Issue 9 - North Canton City Schools - sparcc

Katie Sponseller
Staff Writer
Did you watch last night’s episode of
“American Idol” on Fox How many of
us can say yes What about “Desperate
Housewives,” “Las Vegas,” or “The O.C.”
The ever-popular evening television shows
seem to spark a conversation everywhere you
go.
“I think it can be a problem with teens if
it’s all they do with their life,” junior Katy
Herman said. Although some teens may have
a problem, Herman believes that it is not
something that is typical of all teens.
“It depends on the lifestyle of the kid. If
they are active and get out a lot, then it’s not a
problem,” Herman said.
Herman, who views numerous shows a
week, feels that they are a good source of
entertainment and something that she can talk
to her friends about.
“They’re really in-depth thinking, but
they’re also really funny,” Herman said. “They
have so much mystery in them and they keep
you on your toes and you don’t know what’s
going to happen until the very end.”
Many of the shows that Herman enjoys
include “Desperate Housewives,” “Grey’s
Anatomy” and “C.S.I.” But she also finds
that some shows are not as entertaining.
“I don’t like “Survivor” or “Fear Factor.”
It’s not fear, it’s how disgusting you can
be. Or how low will you stoop for however
much money,” Herman said.
Junior Matt Bubp agrees with Herman
that reality television is not his favorite thing
to watch.
“I watch the first couple of weeks of
“American Idol,” when people [are bad], but
then I stop,” Bubp said. “I find them fake.
Some of them claim to be not scripted, when
it’s obvious that they are.”
Even Herman’s mother, Mrs. Ginny
Herman, theater arts teacher, feels that
reality television is not something that is as
entertaining as other shows.
Both Herman and her mother agree that
they don’t watch that type of television
because it doesn’t portray reality at all. Mrs.
Herman explained that a lot of the time
she and her family enjoy the same shows
together and that television has never been a
major problem with her children.
“I’ve raised four kids and I have never
banned them from TV and they have turned
out just fine,” Mrs. Herman said. “If you use
[TV] as a ‘babysitter,’ that’s one thing, but
we watch it as a family.”
Psychology teacher Mrs. Angela Smith
agrees.
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