Diary of a Cage Fighter (Journalist) In Training

Has anyone noticed the brand of television show that passes for entertainment these days? A couple years ago, reality shows were all the rage. I will admit to watching the first seasons of shows like Survivor, Big Brother and The Mole. But when the ratings for reality shows skyrocketed, lazy network executives quickly decided that every show must feature reality stars so that these people would never have to go back to their real jobs…if they ever had any. Before you knew it, stars were appearing on reunion shows and for several seasons on shows like the Real World/Road Rules challenge and The Inferno on MTV. Now, in the year 2005, these pseudo-celebrities are appearing on brand new shows on different networks. My wrath is reserved today for Kill Reality on E! and Battle of the Network Reality Stars on Bravo. The fact that I have been virtually forced to know some of these people is bad enough, but now they’re trying to repackage this menagerie of wanna-be actors as an exciting brand new series. In fact, Kill Reality has the “stars” basically admitting that they desperately want to be a Hollywood actor. Meanwhile, Battle of the Network Reality Stars just reminds me of a watered-down version of American Gladiators with worse acting. Yeah, I said it, worse acting then American Gladiators. Does everyone remember that show? Sure, the Gladiators had ridiculous names like Zap, Ice and Nitro to name a few, and yes, the women were disgustingly muscle-bound and probably shaved their face regularly at some point in their lives, but I still enjoyed the show. I’m not quite sure why, but by the time the Eliminator arrived, I was cheering enthusiastically for one of the contestants. This is the kind of reality show we need again. Looking back at it now, were the performances any worse than the television of today? I say American Gladiators deserves a spot on cable television! This blog will be my soapbox! If you are an American, if you claim to be patriotic, you owe it to your country to sign this petition to bring back the show. This show has contributed so much to our modern society: steroids awareness, the giant hamster ball that would also later become human bowling, and it sent a clear signal to any girls thinking about becoming female body builders! So sign the petition. You’ll be performing a service to the youth of tomorrow. Hey, if we didn’t stop Jerry Springer, how can we claim that this show had no entertainment value?

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