In Praise of Reality TV: I Love Money 2 Rules

I know there has already been a lot of criticisms made out there over the last few years about "reality" tv and how it's not really real and blah blah blah

Now I totally agree with this. The only thing that can truly represent reality as you know it, is your own experiences and thoughts and research etc.

This being said, I'm starting to kind of think Reality TV is awesome. 1. because I find it highly entertaining and 2. the creation of Reality TV and its debate about how "real" it actually is, has shed light on just how fake TV is in general. People have started to become more critical about what they are watching. If Reality TV is deemed to be so fake, then what about regular television (like those shows with actors and stuff)? They are like, really REALLY fake. You see what I'm saying?

I personally believe that nothing on TV or on film should be taken as an accurate representation of anything except for the vision of the people creating it (i.e. the director, the writer etc.). This is what makes documentaries scary because they are generally thought of as being "real" and "accurate", when there can never really be such a thing, since all film has to be edited, and shown through some kind of perspective.

Now with that being said: I Love Money 2 is quite possibly the greatest show on TV right now. In my humble opinion of course. I'm wondering if there are others out there who enjoy it as much as I do. All the contestants on that show are like these exaggerated characters of themselves and its amazing. On top of that, the editors of that show really go crazy and have fun with it and in that way it is the most un-realistic reality show out there. And I love it.

All in all, Reality TV has prevailed despite constant complaints and negativity surrounding its name. There must be a reason for this. And I'm guessing it's because people do actually find it entertaining. And that's not a bad thing. As long as one realizes that Reality TV is just another show on TV, just as realistic as anything else out there, who cares whether it stays on the air or not.

- Ari Maz