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REALITY TV SHOWS

If you have been watching too many channels of late, then chances are that you will be tired of seeing orchestrated shows with nothing new. Reality shows are a lot different. It will actually be a refreshing change where you can relate it to your own lifestyle. No makeovers, no silly settings…everything real almost. If you thought that reality shows have all been made as the events uncovered, then you are mistaken. Some channels will fake that too and pass it off as real. But nevertheless they can be refreshing for some of us. The only thing that you can sure is real, is the news channels. As for the rest you will need to take it with a pinch of salt.

A reality TV show features talent culled from the ranks of "ordinary" people, not professionally trained actors. Producers typically shoot hundreds of hours of footage per episode and use creative editing to create a narrative thread. Subjects may be given some rudimentary directions off-screen, but the point is to allow the performers to act and react as normally as possible. A reality show is not to be confused with a documentary, in which the subjects are asked to ignore the cameras and behave naturally. Many reality producers encourage participants to play to the cameras as characters or use private taped conversations, called confessionals, as a form of narration.

For many years, the television industry favored scripted television programs over the unpredictable and potentially litigious reality show form.

Somo advantages of reality TV shows, are that for one, the main reason reality TV shows were created was to give the average man his fifteen minutes of fame. It gives anyone and everyone a chance to be on TV; which is a major boost in self-confidence for any person. It's also something new and different than game shows or sports programs.

Teenagers also seem to get great enjoyment out of the programs, because it's easier to relate to. It gives the average person a chance to follow their dreams of being on TV, and even to get lucky and win large amounts of money that could turn their lives around.

The disadvantages are that a major disadvantage of reality TV shows is that they are cited as a bad influence on the younger generations. You will see young kids coming out with bad language, disrespect for their parents and bad habits; all arguably stemming from the people they like or follow on reality TV shows.

The shows are concerned with ratings, so it is arguable that there is not much morality going into the production of the shows. There is also a very weird occurrence where the contestants and the audience get so sucked into the shows that they forget that, at the end of the day, it's still only a reality TV show.

It also ruins the privacy of the participants, as suddenly they are drawn into the

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