I Won’t Get Those Hours Back

During this past week, I have taken to writing my posts with the TV on in the background and I curiously find myself hooked on all sorts of inane shows that distract me from my words.  Except these ones of course, which I cunningly combine with the aforementioned trash TV to make this post.

Delving into the world of daytime television is to truly descend into the underbelly of the medium.  Looking at it with a detached view is admittedly difficult and I do worry about the state of the decay…I could go on about how it’s why television is failing due to falling figures, misunderstanding the demographic of viewers and just pure dumbing down. Perhaps a cross-section of such TV will allow me to make a more informed judgement:

Millionaire Matchmaker – This is not something I would usually watch but for the purposes of variety I started watching  and it quickly became irritating in many ways.  It starts with the ghastly, arrogant and unprofessional woman who gets people together.  You have to be rich, this is important I would surmise that only the rich wouldn’t complain if the woman they have effectively employed slags them off and tell them their own mind.  It gets worse, feminism is dead here, women are paraded in front of Patti the matchmaker to be judged ostensibly on their appearance because looks are more important than personality.   She also matches up men but they aren’t judged quite as much.  They are then put together for excruciating dates.  If you love shallow people and the superficial and plastic lifestyle they lead then this is worth a watch.  To normal thinking people its offensive.  It begs the question, why people who are successful in business or just have a rich family  wouldn’t you try to better themselves personally.