I find there are certain ingredients that must be present in a television show for it to be coined a reality show. So without further ado I present to you Pedro Gil's 3 Laws of Reality TV.
1)A reality show must be completely unscripted or at the very most have a basic backbone of a script, just enough to give the show some direction. 2)Actors of any sort are entirely forbidden!Unless they are key to the shows gimmick, otherwise all participants must be regular Joe Schmos (no pun intended). 3) The reality program is to be shot in a documentary type fashion on location, not in a film studio.
According to my laws, even sports games can be considered reality shows, no matter how much I'd hate to admit it.
4 comments:
I love these rules! i agree with them. i feel as though most things on tv are reality shows. the reason for this is entertainment. drama is every entertaining and for it to have sorta impromptu it makes it better.
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Why would you hate to admit sports into the halls of reality TV? But swallow up anything that a spray tanning, bimbo from new jersey says, as the gospel of RTV. The only difference between the two shows is plot.
Great way to lay out the rules Pedro! Are these rules exclusive? If a show is too scripted is it not considered RTV? What then might we consider a show like The Hills (on MTV) in which it is admittedly scripted? or Jersey Shore for that matter? or the Bachelor?
Are these reality shows?
Are there any amendments to your laws?
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