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I enjoy watching the show because I am a wrestler and I admire what Rulon did in the past as well as what he is doing now to save his relationship with his wife by losing weight. That is the only reason I am watching the show. Like all realtiy shows the Biggest Loser uses a suspensful attractant and cliffhangers to keep their viewers turning in the next week. I'm not really a big TV guy, but I may tune in for the season finale to see if Rulon adds a championship from the Biggest Loser to his reseme. If I was him I would feel ashamed of myself, but proud all at the same time. I know this isn't where he wanted to be, but he is doing the right thing by getting back into shape. That goes for all the contestants too!
http://www.nbc.com/the-biggest-loser/contestants/rulon/
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The only reason people watch this show is to motivate themselves or to feel better about how they look. It's a shame that we have a competition to lose weight when we should just lose it on our own instead of trying to be a celebrity and be on TV or any of those reasons. I know a lot of people who watch this show and it is kindof a disgusting show to watch overweight people work out and take their shirts off to weigh in. It just goes to show how attracted we are to TV, not only for the violence and sexual shows, but also emotional and life altering shows such as the Biggest Loser.
By watching this show I felt disguested, but also interested at the same time. I would say mainly because of Rulon being on it, but isn't this what reality shows want? I'm sure the producers just didn't say oh Rulon Gardner wants to lose weight sure I guess we can help him out. Noway it is like an advertising plan because they could reach the audience of athletes and wrestlers. Having Rulon on the show just gives them more viewers and a guarantee to have the show again next year. It's a shame, but myself and others are just fueling the fire! I think this is as real as a reality show can get because the contestants aren't getting paid to be followed around and the emotions of this show are on a whole other level, but these contestants may get benefits after the show or if they win so it is not only do they want to lose weight, but i'm sure their thinking of their future money oppurtunites too!
Overall I feel that TV is a huge part of our lives and is making us lazy and overweight because we watch too much of it. Isn't it ironic that there are lazy people out there watching the overweight contestants on the Biggest Loser fight obstacles to lose weight and better their lives because they didn't excercise enough and because they were lazy and watched TV? Like the contestants on the Biggest Loser we need to change and better ourselves, but we will just keep watching shows like the Jershey Shore and Survivor because they have sex and violence in them and we are attracted to it. What ever happened to spending time with our families and friends? I am all for watching TV or playing video games every once in a while, but do we have to all the time.
Here is an amazing quote from the website linked below.
Is the TV really that important instead of working out and staying healthy or going out and enjoying life?
"I felt disgusted, but also interested at the same time."
ReplyDeleteI think this is a common feeling for Reality TV viewers...well, at least if we're honest...part of us tunes in because, well, we can't tune out, right? It's kinda like watching a car wreck...
Justin, you make a lot of really great points. The statistic stated at the end is mind-boggling. I have never watched The Biggest Loser and have never heard of Rulon. I do agree your statement that by having a celebrity on the show, more people will watch it, especially Rulon because he was someone that was in amazing shape and years later has all of a sudden added weight. I really like how you said that so many Americans are obese because they sit, eat, and watch TV and even though this show is teaching lessons about weight loss and health, people are sitting and watching this show. It's pretty funny if you think about it. I never really thought about reality television that can be based off of emotional and life altering experiences, but rather just sex and violence.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, what did ever happen "to spending time with our families and friends"? I think reality television shows can be a great thing because you can learn a lot from them. However, I believe reality television has gone to far because many shows have gone as far as risking people's lives and relationships just in order to boost their ratings to make more money.
ReplyDeleteI used to watch Biggest Loser with my parents when I was still in high school. I think it did motivate a lot of people to lose weight, and why it is sad that it takes a television program for people to get motivated, I think it is a really good thing. This is a show that can be used for good, as I wrote on Kayla's blog. I do think that Rulon, whose career I used to follow as well, is used as a type of marketing ploy. I'm sure there are a lot of wrestlers out there who would have never watched this show if it wasn't for him. I do, however, think it is great that he is trying to lose weight. I wish I would have known sooner that he was on the show, because I would have watched it as well.
ReplyDeleteI really like to show actually and I should have did this for my blog. It's a great motivational tool because we don't want to let ourselves get that way nor do we want anybody else to get this way. It's a great thing they are doing but couldn't they do it by themselves. They were just being lazy it seems.
ReplyDeleteI watch the Biggest Loser every so often and I honestly enjoy the show! I think this show can be educational. It can teach people how to be healthier. I think its neat how this reality show is different from the others. It contains different "excitement". Instead of watching people fight and cause drama, this one actually is saving lives. I think thats why a lot of people enjoy it so much.
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