Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Reality TV Shows- Jersey Style
Out of fifty states in the USA why do reality TV shows choose to take place in New Jersey? There are so many other interesting, beautiful, and historic states and television decides to focus on what is known as the “armpit of America”. Reality shows such as The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Jersey Shore, Jerseylicious, and Jersey Couture all take place in New Jersey. I have to admit that I am a number one fan of The Real Housewives of New Jersey and Jerseylicious because of all the drama that is in each show and I like how every woman on the show is one percent confident with themselves and they all act like they know what they want and they won’t let anyone step in their way to keep them from obtaining it. "The one thing that we see resonating throughout all the shows, I believe, is loyalty and family. We understand we're not perfect, but if we have something to say, we say it", said Caroline Manzo from The Real Housewives of New Jersey. Honestly the drama that goes on throughout these shows and the words that come out of their mouths could not be scripted and the shows really do give a deep look into the lives of people living in New Jersey. Ever since MTV’s popular show which received good and bad feedback, Jersey Shore, there have been more reality shows that take place in New Jersey. The shows and the people on them do keep me entertained and coming back each week to watch them for more but maybe the reality TV world should try to find some other drama filled people within the other forty nine states because they are making it seem that it only happens in New Jersey which we all know is not true!
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I liked your opinion on the reality TV programming. Many (including myself) have been blogging about why people would ever like reality TV drama and about how stupid they are and how we can blame the media, so it's nice to get an opinion from a fan of the shows. Thats what make blogging interesting!
ReplyDeleteI can agree that these shows seem to be stereotyping with the focus on New Jersey. This Media basically gives New Jersey a bad rap, when in reality drama happens everywhere. The "Guido" people seem to really interest people, in that case why not make money off the these silly shows. It works for you, right! Good blog topic!
I actually have some insight into this because a friend of mine lived in New Jersey near a popular filming location. A lot of film companies like to film in New York but production costs and taxes were so high that they filmed only the essential shots in New York (like times square shots, etc) and then moved the filming to new jersey where the production costs are lower and taxes are lower. Then when the influx of reality shows came it was an easy place to film because a lot of production companies had offices there already for the film shoots they do there.
ReplyDeleteI also like Real Housewives of New Jersey.