I stumbled upon one of the worst shows I've seen in awhile on E! called Sunset Tan. It's a reality show about a ritzy tanning salon in L.A. Two scenes in particular made me want to vomit. The first was a mother who was bringing in her grade school daughter to get a tan for school pictures. The dialogue went something like this:Employee: What kind of tan does your daughter want?
Mother: Oh, something to make her stand out from the other children. She wants to look like Lindsey Lohan. (looks at her daughter) Don't you want to look like Lindsey Lohan, sweetie?
Daughter: (enthusiastically and smiling) Yes! I want to look like Lindsey Lohan.
Employee: I know exactly what you need. (And lays out a $1200 session of products and services)
*Vomit*
The second scene were these two bleach blonde girls who couldn't do anything right at the salon because they were too...well, over dramatic and stupid. When the two got fustrated, they asked (in a pouty face) can we just go shopping? The fustrated co-worker said sure, go shopping, and the camera shot shows the two girls skipping away to buy clothes and shoes before breaking to commercial.
*Vomit*
I didn't watch tv for the rest of the weekend. I know these shows have phenomenal editors because they can make an ordinary situation into a tv show, and it can suck you in if you let them. Be strong and stay away. Remember, your life is better than reality TV. Participate in something you can control.
2 comments:
I know what you mean. Shows like that are a big turnoff. It's disturbing that there is an audience for that type of material, otherwise reality TV would have dried up already. Here's to reading a good book.
Cheers.
Thank god I don't have much time to watch TV nowadays. It's going to be increasingly harder to find people who are comfortable in their own skin with shows like that.
People who are confident in their own natural physique, personality and aspirations are a huge turn on.
Books are good, but a good blog is better. However a conversation is the best.
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