celebrities

i recently finished reading sTORI telling by Tori Spelling (so witty!).  i've seen her reality show on oxygen before and enjoyed it.  this was earlier this year when my television was advanced and allowed me to watch hundreds of channels as well as record shows when i couldn't watch at the time!  it has since reverted into it's 1990's format of 15 odd channels which cannot be recorded.  

i need to take a moment here and also say (for those of you who haven't heard me rant about this already) that fort wayne television channels are incredibly STRANGE!  the today show, for instance, cuts off at 9 for regis & kelly, which we all know is supposed to be on ABC.  AND ellen is on NBC at 4!  i have yet to look for oprah, but has anyone ever heard of oprah being on at a different time or on a different channel?  i didn't think so.  i don't know who in fort wayne i have to speak with to fix these problems but it is serious.

i'm sorry, back to the point.  i have seen tori spelling's reality show and i enjoyed it.  this is not a surprise because it seems that all reality tv shows, celebrity gossip magazines, and people.com photos can command my attention for many minutes of my day (who am i kidding...hours).  i know i'm not alone on this one.  you all do it too (maybe not mom and dad or ryan or zachary), so i suppose it's more accurate to say that most women i know find themselves in the same position as me.  we are fascinated by the lives of others!  this is especially true for celebrities because they are out there in front of us every day.  some even take it upon themselves to show us the "reality" of their lives by creating "reality" tv shows.  the quotation marks there are very important and necessary.  i can't explain the draw adequately, just know it's there and this is a widely-shared interest of teens, twenty-somethings, and i would assume the thirty-somethings as well.  (i will let you know once i get there).  

oh yes, the book.  i was drawn to the title.  it is so very witty and i thought that perhaps tori would be a witty and entertaining author.  after reading her book i found myself a little turned off to her.  yes, she has a witty style and (as per usual) i found myself drawn to the stories of her life in the spotlight.  however, i didn't find myself feeling sorry for her as i think she hoped her audience would.  i appreciate her ability to put herself out there and tell stories about herself which were not entirely flattering.  however, as the book eventually lets on, tori spelling looked for any way to make money in order to pay off her enormous debt.  this book, and her reality show seem like more of the same desperate attempt to make money and make heard her desperate cry that she is indeed NORMAL.  she is using books and "reality" tv to paint the "reality" of her life that she would like the world to see.  

i suppose i shouldn't let myself be disappointed.  the book really was entertaining; in exactly the same ways as the reality shows, magazines, and photos.  as an autobiography, the book did its job.  it painted a picture of a life through the author's eyes.  i will continue to watch "reality" tv, (that is if my television will give me the proper channels), and i will continue to read celebrity autobiographies from time to time.  what can i say, the lives of celebrities are and will remain...fascinating!