First off, if anyone gets offended from anything said here because you like whatever show is being ragged on, please remember that not everyone has the same tastes and opinions. Just because you like something, doesn't mean everyone else does.
Secondly, when posting, please explain why you hate/dislike whatever TV show or kind of TV show. And I will allow some harmless ragging, but don't hate on the fanbase. Like said before, everyone has their own tastes.
This came up earlier when I was eating lunch; I forgot about it until I saw a Law and Order SVU episode touching about the same subject.
I hate TV shows that follow teenage pregnant girls around through their pregnancy. My mom LOVES these shows, other than some random dramas and her soaps it's all she watches.
Here's basically the premise for every show like this.
Hi, I'm 15! I had sex and now I'm pregnant. =D
This is my boyfriend. He's a **** who doesn't care that he knocked me up and won't help me with the baby. D=
These are my parents. They're super supportive and don't care that their child is a ****. ^_^
These are my friends; they help me pick out baby clothes and talk to me about stuff they know. Sometimes I have friends that give me their baby clothes from THEIR under-age pregnancies! <3
Watch me go through 9 months of bitching and moaning, crying, and shopping, all leading up to the big day where I **** and moan and scream for 6 edited hours and have my baby. Then afterwards you can watch me begin my unwed teenage mother life. Through the "I can't do this!
" Phase to the "I love my baby and I'll do anything for it" phase. All the while trying to get my **** boyfriend to give a crap while he plays World of Warcraft and dumps all the responsibility on me while I do nothing to beat his sorry ass. I don't know why he's such a prick now. He was so sweet and nice to me before I let him screw me and got me pregnant. If I didn't know better, I'd say he was just trying to get into my pants before....But that can't be it! =D
I mean, seriously. Why do these shows exist? If it's to discourage teenage sex, well, having a TV show that basically always has a happy ending about it, and doesn't really show anything horrible about the situation...yeah, you're not doing a good job.
And it's not like any episode is really different. Okay, maybe the boyfriend might be supportive in a couple episodes, maybe the parents might not be (I dunno, I only watch when my mom puts it on TV during dinner) but, really come on.
I'll also come right out and ask why TLC needs two different shows following midgets around their daily lives...Especially when they don't ever really touch upon their hardships or anything like that....In fact, both shows show families that live 20x better than me or anyone I know.
I'm aware there's some obvious TV show choices I could've included here. But I've already worn them down to the nub rant-wise and won't bother. @_@
So, what's your TV annoyance today sir or ma'am?