The Apprentice. Real Housewives. Jersey Shore. How long with audiences be willing to accept reality TV? Are we that bored America?

I want my MTV. I want 200 channels with nothing on. But, when I change the channel and come across a rare gems of someone sitting in the interview chair and spilling their guts about their darkest secrets or triumph, that is when I’m on the edge of my seat. That is when I am contemplating my own life. That is when I am inspired to make a difference. Now, don’t get me wrong, I definitely get sucked into those Saturday marathons on VH1 where everyone is drinking, hooking up and fighting with each other. I understand the need for mindless entertainment, but I think we have taken this genre consume us. I feel like my mind is mush once it become 4pm and I still realize I am on the couch and in my pajamas. As opposed to getting fired up and wanting to change laws because of the injustice I just learned about.

It’s the amazement of being able to capture real life. It’s the empowerment of telling a story that can change someone’s life. It’s the one thing that reality TV just cannot, and will not, offer. I see the classic documentary genre seeping threw in new shows like ‘Modern Family’ or new movies like ‘District 9.’ Is the documentary style the future? Is that where things are headed? As for me, I can’t wait for the guido phase to die.