Willie
Robertson could be thought of as a hero, especially in the business world since
he took his Fathers little family business and turned it in to a multimillion
dollar business. He was able to take
something his father created and make it the leader in the duck call industry.
There are a lot of types of heroes from people who save lives every day to the
basketball star who won the game. Each person has their own heroes and things
that they believe make up a hero. Willie
is a financial hero and a reality TV star; he is a reality TV star because of
his financial accomplishments.
Phil
Robertson could have been a football hero but he chose his family and being
himself and his passion for hunting, over fame and fortune. He may not look like it, but he played
first-string quarterback ahead of football star Terry Bradshaw at Louisiana
Tech University in the ’60s. They were both drafted into the NFL but Phil
turned it down because it interfered with duck season and his family. (AETV,
2013) Instead he remained in Louisiana, married his high school sweetheart,
Miss Kay, built a house down by the river and together they raised four sons.
Reality
TV is in the midst of the Cult of the Celebrity people being famous because
they are on reality TV. A few years back
no one heard of Phil or Willie Robertson unless you were from Louisiana or into
Duck Hunting now anyone who has cable or satellite TV knows what Duck Dynasty
is and who Willie, Phil, Si and Miss Kay are. Right now they are on the top of the
reality TV series but 10 years from now they will most likely be replaced with
the next big thing. The status of Celebrity is given and taken away very
quickly in some cases and other cases they last forever. What does the future hold for Duck Dynasty in
Reality TV? Is it going to be pushed to the side and replaced with something
else like what has happened to so many people who had their 15 minutes of fame.
References
A & E Television.
Duck Dynasty: Meet the Family: Phil
Robertson. Retrieved March 15, 2013, from http://www.aetv.com/duck-dynasty/meet-family/phil-robertson/
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