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Reality Tv

            When it comes to reality based television shows, the only thing I want to know is where they get the word "Reality". The reason is that we only see what they want us to see, so we are not really seeing the big picture. (Dan Johnson) There is some controversy over reality based television shows. One thing that they are able to do is give you a chance to see how ordinary people in certain situations. The producer is the one who creates the situation, but how they react is the real thing. (Richard Heldenfels 563-569) When you watch reality television you are seeing a group of people get along in a restricted environment. Throughout the serious anything could happen that will make you want to see the next show. Many of these shows share speed and excitement as much as it is interested in the relationships among characters. It is easier for people to know what is going on compared to soaps. That is a reason more people watch it because of this.
             (Paul Jackson 35-40) When we watch reality television we only care how it looks. Most of the time we don't care if it is true or not. All that we are seeing is a performance with drama, and thaws what keeps us watching. For some reason they still call it reality based television and we go along with it. All shows are only vague depictions of reality. Most of the people that we see on television are forced to repeat their lines for speed and clarity. When scheduling conflicts, it demands producers film scenes frequently out of sequence. They are based on highly contrived circumstances, and then heavily choreographed. .
             (Eric Cramer 1-25)There has been many of cases where they the people have found out the candles and the television station got cough and suede. In the television show Survivor the the station was sued because producers thought a certain .
             individual was bad for ratings. Therefore, the told the other contestants to vote them off the island and they would do it.


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2. a reality chech on reality tv

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3. How Real is Reality TV?

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4. Reality TV shows

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5. Reaction from TV

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6. Reality TV - The Truth About the Kardashians

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7. Why Does Reality TV Capture Our Attention?

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8. Reality TV - Shaping the Minds of Our Children and Future Ge

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9. What is "Virtuality", and how recent is its development?

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10. Reality

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