I know I was supposed to post Workout #2 of my Strength Training Challenge today BUT I left my camera at work! So I will post it on Tuesday instead. I am so sorry. I feel like I am making an excuse for turning in a school assignment late! I effed up. Sorry friends. Tuesday I will have a new workout. If you were dying to lift something heavy today, just do Workout #1 again! Or check out my Workouts tab. Word on the street is that the Oh No, It Snowed Workout really sucks!
Now, ONWARD to something no one cares about!
ROOTING AGAINST REALITY TV CONTESTANTS!
Over the years I have watched a variety of reality television shows. For the past couple years, Paul and I have been watching Big Brother and Survivor. They are my favorite shows on television right now.
While
it is fun to root for someone on these reality shows, it’s
probably more fun to root against
people. It’s satisfying when a hero wins, but I get a special
sort of glee when someone I HATE crashes and burns.
**Note:
When I use the word “hate”, I don’t mean I actually hate them for real.
I just hate them in the way it’s easy to hate people on reality television
shows!**
This
past Wednesday was a BIG NIGHT in the Michael-Cooney household! It was the
premiere of Survivor Second Chances and the finale of Big Brother 17. I really
enjoyed the Survivor premiere, but this post is going to be more about my
reaction to the Big Brother finale. Please
note: There are SPOILERS in this
post. If you did not yet watch the finale and are planning on it, please don’t
read the rest of this!
Let
me begin by saying I HATED VANESSA. Every week I was hoping she would get voted
out of the Big Brother house, but each week she managed to squeak by. “The Game”
is all about lying and manipulation, but she acted like she was the only one
allowed to lie and manipulate. She was emotional, self-righteous, and she didn’t
own her game. There are a lot of
villains who are loved and respected because they admit to what they are doing (Helloooo Dr. Will!) but I think Vanessa really believed she was the only honest person in the house.
Did I mention she’s delusional too?
SO
FREAKING
ANNOYING!!
Somehow Vanessa managed to make it to the final three and she battled against Steve to win the final Head of Household competition. Whoever won the comp would choose who to take to the final two. However, there was no way Steve and Vanessa were going to take each other. Whichever one of them won was surely going to take Liz, who would be much easier to beat.
My heart was PUMPING during the final comp! Steve had a one point lead right until the end when Vanessa managed to tie it up. There was one question left. When I saw their responses, I really thought Steve had gotten it wrong but he was CORRECT! As soon as he won, I knew it was over for Vanessa. Watching him evict her was the sweetest thing I could have asked for. I screamed. I jumped up and down. I scared the cats. Paul shut the window so our neighbors wouldn’t think I was getting murdered. It was glorious!!!!
Look how sad she is. It makes me so happy!!!
It wasn’t until the commercial break that I realized I had a pounding headache from all the stress… The stress of rooting AGAINST someone! (How do football fans do it!?)
When
the episode was over, I was too hype to go to bed right away. I was happy Steve
ended up winning the whole thing, but I was even more happy that Vanessa LOST!
I even woke up a couple times during the night to go to the bathroom (I drank a
lot of water to try to make my headache go away) and whenever I woke up, I
would instantly remember how Vanessa got evicted and it just made me happy all over again.
Confession: I have re-watched the Vanessa eviction 3 times since that night. I finally deleted it off my DVR.
So as I reread this post, I am realizing I sound like such a horrible person! I hate someone I don't even know and get great satisfaction seeing them in emotional turmoil. I don't feel like this toward real life people, just people on reality shows. I can't help it! I get very wrapped up in it and take it so personally- even more so than the contestants in the game! I watched post season interviews of all the contestants and they all said, "No hard feelings! I love everyone! We will all be friends!" I am amazed how they can let it all go, while here I am in the corner still high from Vanessa's loss!
Just so you know, Vanessa is already a millionaire from playing poker and her girlfriend just proposed to her, so she is going to be juuuuuuuust fine.
Do you watch any reality TV shows? Was there anyone you HATED?
