Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Reality TV and the soul

I thought 1 Night, 2 Days was ending, but it isn't, they're just replacing the cast now? I watched the Actresses and Actors specials, but haven't watched many of the episodes since then, though it is generally a funny show and I can understand its appeal and popularity. There is the interaction between the cast members and the guests, travel, the games/competition. If only the U.S. had more family-friendly reality shows like this. Still, what lack in Korean life is the show addressing? Is it an indicator that people need more leisure time, especially to enjoy it with their friends? (Or that they do not have enough friends to begin with?)

After all, despite being a good show, it is still television and an instrument that inhibits or destroys community life while posing as a cure for its loss.

Soompi on Invincible Youth, Season 2.



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