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Unreality Unveiled: The Fascination and Controversy of Reality TV

Explore the blurred lines between reality and fabrication in popular reality TV shows, from mundane daily lives to extreme dramatizations like "Cheaters." Delve into the history of reality TV, its impact on audiences, and the postmodern debate it sparks. Could a positive shift redefine the genre's influence on society?

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Unreality Unveiled: The Fascination and Controversy of Reality TV

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  1. Reality TV Michael Fleming

  2. Which is real? • Show One: Students at a state university are filmed about their everyday lives. For the most part the show is fairly uneventful. • Show Two: Takes place in a trailer park following the residents around. Most episodes end in police arrests or physical altercations • Show three: Hidden camera that follows people cheating. One episode the host is stabbed during a fight.

  3. This is real • Show # 3 • The show was called “Cheaters” • Episodes may be fabricated including stabbing. • http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/other_shows/2009_Nov_03_cheaters_staged

  4. Reality TV • What’s the fascination? • Where do we draw the line?

  5. Reality History • An American Family. Followed the Loud family in 1973 • 12 hour documentary • Aimed to depict the perfect American family • http://www.pbs.org/lanceloud/american/

  6. Crème de la Crème • Jersey Shore • Toddlers and Tiaras • The Real World • Anything Kardashian

  7. Engaging Audiences • Reality TV is about engaging the audiences • Content of the shows • The less privacy the better • Less Privacy > More entertainment • Reality TV: audiences and popular factual television By Annette Hill

  8. Postmodern Approach • Argue it promotes anarchy • Recycling shows • Nothing is sacred • Embraces absurd alongside the ordinary

  9. What if… Reality TV became normal and or positive?

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