"The reality TV shows are the epitome of trash television." -Dictionary.com

So anti eco-friendly, but you get the point.
Image courtesy of Kimberly Roach

It's a new year and some shows are coming back on and others premiering for the first time. It's an exciting time and stressful. So much is going on beyond television with going back to work and school, etc. I feel like this makes TV a necessity including nay even empowering trash TV. We all have at least one guilty pleasure TV show. Sometimes it's so bad we don't even want to put it on our Facebook likes or what have you. I say we because I actually hope I'm not alone in this venture. Here's the thing, I've realized. Don't be ashamed about your trash TV. So many people LOVE Jersey Shore (I do not). The point is if your someone I know and you watch it especially my roommates I will mock you. So?? I got called out for watching Teen Wolf and at first I was like “ah crap,” but thankfully it was Facebook messaging and I had a moment to compose my thoughts. I basically pointed out that I was super busy last summer and coming home and turning on a stupid TV show that required no thoughts worked perfectly for me and although Vampire Diaries is an epic show and not one I would classify as trash TV look at it's name. Come on can it get worse? Anyway, at the end of the day I say be proud of your trash TV and well if your not proud of it, own it. Saving face is better than looking guilty and ashamed (unless you actually did something bad then by all means show your guilt please).

Note: Is it just me or is a lot of the trash TV out there reality shows?

Anyway, my trash TV includes:

• Teen Wolf
• Bad Girls Club (I've watched it like twice, but OMG it was goooooood)

Yeah I guess I don't watch too much trash TV on purpose. There is always that I'm so bored okay Tyra or Maury...However, these are extreme cases. There are still some guilty pleasure TV shows out there that I watch especially dramas and most are always set in High School. Some are more guilty than others like Secret Life. The writing on that show pushes it toward the trash side of the line.

My guilty pleasure TV includes:

• Anything on ABC Family
• Merlin (it's on Netflix check it)
• Accidentally on Purpose, My Boys and 18 to Life (all finished and quick watches)
• Drop Dead Diva (I feel all old person-ish)

These shows may not rival Breaking Bad or The Vampire Diaries in writing; at the end of the day they do their job and remember just focus on the word pleasure when the term guilty pleasure is used to identify a show you watch. The same goes for trash TV it may not sound pleasurable in anyway the context behind the word trash makes it so dark sounding, but It does it's job just right. One last thing, we must all admit to ourselves trash TV makes us feel a bit better about ourselves. It's an ego boost and no one should deny us that pleasure once in a while. 


If your feeling adventurous join this group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2247225256. I just did. 

Kimberly