TV Junkies, Like Me

When searching for a blog on reality television, thousands come up, but when searching for one that actually comments with opinions on the ridiculous content and not the gossip surrounding the show proved to be a large task. The search finally waned when blogger ‘Team Brenda’ came up on Technorati with a rank of 8126 (Auth: 430). The ranking tells nothing of the sharp humor and wealth of knowledge on the reality television topic.

Team Brenda, TB for short, dedicates the entire blog to Brenda Walsh of Beverly Hills, 90210 based on the author’s compassion for Brenda when Dylan picked Kelly. The pseudonym ‘Team Brenda’ is all readers are given regarding personal information about the actual author, which could be working in his or her favor considering how freely his/her opinions are expressed – e.g. on American Idol contestants, renaming them “Tonedeafshire,” or judges, “Paula ‘Walnuts’ Abdul.” In the most recent post, TB labels the newest season of American Idol as “So Far So Good.” The commentary on some of the contestants is blunt, yet witty and the observations of Steve Tyler paint the picture of his inner-hippie. It can all be seen here.

TB posts almost every single day and at times even with multiple posts a day. TB doesn’t discriminate when it comes to television, s/he watches it all, but there’s a clear focus on the reality shows. Another post relating to the current series of The Bachelor showcases the frank and sassy tone of TB - here.  The closing note of “I don’t know about you, but the only thing worth my time last night was the burnt orange throw spotted in the last ten minutes.  I’m hoping it was cashmere and I’m hoping it’s on sale” is similar to the tone I plan to use in my blog – sarcastic, personable, hilarious, and honest. The tone doesn’t rank highly on an academic or professional scale, but that’s what gives the blog it’s character and what makes me want to continue reading. TB focuses on mostly opinions regarding the content of the shows through a recap of the main events. I plan on putting a slightly more philosophical spin on it in an attempt to get people thinking about the bigger picture that all of these shows may be painting. However, the posts regarding reality television are inspiring as to what I could cover in my blog posts and they give an honest opinion from an honest television fan who is “loving [his/her] life, one episode at a time,” which sounds all too familiar.

For access to all posts and all things Team Brenda: http://goteambrenda.com/