Reality TV Sensation

Last night I flipped between a re-run of "The Apprentice" on one channel, a re-cap of "America's Next Top Model" on another channel and what appeared to be a re-cent episode of "The Biggest Loser" on a third channel.
My God, these shows are great.
Each and every one of them is exactly the same as the next, from the go-to cookie cutter exterior shots of whatever building they happen to be living in to the you-know-its-coming cliffhanger commercial breaks. How no one seems to have noticed that they are scripted, shot and edited in exactly the same way as all the rest is a mystery to me. But whether they appear on ABC, MTV, NBC or even CNBC all I know is that despite these minor downfalls (and the fact that actors like myself are consequently out of more and more work as a result of their popularity and low production costs) these programs are as sickeningly, addictively and devastatingly great as one could ever imagine.
So how can they be so wonderfully (albeit mundanely) great if the only substituted element is a fat guy for a model or a businessman for a fashion designer? I fear only Lucifer herself has the answer... But I'd venture to guess that it has to do with their inherent watch-ability. Unlike many other scripted dramas, with reality television you can pick up a week or even a month after having seen the last episode and all you'll have missed are a few teary or cringingly awkward goodbyes. Your most dramatic sentiment might sound like, "Oh, the flamboyant guy is gone, too bad, ho hum." or "What is that asshole still doing around? I thought he'd be gone months ago. Oh well, wonder who he'll insult this week, lah de-dah."
So, in conclusion I feel as though reality television as a medium is a foul and loathsome being and that we as a culture should--
Oh Shit! Martha's new show is about to come on and I don't even have my VCR set up yet...