The boob tube

Some shows are like car accidents...you just can't help but look and watch.

I like to catch up on my TV shows on my weeks off. I only have super basic cable at home (we're not home enough really to have it), so I just catch up on stuff online. Sometimes I sit and question the level of my intelligence, because these shows are ridiculous.

I'm a HUGE HBO and Showtime fan. Most all the shows that they produce are killer and seriously addicting. Although they are a little racy, I think they are all very well put together and true to their story lines--except for True Blood, which is not really like The Sookie Stackhouse Series at all. I became addicted to The Tudors, I love period pieces. Not to mention the serious amounts of man candy it had to offer. Then came along True Blood, then Game of Thrones, then Shameless and now Luck. It's getting out of control! I really don't feel guilty at all about these shows, because they're not all pointless dramas. 

On the other hand, Teen Mom and Teen Mom 2--I need to check the mantel above the fireplace to be aware that I'm smart and have a college degree. I can't help it! Hien thinks I'm totally crazy, and maybe she's right. I mean, these shows are pretty much glorifying teen pregnancy which I guess could go either way. It could help girls be aware of the crap teen moms go through, or just make them want to get knocked up and have their own ridiculous show. After watching a couple seasons, I started to wonder how these girls get paid. Although it's not outright common knowledge, I did find on a Google search that they get paid $40-45,000 at the end of each season. FOR BEING IRRESPONSIBLE AND GETTING PREGNANT?! That's right America, you all love paying to watch trash. And I am one of their biggest obsessed watchers. 

Two girls in particular are so outrageous, these bitches need to come with warning disclaimers. Jenelle and Amber are so out of control, it makes me think they do things on purpose just for ratings. Which, is always a factor but is super sad when they drag their children through it. They both have people to enable their behavior that I can't even categorize as "trailer trash", because they behave better than these two broads. I just sit in sheer horror watching these girls claim they are super moms and deserve to have custody of their children. Maybe one day someone will come along and beat some sense into them, until then MTV will still probably produce these shows until these kids are at least five years old.

All right then, go ahead and judge me! But you all know at one point or another, you get addicted to some crazy ass shows. Maybe it's all the drama that's involved or the messes people leave behind that so interesting to watch? Personally, I'd rather watch other people's dramas then have it in my life so that fills my quota right there! And seriously, if it's that easy to make money living an entirely dysfunctional life--shouldn't 60% of America have their own shows? Honestly...