In today’s society, television is one of the greatest forms of entertainment. People love entertainment, and television is one of the most accessible sources available to citizens. Television is the type of entertainment that draws viewers in with curiosity. There is a broad spectrum of genres that can be watched on the television. Major genres include drama, reality, informational and comedy. Currently, the most commonly watched television genre is reality television. These programs run on a kind of relating theme where they often display a vast amount of dramatic and unscripted situations that many people can relate to. A big factor of their success is the fact that the shows are not based on actors but on ordinary people (non actors).
Reality television is a genre of television that has existed since the early years of television, but it was not until the late nineties that it truly expanded into major production. This major expansion resulted in shows such as Survivor, Big Brother, and American Idol. These reality television shows have demonstrated dramatically driven moments in the positive light and negative light. We see positive moments on television like when people forgive and help each other through rough decisions or negative moments on television like when we see people doing bad things to each other in order to get their way. Although sometimes funny and exciting to watch, these unscripted moments have often become the subject of controversy. With addictions to illegal substances, wild behavior, unsafe sex, temptations, and deceit the majority of these reality television shows display the negative aspects of life. The question then becomes, with reality television taking over our television screens, is it ...
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Reality based television has a broad landscape ranging from competitive game-like shows to programs following the daily lives of a group of people. Every major network now has some form of reality programming because the genre’s shows are high in viewership and require low costs for production. The genre is appealing to viewers because it provides them with a first-hand look into the lives of everyday people, which allows them to observe social behavior that helps them determine what is appropriate or not (Tyree, 2011, p. 397). Since the majority of modern reality stars start out as unknowns, frequent viewers of reality programming believed that fame is obtainable if they appear on a popular show (Mendible, 2004). According to Mendible’s evaluation of the genre in the article Humiliation, Subjectivity, and Reality TV, people enjoy reality programs beca...
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Reality based television has a broad landscape ranging from competitive game-like shows to programs following the daily lives of a group of people. Every major network now has some form of reality programming because these programs are high in viewership and require low costs for production. The genre’s shows provide audiences with a first-hand look into the lives of everyday people, which creates resonance among viewers because they feel like they can relate to the characters on screen (Hasinoff, 2008). Since the majority of modern reality stars start out as unknowns, frequent viewers of reality television have essentially bought into the belief that they too can achieve overnight fame by appearing on a popular show (Mendible, 2004). According to Mendible’s evaluation i...
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He holds a master’s degree in American history from Western Connecticut State University. In this article Perritano argues that reality television is good and bad in many ways. Perritano goes on to say that reality television is bad because it is so overwhelming for the audience and the contestants because they are all hoping for instant fame. Perritano does not believe that reality television is completely bad for us and actually has its upsides. He believes that reality television can be useful for viewers and can raise awareness to certain cases that are shown on
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