Lots to learn on treks taken by famous folks on reality show
By Mark Schadenberg
Reality TV offerings vary on the many
stations dedicated to that format / genre as you can compete for the
best wedding, raise19 children, have a wedding on a program about
counting 19 children, renovate your kitchen, cheer for your favourite
pastry chef in a baking competition, or depart your Amish community
for life in the big city.
Of all the shows I have discovered –
many with my daughter having control of the the remote control -- Who
Do You Think You Are (WDYTYA)? would be the program that is the most
intriguing, in my opinion.
Everyone will select their favourites
among the portrayal of TLC interesting families, a woman from Long
Island who can apparently communicate with those who have left our
room, plus crazy couponing, hoarding, living small in a big world,
and other crazy obsessions.
My choice will still be the documentary
of a family tree as famous people discover connections to their past
– a slice of history for the lives of celebrities such as Canadian
Rachel McAdams of St. Thomas, along with Jim Parsons, Cynthia Nixon,
Cindy Crawford, Valerie Bertinelli, Kelsey Grammar, Minnie Driver,
Zooey Deschanel and singers Reba McIntyre and Kelly Clarkson, and
others. I haven't seen all these episodes but was reeled in by both
the Grammar and Driver biographies.
With an obvious sponsorship by
www.ancestry.com,
the Driver 60-minute feature had the Good Will Hunting actress
returning to her England roots to discover her Dad had a brother who
was a locally renowned stage actor. Driver had always been curious
how she was possibly bitten by the acting bug.
Driver's Dad, meanwhile, had been a
Second World War hero, who suffered post-traumatic mental issues
during his tenure in the British air force.
The Grammar doc was also about
important connections, as the Frasier and Cheers star was introduced
to a late relative (through looking at census records and other
research materials) who had died from alcoholism. It is widely known
that Kelsey Grammar has personal issues with addictions, and the
actor discusses the links with brave honesty.
Grammar's tale also include a
descendant who had travelled across the U.S. via stage coach to
hopefully discover riches in a gold rush trek to the Seattle area.
The actor obviously made millions portraying am on-air doctor at a
Seattle radio station.
That particular TLC episode of WDYTYA
sparked my interest in watching The Grapes Of Wrath movie again,
which starred Peter Fonda, and was based more on The Great Depression
dust bowls, but parallels could easily be made to any family
searching long distances for greener pastures.
Many full episodes are on the TLC
website. It's commonly thought that as time passes on people find
more entertainment on the internet (YouTube and ITunes as more
examples) than on television, but those programs often direct people
to the web, but that's a journey to write about on another day.
LINKS:
www.ancestry.com
Mark
Schadenberg, Sales
Representative
Senior
Real Estate Specialist (SRES designation)
Royal
LePage Triland Realty
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