Real (?) World

Okay, I'll admit it, I've been sucked into the world of reality television. I'm not sure and I'm not sure why, but there is a lot of it I enjoy. I don't know how much I care for some of the newer stuff, but some of the "originals" that kind of put reality television on the map I like. I still enjoy "Survivor" and "Real World", those sorts of programs. So this morning I was watching the latest installment of "Real World/Road Rules Challenge" and I was struck by something. I began to wonder what it's going to be like for some of the people there who have been living their life, largely, on camera for the last six years or so. Some of the people on that program like Coral, the Miz, etc. have been doing this "Challenge" for the last six years, plus their season on MTV. What will their life be like when they are 60 and the cameras are no longer on them? It struck me as Coral was caught saying something in effect to, "I've never cared for someone like this before." Really? Because just a few seasons ago she was saying that about another guy. So much is getting played out on camera in this surreal, formulated world of theirs. In the past celebrities would fade into relative obscurity, but they could at least point back and say, "I won an Oscar for that movie" or "I won three championships" or something to that effect. What are these people going to say when they fade into obscurity? "Man could I eat cow brains fast" or "I was the biggest bitch to ever be on that show" There is something increasingly more sad about that... I think...