Television plays such a massive role in our lives these days. Whether it's the news, the History Channel, comedies or utter crap TV (the new 90210, worst show ever), we look to television to either educate or entertain us from the moment we get home at night until we drift off to sleep.

The Bachelor is nearing the final episodes of its fourteenth nail-biting season and from what I've heard, it's proven once again that there are a lot of women that would do almost anything to be on television.

You should know I've never watched a single season of either "The Bachelor" or "The Bachelorette," and I don't plan to start any time soon. As far as I'm concerned these two shows only exist for the clips they show on "The Soup." However, 14 seasons is a long time, so some of you must be watching it.

Maybe some of you avid fans can shed some light on the concept and appeal of "The Bachelor" because I just cannot imagine myself getting an ounce of enjoyment out of it. I get from the bachelor or bachelorette's perspective why this situation would be a really fun idea: a house full of semi-crazy, attention whores that all want to sleep with you for the sake of reality star fame and a chance at being proposed to then ceremoniously dumped once the show is over. You get your jollies then walk away. It's a win/win.

Semi-fame is the only thing I can see as a benefit of being on the show as one of 25 horny men or women all vying for the attention of one member of the opposite sex. These people just hang around a house with their competitors while the object of their ‘affection' dates and mates with other singles in the house (although this season's bachelor claims he hasn't slept with any of the women on the show.) We all know by now that ‘the 15 minutes' doesn't end there if you're in the top two remaining at the show's end.

Just like on American Idol, it's always better to be runner up, because it means you will be the next Bachelor or Bachelorette or be a shoe-in for ‘Dancing With The Stars.'

Now if you're really smart, you make the entire thing about you, like Rozlyn, an early cast-off from the current season. She didn't even wait to find out if she'd be one of the top five to get a chance at ‘love' and marriage with cliché Ken Doll, airline pilot Jake. She just went for the jugular and screwed one of the producers instead. She knew exactly what she was doing and she's been the talk of the show ever since. Again, I don't even watch the show, but I know her whole story and that was her plan. She wanted to be famous and she knew just how to do it... (Or who to do.)

When I need an escape from life I definitely can get into some trashy TV, but I just cannot understand why intelligent women and their whipped men waste their time watching this crap. If you watch the show because you like seeing relationships that definitely top your own on the insanity scale, then alright. I would personally find that a bit disconcerting.

Bachelors pretending to fall for one of these nut jobs, women pretending to cry over a guy who's been dating more than twenty other women at the same time. There could be a Tiger Woods angle here if he decides to stay on his hiatus from golf.

This show only lasts for eight weeks or so and the majority of the people claim they are falling in love within a matter of days... COME ON! Does anyone really buy this crap? And that is the question I'm posing to you Bachelor viewers, do you buy into the tears and the pretend love of the show? Do you honestly believe ANY of these women are after love as opposed to fame and attention? Or do you just have a thing for watching psychosis rear it's ugly head on reality television?

My dislike of this show and many other ‘reality' type shows is that it's complete game playing. Like Rozlyn, everyone on the show is playing up to the camera, trying to become the most likeable or the most hated because that is what they'll become pseudo famous for. She just knew how to do it better and faster.

The same is true for Survivor, Amazing Race and of course, the show that started it all, The Real World. Watching shows like the aforementioned only supports the way these people behave and implies that we have nothing better to do than watch people rip each other down for money, fame, sex, etc.

There are so many game-playing bitches (I include men under this label as well) in everyday life that I cannot imagine voluntarily exposing myself to any more of them and therefore cannot grasp why anyone else would. Let's face it; there is nothing real about reality television shows these days unless you're watching "Meerkat Manor."

There are some really great television shows out there right now (Modern Family... need I say more.) If you're not into the Discovery Channel or PBS, that's fine. There are tons more out there to watch, but to waste one or two hours of your life watching a bunch of money hungry tramps with daddy issues fall all over themselves for a guy who's just looking to get laid by a house full of desperate women ... that's sad. The Olympics are on for God's sake! Why not watch actually talented people cry because they just won a Gold Medal.