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Reality Television. General information on reality television as well as an at a glance look at relity televsion shows...
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Reality Television
Reality television is a genre of television programming in which the
fortunes of "real life" people (as opposed to fictional characters
played by actors) are followed.
The Osbournes
A prime modern example of reality television is MTV's
The Real World, one of the first reality programs to gain
popularity. A new subset of this type has recently emerged in which
the daily lives of celebrities are portrayed. Examples include The
Anna Nicole Show and The Osbournes.
Big Brother
There are also so-called "reality game shows",where
participants are filmed intensively in an enclosed environment while
competing to win a prize.
One difference that makes these more like "reality
television" than other game shows is that the viewing public usually
(but not always) plays an active role in deciding the outcome.
Usually this is by eliminating participants (disapproval voting) or
voting for the most popular choice to win (with some other voting
system).
Two of the most popular reality-based game shows of this
sort are Big Brother and Survivor.
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 History of Reality Television - History of Reality Television: Tracing the history of reality television. History and commentary on reality tv and reality television shows...
 Reality Television Shows - Reality Television Shows: Episode guides, and pictures for a variety of reality television shows...
 Effects of Reality Television - Effects of Reality Television: A scientific study has been called to assess the long and short term effects of reality television participants...
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