Hogan Knows Best
OK so this is the second time I have typed this because the first time it did not work and erased everything.
So I watched Hogan Knows Best 3. It is about Terry Hogan who used to be a famous wrestler in the 1980’s and tried to break into film. He now is on this reality show about his family who is Linda the wife, Brooke the daughter and Nick the son. It is about their everyday lives which I find funny because I am sure their lives have changed a great deal since they started this show. The show tries to be like every other show- like the Osborne’s on MTV. This show shows them as one happy family. The mom and dad are in love. The dad is overprotective of his daughter and won’t let her date. The son breaks the rules and is encouraged to chase after the ladies. Mostly the show is about how famous they are (now) and what that means for them everyday. I watched an episode about Brooke mostly. She was trying to get into the Music business. She was in the process of rehearsing and shooting her music video.
This show is on VH1. It is apart of a lot of reality shows on this station. I think that this show basically is there so that the Hogan’s can make some more money. Since this show started Terry has come out with an energy drink and a clothing line. Brooke is starting her music career and Nick wants to be a wrestler and is starting to get in to that. All of this is because they are on television. This is just one of the many sought after reality shows that are on T.V now. It looks like all the rest. I never realized until we talked about it in class how much things or products are endorsed on the show without me even realizing. Until I watched it critically I never noticed. But now after really watching lots of product names are said and worn and used noticeably throughout this “reality show�.
Editing and music were two other things I never realized had such a huge impact. Especially on this show they showed clips from all sorts of different times. They were months apart and sometimes not even in order. I think it is funny how they manipulate time. In one 30min episode Brooke wanted to be a singer and then rehearsed her music video and shot it. Wow that is fast. If only it were that easy. In addition it reminded me of the scaling of bodies. Linda was telling Brooke that she looked fat and no one will buy a fat girls CD. She was saying how you are not just selling your voice you are selling an image and that image is a blonde, skinny, virgin- sounds familiar- Jessica Simpson, Britney Spears. Also I thought that this fit into the Type Casting. They made Brooke just like Britney and Jessica. She is just a normal girl chasing her dream. I soon realized there is no reality in this show at all. Everything is done for a reason and to get a certain look. That is why they play sad music when they cry and zoom in when they are being serious and emotional. Everything is planned down to the last minute!