Values and Reality Television 1 Values Portrayed on Reality Television Programs Wendy Cubos ENG122 Professor Jaden H. Klein August 27‚ 2010 Values and Reality Television 2 Reality Television and Values Portrayed Reality based‚ non-scripted television shows have gained popularity over the last Few years. They can be seen on a global scale. Due to this gain in popularity‚ concerns have emerged about the values that are being portrayed on these shows‚ particularly
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Is there too much reality TV? On the other hand shows like big brother only occur for a certain part of the year‚ however when big brother is on it is on for a long time therefore it consumes a lot of TV airtime. Even so a lot of the British public enjoy big brother and text in there votes every week. It might also be argued that people only watch reality TV because there is nothing else on TV at these times. On big brother alcohol is the most comely drunk beverage no one drinks water when
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your at home or in school then suddenly you read how watching TV is bad i mean is watching TV really bad or good? Think about it...? Which side are you going on? People are always saying the bad side of watching TV there’s a bad and a good side. There are plenty of good and bad things about watching TV I’m not here to tell you that TV is good and not bad or TV is bad not good. I’m here to show you both sides of watching TV Who among us hasn’t spent time watching a show we don’t like or knew nothing
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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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Everyone watches reality TV shows for the basic purpose of entertainment‚ right? There has been a controversial debate about whether or not entertainment‚ such as reality shows‚ will “ruin” society. Neal Gabler wrote a book titled Life the Movie: How Entertainment Conquered Reality stating that yes‚ society will indeed ruin society and I agree with this statement. Most of the reality TV programs on the air promote bad behavior and untrue stereotypes. Skins is a reality show based mainly off of stereotypes
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The effects of Reality TV Although reality TV is fascinating and full of drama‚ it still has an enormous effect on today’s youth. Throughout the years reality TV has become popular and it has attracted different age groups. But one group that reality TV attracts would be teens. Now I am not talking about all teens‚ but some teens do look at the actions of the television stars and think what they’re doing is “amazing”. When teenagers watch reality shows it opens their eyes to a lot of sex‚ vulgar
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It’s safe to assume that when people think of reality TV they don’t think of scripts and writers to be a part of the show‚ as it is all happening in real time and all of the 30 action packed minutes is unedited bits. But that is far from the truth as David Rupel states that‚ “if you watch every second of someone’s life‚ the majority of it is quite boring.” Just imagine watching Keeping up with the Kardashian and watching every single minute of their lives‚ sooner or later it’s bound to get boring
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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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however; in recent years certain reality competition programs have risen above the other formats by using innovative concepts to engage viewers. The key to the explosion of this television format was the interactive element of audience participation. For each interactive reality competition‚ the viewers determine the winners. The beginning of the popular format as we know it started with Britain’s “Pop Idol” back in 2002. The UK Idol franchise expanded to the US during the same year‚ named “American
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Does Reality TV Affect People in a Positive Way? Have you ever watched a reality television show? Reality TV has become widely known to many people over the years. In the 1940s‚ there were only 2 reality TV shows aired‚ and in 2010 there were more than 300 (Ocasio 1)! Reality TV is divided into the following categories: game or elimination‚ talent‚ talk‚ makeover‚ documentary‚ or spoofs (Thomas 1). It is controversial that reality TV has an influence on the way people act. Some may think it is a
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