Seriously?!

For the past couple of seasons, for some reason I've been really enjoying reality TV shows.  To be honest, there really is no worth to these shows, but for a short time helps each of us to feel better about our lives.  This is, of course, because all of the "contestants" on these shows make absolute fools of themselves and act like complete idiots!  My favorite to date is Brett Michaels Rock of Love.  Absolutely priceless.  Anyway...this season I let a couple of friends convince me that "The Bachelor" is the best show of all time.  I watched with anticipation for the final 3 weeks and found myself growing more and more attached to the show.  I deeply hoped that Amanda would be the love of his life and they would live happily ever after.  Unfortunately, Amanda was surprisingly kicked off of the show leaving 2 girls left.  The next week, I again watched with hopes that Chelsea would be the final one, because Shayne was just plain obnoxious and quite frankly, a typical blonde bimbo!  The final episode came, Dubya, Vegas and I watched with sheer anticipation and to our dismay the idiot chose Shayne!!!  I was so upset with myself that I wasted 3 weeks watching this ridiculous show.  Before my short obsession with "The Bachelor" I became increasingly attached to American Idol.  I have to admit that I've been an avid fan for the past couple of years.  However, the intensity was much greater this year.  From the auditions to the finale I was a die hard David Archulta fan.  He wooed us week after week with his sultry, well controlled voice.  He was on spot each week and proved that he has what it takes to be an American Idol.  The final week came and the two finalists were of course David Archuleta and David Cook.  David C is from KC, which is where I live, so the whole city was cheering for his victory.  Since the beginning, I was a David A fan and I was going to stick with it until the end.  Well, tonight was the finale.  We sat and watched anticipating the fateful moment when we were sure that our favorite contender would be named the next big star!  He had a flawless night last night, how could he not win?  The moment came, the announcement was made and David COOK won!  We were so disappointed.  How could he win?!  Every song sounds the same, and he's going to be guaranteed a record deal?  Am I really going to have to hear him on the radio time and time again?!  After this announcement, I again was upset with myself that I've spent so much time doing nothing productive.  2 hours a week to sit in front of the tv and cheer for someone and be fully emotionally invested in their success.  I think in disgust of all of the things I could have done instead of laze around and grow increasingly attached to these mindless shows.  I eventually will learn my lesson and turn the damn tv off!