Jeremy Kyle Show

[Jonathan Jarvis]

I get up early and the first program on the ATV in the morning in the UK is The Jeremy Kyle Show.

I was astounded at the lack of cognitive reasoning by the participants. One participant would say someone told me this... and the other would call them a liar when they really meant what you have been told is untrue.

The question is this: Is the thinking process's of the participants typical of society generally.

If so is Kyle doing a service in trying to resolve the issues or is he just producing a free alternative to a trip to the zoo?

 

[GoldenBoy89]

I haven't seen the show but judging by your description, I'm guessing it's kind of like a Maury Povich or a Jerry Springer type show.

I would say, no. This is not typical of society in general. At least, I really hope not.

I've always felt the people on these types of shows are given some kind of script or something. They're just way too over-the-top in how they talk, act, how they dress and think.

Of course, I tend to be a cynical optimist

 

[selfinflikted]

I haven't seen the show but judging by your description, I'm guessing it's kind of like a Maury Povich or a Jerry Springer type show.

I would say, no. This is not typical of society in general. At least, I really hope not.

I've always felt the people on these types of shows are given some kind of script or something. They're just way too over-the-top in how they talk, act, how they dress and think.

Of course, I tend to be a cynical optimist

Jerry Springer is definitely scripted.

 

[Mystman]

My theory: the average person is not very good at logic. Our brains are wired for making gut-decisions, and those gut-decisions are often pretty dumb, illogical, etc.

But, the average person also enjoys feeling smarter than others. People partially watch Jerry Springer (and assorted other shows) to feel superior. But for the average person to accurately recognize an argument or line of reasoning as faulty, it has to be really dumb. So TV (and radio) showcases (or pretends to showcase) the dumbest 1% of society, so the 99% can feel superior.

 

[selfinflikted]

Mystman, you might be onto something. I first started watching Here Comes Honey Boo Boo (1st season) out of pure morbid curiosity. Then, I kept watching because if anyone can make you feel better about yourself no matter your situation, it is that family.

That said, I couldn't continue watching for long because I could feel brain cells quickly dying.

 

[Jonathan Jarvis]

I haven't seen the show but judging by your description, I'm guessing it's kind of like a Maury Povich or a Jerry Springer type show.

I've just watched some Maury Povich episodes on You Tube ( we don't have the show over here).

The participants don't seem to me to be scripted. Some appear to have serious personality disorders.

 

[Gadarene]

"I'm not saying Jeremy Kyle is Satan, I'm just saying you could easily cast him as Satan." - Charlie Brooker