Is That How We Look?

I don't rant often, least I like to think I don't. Watching some of these new reality shows, or new Hollywood stuff, I'm a bit put out.

I mean, is that how we look? Us Older folk, do we look so feeble, treacherous, devieous, helpless, pitiful, and unable to put a decent outfit together?

I watched the movie Devil. The premise is five people all get on an elevator in an upscale part of New York, and of course the thing breaks down. The technical advisors for the group are excellent. We see realistic methods used to monitor, evaluate and attempt to rescue the people. The lights go on and off in the elevator, one by one they are murdered.

Without spoiling the ending, my gripe is about the little old lady in there. She constantly complains, wears an ugly brown pant suit and is a wallet snatcher. Now that's not the gripe. The fact an old lady could be anything but an old lady seems to amaze everyone.

Have we seen anything favoring older folks? I say we need a reality show about Retirement Centers where by once a week someone could be put on probation for wearing mismatched stuff, bringing the marshmallow bread pudding to the potluck, or fighting with the neighbors. People can be voted in or voted out of the group home. We could have make overs and sweep stakes.

What I'm saying is, with all the bad press, how are we supposed to want to grow old?