Did you ever watch "The Apprentice"?

[VOX]

75. Reality shows depress the living shit outta me. All of them.

-They’re a ripping waste of time. Manufactured “crises,” cliffhangers, pseudo-conflicts, “shockers,” etc. All of it = FAKE.
-They contain zero intellectual content. They are the video equivalent of passing through the tabloids at the market check-out line.
-They’re as contrived as a ship in a bottle. Where’s the “reality”?
-They’re comparatively cheap to make. Thus, they are mere “filler,” electronic sausages ground out of dead careers and backwoods idiocy.
-With all the viewing choices and cable programming available today, there is a wealth of decent fare on channels/streaming services like Smithsonian, National Geographic, Science Channel, BritBox, Netflix, Prime, Hulu, etc.

And, if that doesn’t suit one’s taste, there’s always a nice, reliable BOOK. Remember those?