Catfish

Recently I have started watching this new show called Catfish. It is a reality show that shows  the relationship of people that have never met in person and only know each other by the conversations they have via Facebook/ texting. The creator of the show, Nev Schulman, started the show because he had an online relationship with a girl and after talking to her for almost a year he decided they should meet. But upon meeting her he found out that she was not the single, 23 year-old she said she was. Not only was she married with kids, but she was 40 years old. Despite is experience he stills claims this to be his most life-changing experience, which is what sparked his idea for the show.

 

Normally I find reality TV stupid, but with the number of friends I have that have relationships like this, I think this reality TV show my have a positive effect on society. Sometimes when people are in relationships they are completely blind to the stupid decisions they are making. So by recording these people and their feelings and showing it on national television, viewers witness the mistakes as they're happening. This is the type of show where not only do the reality stars learn a lesson, but viewers learn a lesson as well. The best thing about the show is that each relationship is so different and you honestly never know what is going to happen in the end. After watching it, I am always torn as to how I feel about the characters relationship and whether or not one was more at fault than the other. If you haven’t seen it yet I strongly urge you to watch it, at least one episode.