Joe, the Schmo

I have made two entries about the great Joe Schmo show (a fake reality show, with one contestant and 9 actors.)

Well, someone posted a reply to one of my entries asking how the show can play with the feelings of an innocent person and use it for entertainment, and asked me to “get a grip.”

It’s simple. This is how I see it. Matt Gould (aka Joe Schmo) is an adult. He chose to go on a reality show for mostly two reasons, to get on TV (and hopefully get his 15 minutes of fame), and, with luck, win easy price money. You know, go to a fancy house, play some games, be on TV and walk out with money. Well, you know, earn that money.

Sure, the contestant is a genuine good guy. He is very well liked by everyone who watches the show. You know that the producers are going to give him, at least, the $100,000 that he thinks he is playing for. I don’t know about you, but there are a lot of things that I’m willing to do for that kind of money. And I’m sure that he will get all kind of offers and opportunities, all thanks to this show.

And no one said that a reality show had to be fair. Look at “Cupid”, those girls humiliate the guys on national TV. Look at “For Love or Money”, a girl said “screw you, I’m taking the money instead of you, and you leave with nothing.” Look at “Joe Millionare”, the girls thought that they were dating a guy worth a fortune.

Joe Schmo, and quite a few other reality shows, are made for entertainment value only. And out of all the shows out there, I think that this one is portraying the main character as an honest person who will at the end come out winning, in more ways than one.

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