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The Illusion of Reality TV

The document discusses how reality television shows may not accurately portray reality. Many reality shows film participants living in rented, unnatural environments surrounded by film crews. There have also been accusations that producers have restaged unfilmed events and urged participants to act out scripted storylines, calling into question how "real" these shows really are. As a result, many viewers see reality television as being similarly fake as scripted sitcoms.

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The Illusion of Reality TV

The document discusses how reality television shows may not accurately portray reality. Many reality shows film participants living in rented, unnatural environments surrounded by film crews. There have also been accusations that producers have restaged unfilmed events and urged participants to act out scripted storylines, calling into question how "real" these shows really are. As a result, many viewers see reality television as being similarly fake as scripted sitcoms.

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When one hears the term reality applied to a television

show, one might expect that the events occurred naturally


or, at the least, were not scripted, but this is not always
the
case. Many
reality
shows
occur
in
unreal
environments, like rented mansions occupied by film
crews. These living environments do not reflect what most
people understand to be reality. Worse, there have been
accusations that events not captured on film were later
restaged by producers. Worse still, some involved in the
production of reality television claim that the participants
were urged to act out story lines premeditated by
producers. With such accusations floating around, its no
wonder many people take reality TV to be about as real as
the sitcom.

When one hears the term reality applied to a television


show, one might expect that the events occurred naturally
or, at the least, were not scripted, but this is not always
the
case. Many
reality
shows
occur
in
unreal
environments, like rented mansions occupied by film
crews. These living environments do not reflect what most
people understand to be reality. Worse, there have been
accusations that events not captured on film were later
restaged by producers. Worse still, some involved in the
production of reality television claim that the participants
were urged to act out story lines premeditated by
producers. With such accusations floating around, its no
wonder many people take reality TV to be about as real as
the sitcom.

When one hears the term reality applied to a television


show, one might expect that the events occurred naturally
or, at the least, were not scripted, but this is not always
the
case. Many
reality
shows
occur
in
unreal
environments, like rented mansions occupied by film
crews. These living environments do not reflect what most
people understand to be reality. Worse, there have been
accusations that events not captured on film were later
restaged by producers. Worse still, some involved in the
production of reality television claim that the participants
were urged to act out story lines premeditated by
producers. With such accusations floating around, its no
wonder many people take reality TV to be about as real as
the sitcom.

When one hears the term reality applied to a television


show, one might expect that the events occurred naturally
or, at the least, were not scripted, but this is not always
the
case. Many
reality
shows
occur
in
unreal
environments, like rented mansions occupied by film
crews. These living environments do not reflect what most
people understand to be reality. Worse, there have been
accusations that events not captured on film were later
restaged by producers. Worse still, some involved in the
production of reality television claim that the participants
were urged to act out story lines premeditated by
producers. With such accusations floating around, its no
wonder many people take reality TV to be about as real as
the sitcom.

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