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opinion:
Chef Ben's
Stew
Fox digging a
deeper hole in programming
In the porcelain toilet
bowl that is television programming, the people at Fox have
uncouthly flushed the quality of current shows down the proverbial
dirty drain.
The quality of
television programming has plummeted to a new low and the
viewers can thank the executives at Fox for being the catalysts
of this downward spiral.
The most recent
of many examples is "Who Wants to be a Princess?"
which vividly illustrates the poor type of filler shows that
Fox generates and airs.
This show is basically
a carbon copy of the "Who Wants to Marry a Multi-millionaire?"
fiasco. Except now, the rich, love-starved knight in shining
armor is actually a member of royalty.
The Chef smells
a sequel to the Darva Conger- Rick Rockwell media frenzy vastly
approaching and ready to take America by storm.
If that show was
not enough for your stomach to bear, the clever executives
at Fox will spice up the fall timeslots with another season
of "Temptation Island," which is the sequel everyone
has been eagerly anticipating.
In addition, the
viewers may also enjoy a newcomer to these cheesy, or sleazy,
reality shows entitled "Love Cruise: The Maiden Voyage,"
which promises to be "Temptation Island" on a boat.
Certainly, the
ratings should be of astronomical proportions considering
Fox has doubled the temptation by doubling the sleaze.
Last year, in the
United States, "Temptation Island" was Fox's highest-rated
series and completely pummeled the rival shows ? "The
Drew Carey Show" and "The West Wing" ? on other
stations that occupied the same timeslot, according to a Toronto
Sun report.
In all honesty,
I admit that I was one of these avid viewers tuning in to
reality shows week after week, but I, like so many others,
had a legitimate reason for watching.
I grew up in a
generation where children were raised in front of the television.
In fact, TV shows
are like my daily vitamins. I have to consume a sufficient
amount every day in order to maintain my health.
Clearly, I have
to watch television ? and plenty of it ? after so many years
of sticking to my redundant routine of high-television intake.
Everyone like me
has the people at Fox to thank for providing us with rock-bottom
reality shows that stimulate neither the mind nor intellect,
but prurient interest.
The most interesting
thing about "Temptation Island" is that the show
is receiving more feedback from potential tempters and temptresses
than ever before.
For example, in
the United States, over 200 people succumbed to the temptation
of trying their luck at the show's first day of casting calls
in San Diego, according to a Union-Tribune report. Also, an
E! Online article stated that over 1,500 couples and singles
are expected to show up for the open calls nationwide.
Well, thanks to
Fox, it looks like another season pointless, melodramatic
nonsense between attention-crazed aspiring actors and actresses
in a tropical setting.
Thank heaven for
ESPN.
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