Reality TV is the concept of capturing actual events with real people and emotions on camera. It has become increasingly popular and even has its own television station now. When you go to work people will ask, "Did you watch American Idol last night?" or "Can you believe what happened on Survivor?” The shows that I believe that really set off the reality buzz would be Survivor and the show we discussed in class, Cops. The people want to see real event open and don't want scripts, but is that what they are getting? I don't like reality shows very much, reason being is it almost seems more fake than most scripted shows. I feel that when people either know that they are being watched or see a camera that they start to act different, but you can't blame the people in the shows. People that are on these shows are usually melodramatic or have some personal problem that they are trying to overcome, but I don't see how going in front of a camera and being shown in front of millions of televisions would help resolve that issue. Also; there is a trend that is developing that takes away from the entire reality and that is the fact that the so called "everyday person" that you see in reality shows starts to pop up in other reality shows because of the ratings that were boosted because of the characteristics of that particular person. Sometimes I feel that Reality TV is scripted and have been told that it is by many (although I couldn’t call them reliable) sources. The appeal that I see in these shows would that it actually boosts your confidence if the people in these shows react in a way that seems unfitting to the situation and you think you would react in a more acceptable matter. There is a type of reality show that sets itself apart from others though, and that would be the shows that catch people on home videos and real life stunts. These appeal to me much more, but are also much more uncommon. Overall I dislike most if not all Reality shows. I would much rather go camping than watch people camping on Survivor. Reality TV no matter how "Real" is still just TV.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Reality TV
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In reality, "Reality TV Show" is quite an oxymoron. Staged contests with carefully screened and selected people, with social situations that are completely improbably for (excuse me) real life. We watch shows partly because reality is boring. If a show was exactly minute for minute, situation by situation what real life was for one person, would it be that popular? The lack of reality is what makes Reality TV so popular to watch.
Let us be real, as much as these shows are branded "reality tv", their agenda realy is to catch the attention of the public and supply it with entertainment in their so called reality shows. Somehow through these reality show entertainment the media gets to throw in their ad commercials to a community already bombarded with advertisements. I think these shows as much as athey might have some reality to them, their real purpose is to sell through entertainment.
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