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The damage of "Reality TV" OP/ED
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RE: The damage of "Reality TV" OP/ED
(December 28, 2016 at 3:19 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote:
(December 28, 2016 at 2:51 pm)paulpablo Wrote:  I haven't seen survivor so I'm just talking about the reality show I've seen here but......
The problem is that you aren't necessarily seeing genuine reactions.  

You're seeing people act in a way to optimize drama, comedy and publicity to ensure they'll get further work on television a large portion of the time.

For example something I spoke about before is people saying stupid things on purpose for comedy effect.

Big brother in the UK started out as a genuine social experiment and it was interesting, there were builders, bankers and people you'd not be surprised to run into at a bus stop or in the work place.

After that the huge influx of the contenders was purely the people wanting to be famous.  Dancers, failed popstars, people purely wanting to get a foot in the reality tv show game.

And a lot of the time that's what the situation will be at best.

At worst it will be the producer just telling someone they need to cause trouble or set up a scenario for them to play along with.  Something like on pawn stars it will be "Oh no, Jim Bob's organized something and I need to find something before a certain time or Imma gonna really be in trouble!"

But saying that, I've never seen survivor so I can't comment on that show.

I understand there's editing and some producer manipulation. in some shows much more than others. But I think for at least the shows I watch, it paints a fairly accurate general picture of what goes on, even with the dramatization of editing.

Um no, you can only say that some who partake on screen are not actors at best. But many of these shows attract people looking to make a name for themselves. 

Infidel Guy, Reginald Finley was on an episode of Wife Swap, his motive wasn't money, I don't even think he got paid for it.  But only bringing attention to his website and internet radio show and 24/hr station. It was more for him a chance to expose the world to atheists, and even black atheists. But he can tell you that the producers prodded baited  sides into a situation to get a reaction they could put on air. He resisted many times and I am sure that frustrated the producers because he wasn't going to have something taken out of context. It was cartoonish and did not reflect the daily guy I was used to posting to on his website and listening to on his show and taking to in person on voice media frequently. 

 And he can tell you that it is well manipulated even if his reactions were his. It is hardly accurate. It paints a motif that draws attention and pulls on heart strings sure, but that is because the producers and writers that create these shows are professionals. Reality TV is anything but that.
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