Are you kidding me ??? A reality series really ??? News worthy???
After watching the first couple of episodes it was obvious 60 Days In is nothing more than the typical reality series. Snippets of hundreds of hours of taped footage is edited and mostly misrepresented in attempting to create a semblance of some sort of drama. The participants are scripted to help create the pretense that this is "reality", when in fact it has been mostly staged for dramatic effect.
I suppose the creators of these shows rely on the naivety and uninformed viewer to buy into the premise that this is real. Anyone who has attempted to look into the background of these reality shows will find out these participants are basically actors paid to perform. The producers take tons of footage and present certain snippets out of context and sequence to create a dramatic effect that works around the script presented and created for the participants/ actors.The series doesn't really present the local area in a negative, embarrassing light, as all jails are ugly, sad places where ever they might be located. What is embarrassing is local law enforcement officials that go along with and participate in the premise that is is truly reality and pass this off on to an unsuspectingly public. As well the local "NEWS" paper would prominently pass it off as a "featured" news story instead of putting it into the entertainment section where it belongs...This plays into a the question if the media is more concerned with sensational stories than true news and fact.
It's not even well done, boring. Watched first episodes haven't watched since.
ReplyDeleteI watched the first episode of Season I and was done.
ReplyDeleteNot a fan of reality TV shows in general and this one in particular...Have never gotten the appeal of these types of shows
I have my own reality show going on everyday and that's enough realism for me.
I want to see the episode where they show how the sheriff gets famous and meets with famous folk because of his big famous show.
ReplyDeleteWhenever I see the Sheriff, for some reason Charlie Brown and this line from him comes to mind.
ReplyDelete– “There must be millions of people all over the world who never get any love letters… I could be their leader.”
No time to get drugs off the street. Got to be on TV!
ReplyDeleteIt would be interesting if you could do a blog on the conditions of the inside of jail on season2 of 60 days in there was a major sewage leak inside jail nothing but caios from correction officers endagering the inmates and no access to water for 30 hrs.Has the mold issues been taken care of??? Not to mention A&E paid 60,000 for airing show which was used for body scanners.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/indiana/2016/02/17/did-clark-co-jail-get-paid-e-series/80494662/
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