Asylum House

This is the story...of two whistleblowers...on the run from Western governments...who agreed to have their lives in virtual exile taped...to find out what happens...when dissidents stop being polite...and start getting real.

ASYLUM HOUSE

Two Whistleblowers. One Embassy. Endless Drama.



If properly exploited, MTV could really reach new heights in the world of reality television. Teen Mom is getting a bit tired. Pregnant and Dating is good but predictable (it usually turns out that nobody wants to date pregnant people). The Kardashians have pretty much done it all at this point. Survivor is just....Survivor. Dance Moms is still great, but we need more than just one night a week of good television. Asylum House is inevitably the way forward in trash TV.

Julian Assange has already advised Edward Snowden via CNN to head for Latin America, which is all but a direct invitation to co-inhabit the Ecuadorean Embassy in London. The show would chronical the mutual struggle between the two of coping with loss of normalcy, life in the global limelight and the day-to-day struggles of living inside one house under constant threat for the foreseeable future. What happens beyond that is up to the cameras to capture. 

Expect Asylum House to begin pre-taping in the coming months and air during Spring 2014.

In Defense of Trash TV

There are a few personality quirks that make me Allison. One of those things is my love for Latin America. Another characteristic is that I value the relationships I have with my pets more than the relationships I have with other people (generally). Most importantly, I love trash television. MTV, TLC, VH1, whatever network Sarah Palin's Alaska show is on...you name a network, there's a show I just have to watch. Among the many stars, there is one brilliant supernova...

Teen Mom

There is nothing better than coming home after a long day of reality and sitting in front of the TV watching miserable people procreate. If I had a rough day, it would honestly make me feel better to watch Leah and Corey's marriage crumble on TV. If you would just give Trash TV a chance, I know you'd love it too.

Is there anything more satisfying than watching Janelle and Keifer (sp?) and their tempestuous relationship? Nothing. If anything, I'm learning from them. It's educational. I appreciate my relationships more. I'm grateful that my boyfriend isn't homeless and doesn't need me to bail him out of jail.

I definitely will not completely disparage the people who argue that shows like "Teen Mom" and "Sixteen and Pregnant" glamorize teen pregnancy and young motherhood, but to those people, I simply present Exhibit A:

After years of watching Teen Mom, I am no more likely to want to have sex and subsequently have a child with this creature.

The point of watching TV is to be entertained. It's a chance to escape from the real world after having to think about the world all day long at work. Haters need to open their minds a little. You'll never look back.