Culture Lurcher

I watch with ever-growing despair as to what is becoming culturally popular these days. The country is either getting dumber by the minute, or those in charge just simply give us no other options and we are therefore forced into submission.
I refer you to a couple of things. The Girls Next Door, a show that portrays a trio of idiots parading around the Playboy mansion, going through zero emotional, interesting, or even bearable endeavors. What is the point of the show? Of course reality t.v. is a tired and oft-used butt of jokes, but it's becoming ridiculous. Even as the show ended in a torrent of apathy, the networks decided to give two of the girls (morons) their OWN shows. Why bother? These people have absolutely nothing to contribute to the entertainment world. There is only one excuse that could be given for stumbling upon these shows, and that would be in the hope of maybe catching some naked playboy model action. But of course that never happens. These people are 28-year old children, hugging their pink dogs and crying when they don't get their way. Would anyone really miss them if they disappeared? Hugh Hefner wouldn't.
Shows like the Soup make pretty decent work of pointing out the flaws and awful nature of these many shows, but as we laugh at how stupid they actually are, we then flip the channel over and continue to watch the very things we mock. So who's really laughing? The producers and the stars, in truth. They're getting fat and rich off of our behavior, and so who could blame them.
I suppose my ultimate argument is that I am trying to become part of popular culture. I'm writing a book. I'm trying to find a way into script-writing or at least creating something that makes its way into the public eye. So it's my frustration and maybe even jealousy that explains this rant. I know that to become popular, you have to appeal to the masses. And how might one describe today's masses? I'd venture to say that they are the very people who set aside their evenings to watch The Bachelor.