So as I continue to watch reality TV, I began to think what really makes this reality TV. There are multiple shows and scenes which, in my eyes, appear to be completely scripted. I don’t know if you have seen what I have mentioned so let me break it down for you.
Reality TV which is supposed to be occurring in real time, really doesn’t. The editor of the show you are watching is quite good at replaying quotes, which tend to be moans or something provocative in nature. Or there have been reports about how the camera crew missed a very “exciting” event so they make the respective parties try to reenact it. Now, isn’t reenactment no longer reality?
Well continuing on what else will satisfy the mold of reality TV. If you continue to watch every show you will notice, that the selection of guests are always the same. There is one really emotional person, typically female, one very egotistical jerk, typically male, the man of color, to prevent the show from being called racist, the peace keeper, which tends to be the guy/girl that is always kept to themselves/ avoids conflict, and can’t forget to throw the controversial gay or lesbian. It is ridiculous how much these shows follow these patterns, along with that the cast is always of attractive nature.
Along with the cast, there is always the people which the audience finds as a favorite, and those they find that cause the most drama and are kept on the show just to piss the audience off. Hoping each week that person will be kicked off and that their favorite will make it to the next week.
Reality TV is a structure; there is no reality to it besides the cast not reading off Teleprompters.
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What you are saying about reality is quite true! Sometimes I just don’t understand how people can watch the same things over and over again. The shows on MTV are the ones that really annoy the heck out of me sometimes. It’s so incredibly obvious that the so-called “reality shows” are scripted and edited till the end! The random guests on each show are nothing near professional actors, so they’ll say what the producers tell them to say, but show a totally different emotion while saying it. And I can’t get over their fake facial expressions! It’s so pathetic…the things people call entertainment!
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