Confession: I have re-watched the Vanessa eviction 3 times since that night. I finally deleted it off my DVR.
So as I reread this post, I am realizing I sound like such a horrible person! I hate someone I don't even know and get great satisfaction seeing them in emotional turmoil. I don't feel like this toward real life people, just people on reality shows. I can't help it! I get very wrapped up in it and take it so personally- even more so than the contestants in the game! I watched post season interviews of all the contestants and they all said, "No hard feelings! I love everyone! We will all be friends!" I am amazed how they can let it all go, while here I am in the corner still high from Vanessa's loss!
Just so you know, Vanessa is already a millionaire from playing poker and her girlfriend just proposed to her, so she is going to be juuuuuuuust fine.
That is so funny, Megan! I will be sure to ask Rick his thoughts on Survivor this season so ya'll can "compare notes" The only reality show I watch is The Real Housewives of NY. It's a train wreck but I can't get enough. I don't really hate anyone on the show but completely get sucked into how totally immature they are and what they argue about! I mean, really, now can people that have so much, complain so much? I don't watch any of the other RH shows--I think I watch RHONY a lot for the fact that it's downtown NY (always a dream of mine to live there...)
ReplyDeleteI used to watch RHONY! I loved Bethenny (at the time) and Jill. Can't forget "The Countess". I agree, they argued over the most petty things but somehow it was enjoyable to watch. I think it's because it is mindless. I would love to hear who Rick is rooting for on Second Chances. Tell him my favs (not that I think they will win, I just like them) are: Jeff Varner, Kelly Wentworth, and Keith Nale! I love Keith so much!
DeleteI asked him about it over lunch today (even before I read your comment!). He likes Keith, Jeremy, Woo & Joe. He doesn't like Cass, Shirin & Spencer. I like Woo only because it's a funky name (and when my nephew was little he would say "woo" instead of little....as in "look, it's just a woo doggie" LOL)
DeleteI too do not like Cass and Shirin! So far I like Spencer but I can see him having the potential of being annoying. I also like Jeremy. Woo is a very nice guy but I want to see him play harder this season. Joe... Joe... Joe... I don't GET the Joe love! I mean, he seems nice. But he's just blah and what does he do??? Okay maybe don't tell Rick I said that about Joe. Apparently his man bun is supposed to be dreamy but I am not attracted to Joe a bit. I'd go for Terry or Savage before Joe and his man bun.
DeleteOMG that is so funny. I have never watched but I may start today. I love reality TV shows too much. Thanks for sharing the Vanessa thing, I am still laughing
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If you really do want to watch, Survivor Second Chances JUST started. Big Brother won't air again until the summer. But with CBS All Access, you can watch every past season of Survivor and Big Brother. :) I believe it's 5.99 a month! If you do decide to watch Big Brother, Can I recommend starting with Season 6, 10, or 11? They are really good seasons. :) 8 and 4 are good too!
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ReplyDeleteThere's a term for this. Hate-watching. There's also hate-reading. I hate-read a lot of blogs (NOT yours!) on the internet. I also only hate-watch football. I don't have a team, so today I'm cheering against the Ravens, the Pats, and whatever else Jere puts on. I'll probably hate-watch the Steelers and cheer against them. Just because. :D
Hate watch! I did not know there was a term. I did know the term hate-read and I must admit right now there is only one blog I stop by once in awhile to hate read haha! I wonder if anyone hate reads mine? I am sure. Too bad you can't track that in the stats window of blogspot. :) "You had 100 blog views today but 13 were hate-reads" hahaha!
DeleteI don't watch that show but I often watch Amazing Race and the Bachelor and of course there are always people who you would wish to go home. For me they are usually the people who are mean to other or the whiners. I hate the whiners!
ReplyDeleteYeah whiners and criers suck! Jackie and Jeff from TAR were on Big Brother this season. I had never heard of them before. A lot of people who watch both BB and TAR didn't understand why they got to be on BB too because apparently they were not very memorable on TAR.
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