki Grahame - Big Brother (not particularly high finish) Daniel Fox - X-Factor (not particularly high finish) Rodney Marsh - I actually don't know, he's playing the man in drag Scrapping the barrel huh? Safe to say I will not be getting a ticket, I may even turn down ushering duty and being paid to watch it. Nikki and David aren't the most pleasant people either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~NOiSE~ Posted December 10, 2010 Report Share Posted December 10, 2010 I saw about three minutes of [i]Jersey Shore[/i] the other day. It makes me sad that this is what America spends its free time watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
六兆年と一夜物語 Posted December 10, 2010 Report Share Posted December 10, 2010 people sold their souls for the ability to watch other people doing stuff it makes me sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catterjune Posted December 10, 2010 Report Share Posted December 10, 2010 Kim Kardashian doesn't make her 6 million from her TV show, just so you know. She does it through endorsement deals and modeling and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusion X. Denver Posted December 10, 2010 Report Share Posted December 10, 2010 Pika makes a good point, though the show's unneeded. Then again, the fact it's on the air means enough people find it entertaining. It's weird how people online and people in real life seem to have dead opposite opinions sometimes... Cuz all of my friends love Jersey Shore, while I'm sure 95% of YCM despises it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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