Anybody can get their 5 minutes of Fame

While flipping through stations this weekend I came across the show on Vh1, Frank the Entertainer in a Basement Affair. I tuned in to see who this Frank guy was and realized it was Frank, a complete Z lister, from I Love New York, a former reality dating show. After watching a minute of the absurd trashy nonsense I was convinced that this show would be canceled within the next couple of weeks. I was shocked and appalled that this man had actually received his own dating show. What has he ever accomplished to deserve his own show? Honestly, now a days a person does not need to accomplish much to become famous. Making an appearance on another show, spilling out a scandal, or partying with the right crowd can get you a spot in the media. For example, Nadya Suleman better known as Octo-Mom, received publicity and her own show because she had eight kids at once. The mother of a total of sixteen had been craving fame for quite some time, admitting she wanted to be like Angelina Jolie, an icon with many children. Octo-Mom received he publicity she wanted and now appears in various weekly magazines like Star. I find it obnoxious that a woman who is irresponsible and has unrealistic goals is famous and gets her own show. What happened to inspiring icons that used to be portrayed in the media? Icons who have made great accomplishments like Michael Phelps, winner of eight Olympic Gold medals. The media should focus on people who have made accomplishments not those who are thirsty for attention and will lose their own dignity to get it.

Jersey Shore Vs. The Hills

The cast of the Jersey Shore, MTV’s newest hit series, has received fame in such a rapid period of time. The guidettes and guidos of the Jersey Shore, are especially interesting to watch because the show is located in the eastern coast and contains lots of juicy drama. Although, the cast has received “well deserved” fame and success many question is it going to their heads? Recently, the cast of the Jersey Shore has demanded to MTV, their founding network, a boost in their salary. The tan and shiny members of the cast are requesting $10k per episode in season two. A source, from Perezhilton.com, stated their reason behind their outstanding request is because they are receiving a higher scale of ratings than MTV’s original show, The Hills. The Hills cast members make an extravagant amount of money for each episode just to produce scripted drama in a single episode. At one point, The Hills’ former star, Lauren Conrad, made $100,000 per episode! Even though, $10,000 per episode, requested by the Clubheads of the Jersey shore, seems like a small request compared to $100,000 MTV is refusing to accommodate with the terms. MTV even went as far as to saying they will replace those cast members who will not agree to their terms, and keep those who do. What would the Jersey Shore belike without the beloved juice heads/tan guidettes: Mike “the situation”, Pauly D, Snooki, and J Woww. Hopefully, the Jersey Shore cast and MTV comes to a quick agreement because it has all of us at the edge of our seats wondering what will happen next. Does the Jersey Shore cast have the right to demand a bonus in their salary or are they asking for too much?

Is Football Worth the Time?

For many American families, sitting down to watch Sunday Night Football has become a custom. In duration of 60 minutes of play two teams battle it out to win the game and ultimately make a path to the Superbowl. Although, the playing time is 60 minutes the game takes 3 whole hours to finish! I love watching football, but I think it is a tad outrageous that only 1/3rd of the game actually consist of playing time. Additionally, it is almost intolerable that after every play there seems to be an interruption; a flag or a commercial.
In fact a study from an article in the Wall Street Journal, shows that on an estimate only 11 minutes of entire football game consists of actual playing. That means only 6% of the game consists of playing time, which is absolutely ridiculous. As well, in the study it shows that 67 minutes of a football game consists of players standing around, 17 minutes are taken up by replays, and the rest of the time is consumed of commercials. Overall, it is preposterous that such a small amount playing time is in an average football game. I think that the NFL association should create an idea to present more game time instead of nonsense time. The shortage of game time in a football game is ridiculous to many, but will it keep you from watching?

The Pregnancy Pact

This Saturday Lifetime premiered their new original movie, The Pregnancy Pact. The Pregnancy Pact is based on a true story about the rapid rate of teens getting pregnant in a small high school in Massachusetts. Apparently, several girls from the school made a pact to get pregnant and raise their babies together. After, Time Magazine got the inside scoop and posted an article confirming the pact turmoil and chaos surrounded the families of the pregnant young teens. The families were pressed by the media and the teens were forced to face reality and the consequences of their decisions.
While watching the movie I could not fathom the idea of why teens the same age as me would set their goals to getting pregnant at such a young age. As a sixteen year old the only thoughts running through my head is surviving the work overload in high school and practicing parallel parking. It really shocked me that girls my age would make a pact to all have children together, without thinking long term of having a father figure in the picture or a stable future without support on welfare.
The movie made it seem that the first girl in the click to get pregnant, accidentally, was the ring-leader of the group and initiated the preposterous pact. The peer-pressure and influence the girl had over her other friends in the click led them to believe a fantasy world where having children at sixteen was the best decision in life. Overall, I feel as though the movie really demonstrates how peer pressure in high school is so strong and can influence students to make the wrong decisions in life. Even though, intentionally getting pregnant is the last thing on most sixteen year old’s minds peer pressure can make it seem like it’s the right or “cool” thing to do. It disappoints me that over peer pressure and false sense of security young girls were influenced to make the wrong decision that will affect them for the rest of their lives.