The past couple of days have brought some exciting things in
the world of the internet, so I'm going to talk about them, because that's the
point of me having a blog!
The long saga of Ryan Lochte getting a reality show has
finally come to fruition- E! announced on Tuesday at the TCAs that they will be airing a six-episode reality show starting in April titled What Would Ryan Lochte Do?. I've heard a lot of people making negative comments about the show, saying it's going to be awful and it's going to be a complete failure and paint Ryan in a bad light. However, I'm of the opposite frame of mind.
First of all, when has reality television ever painted someone in a good light? Reality TV is about vaguely scripted drama and generally always makes people think the subjects are idiots. You don't watch reality television for hard hitting stuff, you watch it because it's hilariously ridiculous and entertaining. And if Ryan Lochte is trying to pick up girls in front of a camera, I'm pretty sure it will be both ridiculous and entertaining.
It's also going to be a huge promotional boost for the sport of swimming itself- with World Championships in Barcelona this summer, what better way to get people excited for it than a reality show on national television airing a couple months before the championships themselves? People love watching swimming during the Olympics, it would be great if the general public would show the same enthusiasm for the sport during another event. I'll watch Worlds regardless, but if the show can bring in more fans to the sport, I'm not going to complain.
