How Real is Reality TV? In the novel The Hunger Games‚ many aspects relate to reality TV. Through the Gamemakers and‚ in television producers the truth is altered. The line separating fact and fiction is truly blurred. The producers do their job so well that it leaves the audience questioning every move on the show. They wonder “where is the real in reality TV?” The answer is that due to their mixed genre and producer editing there is not any. Reality TV is not just one genre‚ but a mix of two
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The Rise of the Ordinary According to the Oxford Dictionary‚ reality television can be defined as “television programs in which real people are continuously filmed‚ designed to be entertaining rather than informative.” (Oxford). This genre first made an appearance in television rankings back in 2000. By 2007-2008 it captured 77 percent of the total audiences (Nielsen). Reality Television started in the early 1970’s with shows like An American Family and Candid Camera. From then‚ different authors
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There are several reasons that reality television has become popular today. The three that I will focus on are the concepts of money‚ instant fame‚ and the guilty pleasure phenomenon. The first catalyst for reality television being popular today is money. Today’s shows offer huge sums of money to people who do not necessarily possess the career skills that would make them a productive enough member of society to amass such wealth through honest work. Simplified‚ dumb people get lots of cash. Now
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REALITY SHOWS SHOULD BE BANNED Reality television is a programming genre that presents unscripted or “Humorous” situations‚ documents actually events and usually features ordinary people instead of real actors. Usually involves love‚ violence‚ and money. Examples of these types of shows are‚ “jersey Shore”‚ “Toddler’s & Tiara’s”‚ “bachelor” and “The Real World”. In my opinion I believe such reality shows that promote anorexia‚ partying‚ lust for money‚ violence‚ should be banned for
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(Henshaw‚ 2004). Within the past decade or so‚ the perception of teenage pregnancy has changed from an act of wrongdoing that is frowned upon to a “fashionable baby bump”. Why has this perception changed? I’d be willing to bet it’s from all of the new reality television shows and movies portraying teen pregnancies and not enough parent involvement. In the United States‚ teenage pregnancy has become a common occurrence with three out of ten girls getting pregnant before the age of twenty (Dooley‚ 2010)
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Reality Television Stereotypes James A. Forbes once said‚ “When people rely on surface appearances and false racial stereotypes‚ rather than in-depth knowledge of others at the heart‚ mind and spirit‚ their ability to assess and understand people accurately is compromised.” Over time‚ our generation has watched reality television develop into one of the most sumptuous prodigies of our time. From “Bad Girls Club” to “Basketball Wives” reality television has maneuvered itself into our everyday infrastructures
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Summary and Response The article Reality Television: Oxymoron by George F. Will describes how television works and how it has changed over the years. He explains how television shows are now mostly imitations‚ they create shows off other shows with a somewhat more interesting twist making viewers more interested in watching. According to George F. Will‚ people are becoming "desensitized". Since people are becoming less easily shocked or amazed‚ television shows now are increasing the amount of degradation
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162 T Th 8-9:15 Real But Not Really: The Reality TV Genre When Philo T. Farnsworth invented the electric television‚ he probably did not think that it would be used to show people eating bugs‚ finding husbands based on votes of viewers‚ or living on deserted islands. But that is exactly what you can see any given night on television now. This newest form of television programming fad is the reality television genre. Reality television is now on every station‚ every
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popular reality television show gets about 7 million cell phone text messages each episode. At Rs 4 per SMS‚ that adds up to Rs 28 million per episode. Over a year (52 weeks)‚ that is an astounding Rs 1‚460 million. On a 50:50 split between the channel and the mobile operator‚ that works out to Rs 730 million to the channel. All that money from just one reality show. To get the SMSs in‚ they will motivate‚ inspire‚ incite‚ instigate and also lure you. All you people who vote/SMS for reality shows
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place in reading scores when compared internationally. What has caused this dramatic drop in proficiency among American students? In the essay "I Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Read"‚ writer Francine Prose exposes and examines the fallen standards and serious flaws in current US education. In her essay Prose calls out the methods in which children are being taught in American schools. She believes that America has fallen so far behind because teachers are forcing children to read classic literature
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