Reality TV (the second prompt)

Reality TV targets anyone who is not satisfied enough with their own lives, and therefore feel they need to fill the void with anything they can find from television programs. What I mean by this is that if one particular viewer is unsatisfied with his or her life, once he or she watches someone else screw up their own life on television, the viewer's personal problems do not seem so terrible. Or, on the other hand, one can watch a program that tracks personal details about successful or famous people's lives, and almost feel like a part of that success. Another case is the documentary/informational programs, which satisfy those who feel that they do not possess enough knowledge of all random facts in the world. The last scenario includes people who just enjoy watching others' lives progress. I don't really have anything to say to that, but I know such people exist. Writers of reality TV concentrate their efforts on attracting people who are share common interests with themselves. Some writers do in fact design their programs to deliver a message. Documentaries and informational programs are perfect examples, but other primetime programs also show some hints towards an important argument. For example, some can argue that the wife switching show teaches us not to take our families for granted. In contrast, Flavor Flav's show, if it even still exists, was simply created to give him more publicity. Shows like his do attract the larger crowd and see large ratings increases, forcing other reality TV programs to find ways to boost their ratings to keep up. If they can't do that, they can no longer continue broadcasting. Because of this, they must sometimes sacrifice some of their original intentions to include more popular, yet less enlightening ideas, which is what gives reality TV a bad reputation.