Get Me Out Of Here

I've been watching the US version of I'm a celebrity, get me out of here. To say that this show is cringe-worthy would be a vast understatement.

As I've noted on here before, I like the concept of the show.

The British show.

This version is a Hollywood con.

It's supposed to be about a group of celebrities having to rough it out in a jungle camp and take part in activities to win food for the camp. In this US style, I've seen one star with a digital camera, another on a mobile to an NBC executive and I've lost count of the numerous times I have seen aerosol cans being sprayed on hair or other parts of the body.

It's not just this faux-camping that bothers me.

There are loudmouth performers who have been sent in there with the sole purpose to stir it up. Sure, you get that in every reality show, but how many times can these 'actors' leave and come back before their act becomes tiresome? In the case of the NBC executives - it's seems to be not often enough.

I know every reality show is edited in a way to get a reaction from the viewer either in a way to get compassion or anger. For me, the type of feeling this programme gives me is one of annoyance. It's not the reaction they should be making me feel because it makes me want to turn it off rather than continue watching.

America totally ruined this show for me. I hope the ratings were abysmal to the point that they refuse to do it next year.

That would make me very happy indeed.