It might not seem like it but this is a continuation of my story about the joys of getting old.  :)

I have to admit that I live in the same county in Indiana that the folks of “Porter Ridge” do. Here is how Variety describes that TV show:

Gurney Productions, the shingle behind A&E’s hit series “Duck Dynasty,” has lined up redneck fare at Discovery Channel with reality show “Porter Ridge.”

Docu-comedy centers on an isolated community in Indiana with a colorful cast of rural characters, including Jeff “The Bear Man,” who has a backyard full of bears, country calendar model Kayla, local garbage man and Elvis-lookalike “Elvis Larry,” and Terry Porter, CEO of an auto junkyard.

I will tell you up front that I have never watched either “Porter Ridge” or “Duck Dynasty” so I am only going on first impressions and word-of-mouth. It is evidently about a bunch of seemingly simple-minded uneducated, you might even say ignorant, folks prancing around half-naked doing and saying some pretty stupid things.  I have never been to Country Auto Parts, as shown in the picture so I can’t verify if they actually live like they are presented on TV.  This being a supposedly docu-comedy  I question whether it is in any sense a reality? I kind of suspect people like the Porters, at least a toned down version, might not be terribly uncommon in that part of my county but they are very much different from the folks I daily rub elbows with.

The only exposure I have had to the “Duck Dynasty” folks is from all the racist comments that recently came out of their patriarch’s mouth. It was embarrassing to even read the full comments he made. It got the show in trouble for a while but I guess the evangelicals came in and rescued them. It looks like I guess the “Porter Ridge” clan didn’t live up to the “Duck Dynasty” folks as it was cancelled after only a year.

These two shows are part of the latest genre of “reality” TV but I really question that word as being anything accurate. I understand that reality TV has its dedicated fan base, who probably never miss an episode. I am just not one of those. They are not my thing. I kind of like to imagine that we human beings lead more noble lives or at least we all try to.

You are probably questioning how this post has anything to do with getting old and particularly my previous post. Hang on, I am about to tell you. But I will leave that for tomorrow’s post. :)