Everyone loves a good TV show, whether it's one you watch on Netflix that no longer airs or one you sit down to watch every week. Everyone has different tastes in what they like to watch. For some people, they live for the drama; other lives for the facts or the crime, the reality tv, or the feel-good shows.
The first show I ever binge-watched was "Grey's Anatomy." I was OBSESSED and I'm sure many of you can relate to that statement. This show was just the beginning of a long road to becoming obsessed with a show, binge watching it, and then not knowing what to do with myself when it ended.
Prior to watching "Greys Anatomy" I knew I was interested in the medical field but didn't exactly know what. I didn't realize how much a show could distort reality until I watched "Grey's Anatomy." Sure they try to make all the medical parts as realistic as possible but they have to include the drama as well. This is why there are the on-call room sessions, the drama with the roommates, and many romances on the shows, but in real life, that doesn't exist.
I've discovered, as many of you probably have, that TV and movies often distort reality for many people. For example, there are so many expectations put on love because of how it's portrayed in the movies. People use TV and movies as an outlet for what they want life to be like and why so many people can become so easily obsessed.
We would all love to have the kickass FBI job where you bust bad guys as well as make out with your cute co-worker but the reality of that is for 99% of us, that's not going to happen.
TV and movies can lead to false expectations about life.
Recently, I've been obsessed with the show "Madam Secretary". I love her job, how well she does her job, how much of a boss woman she is, how wonderful her family and relationship with her husband is, and if I could pick a TV life to have it would totally be this show. But being the Secretary of State is not as glamorous as they make it seem. The producers have to make it appealing and clearly, they did a good job because I love it. But the reality of it all is that it's just not what it is made out to be.
I feel as it many people get caught up in the love and wonder of TV and movies and let life slip them by because they are searching for what they see on the screens. TV and movies are a wonderful thing to have but the sooner we realize that what's on the screens is not reality, the better off we'll be as a society.
Enjoy the shows, the movies, the drama, and love but don't let it eclipse the reality of what you face in your own life.
Pave your own path, build your own relationships, and work hard to get where you want to be in your career but don't chase after something someone wrote for a screen for your enjoyment.
