On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 4:36 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > > There was a moment towards the end of the first season of "House" when > House and Cameron go out on a date. It was actually the moment when I > decided I liked the series. House being unable to make casual small > talk at the dinner table decided to perform some dimestore > psychoanalysis on Cameron. He basically told her the reason she likes > him is because he is broken or damaged in some way -- that if he were > "normal" or more emotionally grounded, she would not be attracted to > him. I believe there is an element to the relationship audiences have > with performers that mimics that concept. Maybe we see our own flaws > in them, or maybe we want to feel superior to someone with different > flaws. But this notion of being attracted to train wrecks is what > draws people into reality TV shows... and Charlie Sheen.
Years ago I was reading a column in a British newspaper (I can't remember who she was and I think the paper was the London Standard but I wouldn't swear to it) where the columnist compared the public's fascination with celebrities with children who catch insects and keep them in jars. She said we keep them where we can see them all the time, push them together so they will mate with each other, and when we get tired of them we pull off their wings and enjoy watching them suffer. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
