Jesse Ventura plays the roles of Governor, pro-wrestler and paranoia addled "truth seeker" in this amped up reality tv show. As the video below shows, the Jesse Ventura's Conspiracy Theories is pasted together with rock music, bad acting, fear and FEAR.
The show returns for a third season on TruTV (formerly Court TV) this November. In it's past two seasons, the show has touched on all the major conspiracy theories (from JFK to Area 51), and almost always lends credence to even the most far fetched ones, including the FEMA death camps and HAARP conspiracies. Possibly one of the lowest points of the series came in season one, in which Ventura and his "investigators" propagated the "global warming hoax" theory. I have a feeling that all there is left for this show to tackle are ancient aliens and morgellons.
However, this sort of outrageous programming is nothing new to TruTV, as it has been demonstrated that TruTV executives (along with higher ups from it's parent company, Turner Broadcasting) do not care that many of the network's "reality" programs are indeed faked. As TruTV's motto says, "Not reality. Actuality." Most viewers with a discerning mind may already realize that "reality" TV is not an accurate depiction of the real world. However, shows, including Jesse Ventura's Conspiracy Theories, that are framed as "reality" shows do set up the expectation that the people, events and characters are real and that there is something factual to Ventura's approach to truth seeking. And of course, those who already buy into the idea that some antennas in Alaska cause earthquakes, likely will not be fazed in the least by the cheesy, over-the-topness of the show and fusion with the "reality" genre.
The show returns for a third season on TruTV (formerly Court TV) this November. In it's past two seasons, the show has touched on all the major conspiracy theories (from JFK to Area 51), and almost always lends credence to even the most far fetched ones, including the FEMA death camps and HAARP conspiracies. Possibly one of the lowest points of the series came in season one, in which Ventura and his "investigators" propagated the "global warming hoax" theory. I have a feeling that all there is left for this show to tackle are ancient aliens and morgellons.
However, this sort of outrageous programming is nothing new to TruTV, as it has been demonstrated that TruTV executives (along with higher ups from it's parent company, Turner Broadcasting) do not care that many of the network's "reality" programs are indeed faked. As TruTV's motto says, "Not reality. Actuality." Most viewers with a discerning mind may already realize that "reality" TV is not an accurate depiction of the real world. However, shows, including Jesse Ventura's Conspiracy Theories, that are framed as "reality" shows do set up the expectation that the people, events and characters are real and that there is something factual to Ventura's approach to truth seeking. And of course, those who already buy into the idea that some antennas in Alaska cause earthquakes, likely will not be fazed in the least by the cheesy, over-the-topness of the show and fusion with the "reality" genre.
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