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Is anyone else sick of watching nothing but people behaving badly on TV? I can't stand most "reality" tv because it's all about being pathetic and immature and bipolar, although that's an insult to bipolar people.

But even the regular shows embrace this. I can't think of a single show that has characters that model appropriate adult behavior. Why is that? It gets so depressing sometimes. I think that's why I tend to stick with mysteries. Sure, it usually starts with a murder, but generally the story line is that murder is bad.

I think it's that I see so much bad behavior in the world I've lost my patience for it in my fiction.

AuntieMame 6 May 3
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Never watch "reality" TV. I hate it. In most of the other shows I watch with bad behavior, it's a fleshing out of a character (who's perfect?) or it's played for comedy, which can be pretty funny. Comedy often shows how stupid bad behavior can be.

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It's when they have about 10 marriages and 15 divorces and a thousand affairs that gets me all with people that live on the same street. Yup I know the math doesn't add up but neither do they

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I'm with you on the reality TV. My daughter loves performing arts and when Dancemoms was big, she was a fan. That was just how I referred to it (adults behaving badly). Most of those shows are like that and I can't stand them. Survivor held my interest for a while because it really is an interesting social experiment. I prefer my TV entertainment to be fantastical. Right now I'm enjoying HBO's Westworld. I'm also a fan of The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones. These shows have fantastic premises (well, Westworld may be not so far-fetched). I have also enjoyed Breaking Bad, Dexter, and Sons of Anarchy. These shows all have believable characters doing interesting things.

You're right! I hadn't thought of that, but those are my other favorite shows, like Legion. I should probably stick with Sci-fi.

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I think alot of people like to see that other peoples lives are as fucked up as their own lives. Somehow it makes them feel a little better. Just an unscientific theory. ☺

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