Love shows on television have always weirded me out. It doesn’t matter if it’s a “bachelor” with 20 girls competing for his time and love, or a “cougar” who has 15 young men watching her every move. Just the thought of going to television to find the love of your life seems ridiculous to me. However, it does make for some pretty hilarious t.v. clips and I’ve learned from watching these shows that people truly are crazy.
This past week “For the Love of Ray J” finally wrapped up and if you haven’t watched it here is a brief over view of the show. Basically Ray J, a singer/rapper is looking for a girlfriend, (Note: This is the second season of the show. He broke up with the winner of last season.) and as the show progresses he narrows the girls down from around 20 to the final one winner. Yet another spoiler alert time: He finally picked “Mz Berry” (He assigned nicknames to each girl, her real name is actually Connie Deveaux) to be his girlfriend.
I will admit that I was pulling for her. She is a few years older than he is, is more down-to-Earth, and not a crazy, alcoholic, slut like 90% of the girls on this show. However, the issue I have here is that in the reunion show, which aired like four or five months after the last episode was taped, Mz Berry said that Ray J had not seen her since the final episode. Just to make sure you fully understand what I just said there, he picked her and then didn’t see her again for four months! If you are so in love with this person and you have millions of dollars to blow, wouldn’t you want to see them immediately? Then to top things off, like 10 of the other girls on the show said that they had seen Ray J since they were booted off. If that isn’t messed up then I don’t know what is.
Things like this in love shows drive me crazy. First of all, I don’t think you can find true love instantly in front of the world on national television. You might be able to find someone you really like and then after the show fall in love, but not in such a high-stress situation. Second of all, if you are creating a show solely based on wanting to settle down and find a “good” girl then why, when you pick the “good” girl, do you still go out with the “bad” ones and avoid her? I just don’t understand it. I guess that’s a good thing for me—I can find love without a television.
Ray J just wrapped up on VH1 as another love show started up—“Frank the Entertainer in a Basement Affair.” Basically for this disaster of a show, Frank (a guy who LOST on another love show) still lives in his parent’s basement at age 30, and decides to move 20 girls into the house too. He and his parents eliminate a girl every episode until eventually he finds “love” too. Like Ray J, I find this show completely insane. Basically the less clothing these girls wear the more appealing they seem to Frank, who is teetering back and forth on the loser mobile all on his own. Who really wants to pursue a 30-year-old who still lives with his parents? Geez.
I really feel like all of the girls (and guys) who try-out for these shows, and want to be on them to find love with these people need to take a step back and rethink their lives. In this final paragraph, I usually tease to what I’m going to discuss in my next blog post. I haven’t come up with a topic yet and was wondering if anybody had any suggestions for what they’d like me to comment on. I’m open to anything on television, with the exception of the weird porn that comes on HBO after midnight on the big TVs in the gym. Can someone that works there please change that next time? Thanks.
rwarwick3 Said,
O entertainment tv is very exciting. Some do call it trash tv. Many of the shows gain popularity in younger viewers and create a stir quickly. I enjoy watching some of these shows but do not follow all of them. I do enjoy watching the Bachelor with my girlfriend its funny to see all those girls fall in love and he can only pick one. The Jersey Shore was a big hit in tv and they are coming back which I am sure is exciting for lots of people.
The next post I would to see you write on the undercover boss or the new show Shark Tank
Posted on February 21, 2010 at 10:12 PM
Caleb Said,
I have always thought the same thing about people who try to find “love” on a TV show. I don’t think it will ever work out and 95% of the time the people on the show are in it for money and their fifteen minutes of fame. It is crazy what “entertains” us as Americans. I personally don’t watch these shows, but I do watch The Soup on E, which makes fun of all of them and it is hilarious.
Posted on February 22, 2010 at 10:15 AM
Katherine Kenyon Said,
I was so annoyed with the reunion show for "For the Love of Ray J." It made Mz. Berry look like an idiot, especially when he said he made a big mistake for kicking off that one girl and kissing her. Last year, my friends and I were bored in the library and applied for "Tough Love." I really would not ever take the offer even if they picked me for the sole fact of I would not want to be watched by the world in case I did anything that made me look stupid. What I found funny, was that I got an email saying that they were casting for "A Basement Affair", the show with Frank the Entertainer! I find that show funny, but seriously, last night's episode was ridiculous and Annie's rap was just as awkward to watch on TV as I bet it was for all the girls there experiencing it first hand.
Posted on February 22, 2010 at 11:06 AM
ABeam Said,
I hate reality shows, especially the shows based on finding love. With the exception of the first Bachelorette, it never works out. Also, the people on those shows are just ridiculous fame-seekers. Like Caleb referenced, the only good thing about these shows is the material shows like Chelsea Lately and the Soup utilize for comedy.
Posted on February 22, 2010 at 3:49 PM
LiveLaughAlwaysLove Said,
I hate reality shows, but some of them are quite addicting. I tried my hardest to avoid this show in particular because I did not appreciate the way he treated the young ladies. I do not enjoy these shows because finding love is not a game, but an adventure between two people. You do not need to try out 20 different girls to see which one is a better kisser. And what makes these people looking for love feel that they deserve this chance. And the poor girls... competing for something that probably is not worth anything. Except for maybe publicity, which is what they probably all want. Each one of these girls could do so much better and I only hope that they realize their capabilities in the future. I am happy to see that you discussed this show in particular.
Posted on February 22, 2010 at 7:52 PM
Scalawag Said,
Haha I can not believe your blog mentioned the Bachelor because I am watching it RIGHT NOW! I do not think it is alright or real by any means, but it is entertainment. Tonight is the special edition of "The Women Tell All" because it is down to the last 2 girls before he chooses a wife. yea it has only been 6 weeks but it is funny to watch the crazies, as you stated. It is just one of those shows that is funny and requires no thought process, you can just watch.
Posted on February 22, 2010 at 9:37 PM