News...

I hardly ever watch the news, maybe once a week, if that. I usually get information from the internet or friends who read the newspaper, so my sources are not as reliable as they could be. I think the main reason I don’t like to watch the news is because it is boring and sometimes depressing. Also, people are sometimes persuaded into beliefs because of what they see on the news. My parents, who live in a nice neighborhood about an hour from Detroit, are terrified that something bad is going to happen to me, because of all the crime that is shown on the news. The news anchors and stations want high ratings, and they know that millions of people aren’t going to tune in for a breaking story on a new way to prepare chicken, so they report on only the crimes and drama, especially in cities, because that’s what people expect to see.

My sources aren’t very reliable, because I wait to hear about something from something else. But when does the news directly affect your life? Hardly ever. This might be immature or irresponsible or whatever, but I feel like if the stuff in the news is important for me to know, I’ll find out about it eventually.

Comic Book Movies

I really haven't seen many movies modeled off of comic books. The only two movies I can think of right now are Superman (the origional one I believe) and Fantastic Four (if that was ever a comic book!?!). I saw Superman when I was a child, so obviously I don't really remember anything, only that He can fly and that kryptonite kills him. Fantastic Four was alright, but I'm not even sure if it was ever a comic book, so I'm just going to talk about comic book movies in general.

Well first of all, I haven't seen many comic book movies because I don't enjoy that genre of movies. Comic books usually involve super powers, such as flying and magic, and these things don't appeal to me as interesting entertainment. I think this genre is extremely far-fetched and unrealistic. I enjoy movies that are interesting but realistic.

Most comic book movies seem to involve the traditional bad guy who is trying to kill the good guy (who usually has super powers), and the love interest who the good guy is trying to save or get to fall in love with him. At the end of the movie, the bad guy is killed and the love interest is saved by the super hero.

I Love New York is a popular TV show currently airing on VH1. The show is a spin-off of Flavor Flav's reality show, Flavor of Love. After loosing at love two seasons in a row on Flavor of Love, "New York" was offered her own show to "find love" out of twenty contestants competing to earn her affection. As if there were not enough drama in the house, New York's psychotic mother is present the entire show in order to aid New York in her decisions.

The show is extremely entertaining. The competitions that the boys are put through are funny and crazy. The tasks range from building New Yorks dog a doghouse, to boxing each other, to making New York's mom dinner. The drinking, fighting, and profanity make for interesting reality television. At the end of every episode, a guy is send home in an elimination ceremony. The ceremonys are very serious and tense, a huge change from the wacky attitudes of the people during the dates and challenges.

Although this show is very entertaining to watch, it is important to remember that "reality television" is not completely real. Shows hire writers to create scrips and write questions for the videotaped "confession room". These writers know that in order to gain and keep the support of viewers, there must be drama, controversy, and confrontation. These elements are what make good television and without them, the show would be boring.

The whole idea of finding your true love on a reality TV show is unlikely to begin with. Many people who are on reality TV are actors or singers, people who are first and foremost just looking for a way to get their face out there. The posibility that the guys participating in the show are 100% there to meet and get to know New York is very unrealistic.

Although reality shows such as I Love New York are not 100% "real", they can still be enjoyed by fans as a excellent form of entertainment.