Hmmmmmmm . . . . but "you" will know . . . and self-imposed guilt" can be hard to live with for some folks. Me? I wouldn't have any problem with it . . . someone has to support the cows of this country - without them we would have no ice cream . . . so put that in your pipe and smoke it OAC!
When I worked nights I liked to watch the noon news when I got up. Someone asked why when it's all bad stuff happening , I told them it was so I could start my day by saying "well at least it wasn't me this time."
We go through life trying to make the best decisions we can based on the best infomation we can find, that turns out to be wrong.
Just binge-watched that season this week. It was a great one, and the person I bet on winning in the beginning actually won.
Alone is different, as is Les Stroud's Survivorman, because there is no camera crew. The participants have to film themselves. Of course, they get human interaction due to mandatory medical checks, and some of the locations the Alone folks were put in were not exactly remote, with towns an hour walk away. But I do believe the starvation and weight loss shown was real.
"Luck don't live out here. Wolves don't kill the unlucky deer; they kill the weak ones..." Jeremy Renner in Wind River
One thing I will throw out there, Alaskan Bush People, Pawn Stars, or American Pickers, all debunked. All pre-staged, rehearsed, exactly.
One of my father's favorite statements: "If I say a chicken dips snuff, look under his wing for the snuffbox" How I was raised, who I am.
Why no not at all. There use to be an fitness club in old town Fredericksburg, Va that had the exercise bikes facing the window so the riders could people watch as they pedaled off the pounds. Myself and about a dozen or so of the folks in our civil war reenacting group after dinner would get ice cream cones and watch those size -2's watch us enjoying our cones.
It's TV. Nothing on it is real. Nothing. Except some limited parts of some documentaries. Sometimes. Even the Weather channel has faked scenes for cryin' out loud.
Cat
Cogito, ergo armatum sum.
(I think, therefore I'm armed.)
Reality show just means amatuer writers and amatuer actors. By the second season change amatuer to professional.Originally Posted by David2011
Disclaimer: The above is not holy writ. It is just my opinion based on my experience and knowledge. Your mileage may vary.
Les Stroud's show Survivorman, is universally recognized as being one of the few reality shows that is real. He recently moved to YouTube, and I have enjoyed his "director's commentary" videos immensely. I've heard that he is a genuinely nice guy, and the commentary videos show him usually in his living room with a beer or glass of wine, watching and commenting on one of his past shows. Often, his kids or their friends will come into the house and he'll just engage them in conversation and explain he's doing a director's commentary, nice as can be. Or his dogs will come up, or a cat. Just seems like a down to earth guy that is pretty good at survival.
"Luck don't live out here. Wolves don't kill the unlucky deer; they kill the weak ones..." Jeremy Renner in Wind River
The way I see it, they knew what they were getting into when they signed a contract. I remember watching the first Survivor show back in the 90's. When the second season rolled around, it was pretty boys & girls...'Click'. Haven't watched any 'reality' shows since.
Murphy
If I should depart this life while defending those who cannot defend themselves, then I have died the most honorable of deaths. Marc R. Murphy '2006'.
I love pecans. What pray tell is a pecan turtle blizzard? I believe man law, or at least fat man law, requires pictures.
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