Guess who we believe?
Any intelligent human knows that reality TV in general is a sign of the apocalypse, but it becomes exponentially worse when the "reality" is not only fake, it doesn't even BOTHER to hide the fact that its fake. I suppose we shouldn't be surprised, considering that MTV seems to revel in the fact that one of their other hit shows, "The Hills," so blatantly dupes it's audience with such a "we-think-you're-idiots-but-you'll-stilll -watch" bravado not seen since ... well, since "The Hills." So it stands to reason that the network should be responsible for yet another slap in the face to it's audience that actually disgraces reality TV.
This news isn't shocking for anyone who actually held their dinner down long enough to watch this show--it was about as far from "real" as you can get. But honestly, MTV, can't you at least TRY to make the experience SEEM real? How about maintaining the fake relationship for at least 2-3 months before breaking it off? Or even paying off the poor slob "winner" to keep his trap shut for a few months to give the illusion of dating? I mean, it IS your highest rated show--don;t you think you owe it to your viewers to string them along a tiny bit before setting the table for a new season?
Apparently not, because not only did Tequila give Mr. Banhart the cold shoulder the minute the cameras started rolling, MTV was classy enough to circulate a casting call notice for a second season of the show BEFORE the finale! Nice one, guys. Why bother keeping up the facade of reality when you know millions of dolts will tune in to watch this diminutive no-talent freakazoid earn a buck by wearing no clothes and leering at prospective suitors.
However, who can argue with success? The show is MTV's most watched since 2005 (a fact that conversely should illuminate how poor the programming has been in the last two years), so a second season was inevitable. The only gripe here is that the network should muster up the collecitve balls to admit the show (and others) is NOT real. Anyone with more than 3 brain cells knows this already, but it wouldn't hurt to enlighten the other 95% of the audience with an admission of fakeness. At least liken the show to something along the lines of the WWE: Something we all know isn't real, but still remains somewhat watchable... perhaps because the WWE doesn't assume we're stupid.
Which brings us to another sure sign of the apocalypse: WWE programming becomes less insulting than MTV programming. I think I need a shower after writing that.
