Bad Behavior In A Childbirth Reality TV Show

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Reality tv producers focus on driving profits without regard to how it affects real life. For instance, the producers over-dramatize events that happen in the show so they can reel in more viewers. They also script the show so they can control what happens in the show so it will appeal to more viewers. Also, the producers glorify bad behavior because it increases their pay rate. These producers glorify this bad behavior so much that now it is twisting the minds of people who watch it.
First of all, the producers over-dramatize events in their show to attract more viewers. In an article titled, “Childbirth reality tv shows overdramatized labor and delivery” Robyn Carlisle wrote “Cameras record every minute of the birth experience, but viewers …show more content…

In an article titled “15 ‘Real’ Shows Producers Don’t Want You To Know Are Scripted” Austin Baker wrote “Often times they will script scenarios or plant items so that they can make the show more interesting.” The producers plant scenarios just so they can make the show more dramatic. In the same article Austin Baker wrote “ House Hunters has been by far the channel's biggest success; it has spun off into just about every single variation of the home-buying topic (such as Tiny House Hunters, House Hunters: International, and House Hunters: RV to name a …show more content…

For instance, in an article titled “Reality TV-Rewarding Bad Behavior” Tom Green wrote “It used to be if you were 16 and pregnant you would get in trouble. Now you get a reality show. You get arrested on TV after a drunken binge and become an instant millionaire. Compromise your morals and make a sex tape and it may get you enough attention to land a lucrative fragrance deal. What kind of message does this send to young people? Why is it that television networks today feel the need to reward bad behavior? The simple answer is increased competition for ratings and money.” Producers affect the balance between good and bad which is NOT a good thing. In the same article Tom Green wrote “On reality TV, the star of the show gets more airtime the worse they behave.” Bad behavior is good for the show, but what happens that bad behavior

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