Reality is Real

Over the past several years, reality shows have been sweeping the pop culture scene. Shows consist of everything from to modeling competitions to true life counseling shows. In my opinion, many of these shows are quite helpful. They show real-life people with real-life struggles. People can relate to others' problems and ways of thinking. This helps encourage others to know that there is hope and help for fixing their problems. Some of these types of television shows can be quite shallow, but many can be useful. Shows such as Dr. Phil and The Doctors can be helpful in treating and discovering health and family problems. People like to see people that they can relate to so seeing families on Dr. Phil helps encourage others to reach out. Also, shows like Oprah and The Tyra Show shed light on common issues of today and help people to overcome these challenges. Although many of these shows are useful, some shows are completely dispensable. Shows about partying teens and relationship drama often give false images on the way teenagers should behave. Overall though, I find reality television to be quite entertaining. I hope that these shows are around for many years to come.