You probably didn't see it, but Sunday night, physics and television merged.
Bret Michaels, while acting as a contestant on The Celebrity Apprentice, acknowledged the existence of meta-reality while in the meta-reality.
I should probably explain.
During a challenge, Bret Michaels was becoming increasingly frustrated because his project manager (Sinbad, yes, that Sinbad) wasn't giving him anything to do.
He voiced his concern to Sinbad, and in doing so, created a new reality within a reality.
Michaels mentioned that the cameras were following him, getting shots of him doing nothing. He was concerned that he was going to be portrayed as being "lazy" and that would hurt him further along in the game in case his team lost the challenge. He also mentioned the three seasons he spent on VH1's Rock of Love series.
Now, let's consider what this means:
Michaels was bringing attention to the fact that reality television is not, in fact, reality, but rather, carefully edited to create a story. I realize this isn't news to any of you, but when was the last time you saw someone on a show acknowledge that the show was manipulating the audience's perception AS it was happening?
The other players all looked at Michaels as if he were crazy, but for television lovers everywhere, Bret Michaels became the new Galileo.
He might as well have turned towards the camera and said--
"Hey everybody, what you're watching is being manipulated EVEN AS IT'S BEING CONSTRUCTED!"
And the producers didn't even care enough about keeping the audience in suspended disbelief to edit out that portion of the show!
I half-expected to see my television turn itself inside out, grow legs, and walk out of my living room.
At which point, I suppose I would have had to pick up a book.
Ugh, the very thought...
Bret Michaels, while acting as a contestant on The Celebrity Apprentice, acknowledged the existence of meta-reality while in the meta-reality.
I should probably explain.
During a challenge, Bret Michaels was becoming increasingly frustrated because his project manager (Sinbad, yes, that Sinbad) wasn't giving him anything to do.
He voiced his concern to Sinbad, and in doing so, created a new reality within a reality.
Michaels mentioned that the cameras were following him, getting shots of him doing nothing. He was concerned that he was going to be portrayed as being "lazy" and that would hurt him further along in the game in case his team lost the challenge. He also mentioned the three seasons he spent on VH1's Rock of Love series.
Now, let's consider what this means:
Michaels was bringing attention to the fact that reality television is not, in fact, reality, but rather, carefully edited to create a story. I realize this isn't news to any of you, but when was the last time you saw someone on a show acknowledge that the show was manipulating the audience's perception AS it was happening?
The other players all looked at Michaels as if he were crazy, but for television lovers everywhere, Bret Michaels became the new Galileo.
He might as well have turned towards the camera and said--
"Hey everybody, what you're watching is being manipulated EVEN AS IT'S BEING CONSTRUCTED!"
And the producers didn't even care enough about keeping the audience in suspended disbelief to edit out that portion of the show!
I half-expected to see my television turn itself inside out, grow legs, and walk out of my living room.
At which point, I suppose I would have had to pick up a book.
Ugh, the very thought...
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