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 Reality Television - Reality Television. General information on reality television as well as an at a glance look at relity televsion shows...
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History of Reality Television: Tracing the history of reality television. History and commentary on reality tv and reality television shows...
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History of Reality Television
Although reality-based television programs are not new (MTV created
The Real World over a decade ago), it was not until Survivor debuted
in the summer of 2000 that the reality genre became intensely
popular.
The Real World
After two years the reality craze has gone from fad to
fact. Last year the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences added
'Best Reality Show' as an Emmy category.
Survivor
Given television's long history of reality-based programming, why all
the fuss now? Two factors immediately come to mind: money and fame.
The money part is obvious motivation. Then there's the fame part. The shows have
made instant celebrities out of regular men and women who would've
likely endured in anonymity forever if they hadn't made the cut.
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