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Monday, January 17, 2011
What is RTV?
I find reality TV pretty hard to define. To me, although sports and game shows technically are 'reality' because they are happening in the moment, I would not consider them to be reality TV. I believe reality TV are drama filled shows that are intended for entertainment, and usually contain a cast. The first part of the Wikipedia definition, "Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations", is what I think most people associate with reality TV. Although today a lot of reality TV shows are somewhat scripted, the people in the shows are not professional actors, and thus I think that makes it reality. The only reason I think reality TV shows are starting to become more and more scripted is in attempt to make the shows more interesting to keep the attention of the viewers because most reality TV watchers love drama.
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This is a good point to make about how the fact that the cast members are "Real" people, therefore the show is a reality show. I think this is valid, and makes for good entertainment.
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