survivor

So, I'm a big nerd. I'll explain why: Last week on Survivor, both teams had to vote someone out. The first team (Koror) voted out their member and then got to sit by and watch the other team (Ulong) have the first part of tribal council. Then Jeff (we're on a first name basis after 9 seasons) threw in the kicker. Koror, the team that was sitting by watching, got to give the immunity to someone on Ulong. It was really interesting.

How does THIS relate to this class? Well, my husband, Nick made the comment that it made for interesting TV, but was it really fair to the people playing the game. That gave me a segway to talk about our class and how "THE MEDIUM IS THE MESSAGE." The people playing Survivor aren't just playing a game where they are on a stranded island, they are playing a TV game show. This fact is the most important. The CBS execs don't care about the feelings of the contestants, they care about the money that they make from the sponsors of the show. The more interesting the game is, the more people watch and the more they can charge the sponsors.

I just love when I can relate these theories not only to things that happen in everyday life, but also to situations which make it easier to explain to people exactly what it is I am learning in school. :)