Oprah Winfrey is nervous. Why, you may ask? Well, because we are witnessing a television revolution. No longer is comedy, reality or even trashy tabloid television going to satisfy the greedy tastes of today’s viewers, because ladies and gentleman, the moment you have all been waiting for has arrived, Sarah Palin has a TV show.
We all knew it was coming. There is no end to the intelligent and insightful people who have been starred on reality TV shows. Whether it be Jessica Simpson, the Kardashians or Heidi Montag, television seems to have a knack for providing a gateway into the minds of the Western world’s most brilliant people. The Learning Channel, better known as TLC, is one of the best examples of networks that take the greatest advantage of America’s brainpower to generate some of television’s most intelligent shows. Whether it be Say Yes to the Dress, Cake Boss or, my personal favourite, Sixteen and Pregnant, there is no end to TLC’s genius, with a gracious nod to MTV and their clever shows Sweet Sixteen and The Hills. However, TLC, being the brilliant network they are, knew that us television viewers were hungry for something more. Something unique, clever and humorous and they’ve delivered in the form of Sarah Palin’s Alaska.
It is a win-win situation for everyone. Palin, TLC and the general television audience alike benefit from the new show. Palin is granted the opportunity to show off her brilliant mind to audiences around the world without spending a cent of her own money at a time that is coincidentally close to the kickoff of the 2012 presidential campaign. Palin gets a chance to show off her admirable strengths which include but are not limited to; hunting from helicopters, looking at Russia from her backyard and reading American Handgunner. She also won’t be given time to elaborate on her weaknesses, which are few and far between but may include such silly topics as economics and foreign policy.
With this revolutionary new show, TLC continues to leave trashy networks like the Discovery Channel and the History Channel in the dust while promoting their unique brand of intelligent and unique television. I have to admit, it’s going to be a challenge to compete with former network greats such as Little People Big World and Jon and Kate Plus Eight, but I think Sarah Palin’s Alaska may be up to the challenge. After all, how can a woman who hunts from helicopters and carves moose not be entertaining?
The pay-off is just as big for the viewers, because no longer do we have to live with bland and dumb television, because every Sunday night we get to see the most brilliant woman in America. So long Oprah and Ellen! Television’s most popular hosts may both be popular, but honestly, have they ever been in the running for vice president? Have they hunted wolves from a helicopter? Can they really be called mavericks? Are they MILFS? And finally, can they see Russia from their backyards? No, I didn’t think so. So get ready y’all, Sarah Palin is changing television forever, whether we like it or not.
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