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I despise reality t.v. shows but I still watch Survivor from time to time. This show is definitely the best reality show I have seen since Survivor.
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I don't despise reality TV (although I don't watch it either), but I do despise the term "reality" being used to describe them. They are anything BUT reality. A lot of the people on those shows have agents and such who get them on there. Heck, I saw the same guy on the Bachelorette (or whatever that show called), on both Fear Factor and Blind Date. They're freaking actors and people seem oblivious to it.
Kind of off topic, but speaking of reality TV, I saw some awesome grafitti a while ago. Someone painted a big TV on one of those glass bus-stop kiosks with the words, "Reality TV" underneath. When you drive by, you can see the people sitting in there all bored and melancholly, and it looks like they're in the TV. I thought it was pretty clever and funny because THAT is reality - not being on some island doing tasks for Doritos and Pepsi, or choosing a wife from a dozen super-models who think you're a millionaire.
Yikes - sorry for the rant. [/b][/quote]
Sounds like sort of a semantic point. Obviously the term 'reality' is not meant to imply a perfect reflection of real-life... like watching people wait for the bus. Its meant to imply that the characters are a _lot_ less scripted than usual... potentially completely unscripted.
The emotions shown, while altered because of circumstance and environment, are still 'real'. Often what you're seeing are 'real' people in 'unreal' situations... which is the best part of it.
Who wants to watch people stand by the bus? Pretty poor tv...
As for Blind Date and Fear Factor, I've always assumed that the participants were actors looking for real work, not actually 'working' on the show. If they're just 'out of work' actors who get on the show cause they look good, I dont' see the problem. There's still prize money, isn't there? They're still eating bugs, aren't they? Unless the shows are _complete_ and over lies (ala WWF in the 70's 80's) then I don't see much reason for complaint. Pretty people look way better on tv than ugly people.
