Sunday, January 23, 2011
Were did the reality go?
The places you seem to find true reality TV are becoming fewer and farther between. The role of the script is playing a bigger and bigger part in the production of certain reality shows. Shows like the biggest loser are becoming more, and more orchestrated; while shows like planet Earth managed to remain very natural. Though the involvement of the film crew might still be minor, but the overall amount of involvement is increasing. We can argue that the actions enacted by the person or group, may not have come into action, if not for the interfering of the camera crews. We can also then argue, that the show is no longer reality TV, because it does not portray the "real" people in it.
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I agree with the crew becoming more interactive with the casts and situation. How often do you think that the crew sees a window of opportunity for entertainment values. How entertaining is a calm dinner? How entertaining is a dinner filled with the word bitch, hoe, whore,skank, finger pointing, yelling,etc? Very. You know why reality tv is fake? Because real life is too boring to document.
I love your comment saying RTV cannot be real because it does not portray real people. Where do they find these poeple on the Jersey Shore? its hard to believe what youre watching when you cant take the participants seriously
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