Monday, January 17, 2011
RTV is Base of Modern TV
I definitely believe that RTV is more common than most other "genres" of television these days. To me, reality television is anything that doesn't have a script prepared ahead of time (with exception to the nightly news.) I think everything other than a sitcom or drama series etc. is considered reality television. Even though talk shows are somewhat scripted, the responses off of the scripted statements are real. As to the news, real life events are being reported, and therefore to me is reality. Of course there are many different sub-categories for constituting reality television, however everyone can decifer their own version of what is and what is not reality television.
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Good broad definition Caitlin. I like the point you make about how RTV is one of the most common genres of television these days. Why do you think audiences are so enthralled with RTV? Is RTV replacing the sitcom? Does it mimic the sitcom in many ways?
I agree when you said reality tv is any show that is unscripted. I don't believe the news is reality tv either because even though everything that is stated on it is real it is still scripted.
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