Why do people watch the suspense in television?
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CAUSE IT MAKES YOUR HEART RACE, YOUR BODY SHAKE, NAIL BITTING, TOTAL EXCITEMENT PHEWWW!! THAT WAS AWESOME
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For me it gives me the opportunity be be among other people like myself who share many of the same beliefs I do and praise and thank God for all the wonderful things in my life.  To me its like a sporting event, much more exciting to be there in person than to watch it on tv.
68130
Well, it's all a matter of opinion, isn't it? I mean, I am no television critic, but then, who is a television critic other than a person who watches TV and shares their opinions with an audience?\n\nPersonally, my vote goes to Numbers. The reason I like it is because it shows how mathematics can be applied to all sorts of real-life problems. I think we live in an extremely math-phobic society, yet we all use math every day. It's fun to see a cleverly written television show where math is used weekly in new and creative ways.
998138
I don't know if this is an acceptable answer, but here goes:  they just want something to complain about!  I mean, like most television shows today, the storylines that take place are completely fictional!  (With that said, I don't see anyone complaining about some of these oh-so-crappy shows that, for some odd reason, get some of the best ratings!) What is so hard to understand and/or accept?  Moreover, though the action may differ, wrestling is no different then, let's say, a soap opera!  Like you said, it's just entertainment!  Geez!
939165
I like shows which gives me a scare ! Like Ghost hunter and things that could possibly to true. Prime time has improved somewhat. There are a large range of things to choose from today so everyone should find something to please then. I do think they single  in on the hollywood stars too much and take away their Private life but guess that part of being a star. And we are a nosy America-or at  least I am!
871035
Yes, people are very interesting creatures...you always catch someone doing something stupid when they think no one is watching...quite amusing.
1022098
I watch it.I wish I could go on that show!It's suspenseful.I would just pick the numbers from the top of my head at that time.
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My husband loves it, he's addicted. He's afraid that now the show is so popular that the writers my change the original time line and drag it out to keep making money.\n\nHe's says they all could be dead or it could all be a dream. He thinks the writers are playing mind games with the viewer.
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Hey, not all us Americans are like that!  I've played/coached for 15 years, and the only people I've found who don't like watching are the ones who don't know what's going on.  If you've got such a passion for calling it out, try learning a little about it then watching.  The reason people get so exciting is that they anticipate what's about to happen.  It's a thinking person's game...
46699
I love horror movies. I love being scared, although most of them don't scare me. People watch drama, horror, science fiction, and comedy movies for entertainment. They choose movies because it appeals to them. Its the same reason you watch what movie types you like.
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They screwed around with the story and the set up. They took it off the air for weeks. \nThey pitted it against some of the most popular shows on TV.\nThen they wonder why, people stop watching it.\nIt was a very good show, when it started, great idea, well cast and good scripts.\nPity they didn't leave well enough alone.\nIt just happens too often, and we all lose some good entertainment/
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When you admire someone or someone else's lifestyle, this creates an obsession if it is available every night at the same time.  A lot of us find this satisfaction in some of our favorite shows.  If you desire a certain lifestyle, but do not find yourself living that lifestyle anytime soon, these TV shows can fullfill your desire.
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yes it is totally worth seeing it full of suspense,fear and intensity!!\n\ni give it 5 stars!
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You answered the question yourself. \n\nThe audience has people planted in it to produce both the statement of pride -and- the reaction. It works in a manner similar to the way a laugh track works in a situation-comedy.  These people are "shills". Other shills also begin the boo'ing because it instigates the rest of the audience to join in: it is human nature, when in a large crowd to conform, and this is a way of manipulating the crowd to behave in a way that the producers wish them to behave.\n\nThe purpose of the show's producers is as you said; to drum up ratings. The effect is entirely artificial - they are directed to do what you see them do on the show. \n\nThey are simply pandering to the lowest common denominator - These "talk-shows" are intentionally using the agent provocateur ploy and they inflame racial tensions like this regularly when the audience has been too quiet, and reasonable lately - because a quiet audience is boring to most of the viewers... and if they get bored they channel surf to watch something new or different.\n\nBefore you start to accuse me of being a conspiracy theorist you should know this is based on verbatim descriptions from staff who work on the shows.\n\nBTW: Reality TV is similarly "set-up" and artificial. Sometimes even the news is more "drama" than reality too. You should probably realize that the media has always been about providing  spectacles and circuses going back to Roman times - to keep people from rising up against the emperor and the aristocracy. We've just changed the names of those roles in recent times.
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Don't be fooled,its staged! The people are probably instructed on what to say,never believe everything you see on tv.While the characters are probably real,they over dramatize the fact to get publicity.So it is not the full reality its a dramatization of the real.
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they watch to much tv and give them your attionok
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Television is an escape from life. It should not be compared to real life, because if you could, nobody would watch television when they could go out and do stuff they see on tv.