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RyanJ · Coach

definition of Reality Television

asf · Kate Spade

here's the definition from wikipedia:

Reality television is a genre of television programming which presents unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and features "ordinary" people over professional actors. Although the genre has existed in some form or another since the early years of television, the current explosion of popularity dates from around 2000. Critics of the genre have claimed that the term is a misnomer and what such shows portray is far from actual reality, with participants put in exotic locations or abnormal situations, sometimes coached to act in certain ways by off-screen handlers, and events on screen manipulated through editing and other post-production techniques.

RyanJ · Coach

asf wrote:

here's the definition from wikipedia: Reality television is a genre of television programming which presents unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and features "ordinary" people over professional actors. Although the genre has existed in some form or another since the early years of television, the current explosion of popularity dates from around 2000. Critics of the genre have claimed that the term is a misnomer and what such shows portray is far from actual reality, with participants put in exotic locations or abnormal situations, sometimes coached to act in certain ways by off-screen handlers, and events on screen manipulated through editing and other post-production techniques.

Ha! I edited my post to add the part about Wikipeida as you were typing your post. Thanks!!!

theotherjess · Chanel

This isn't totally a definition but it's from a Brad Paisley song and it might fit somewhere:

"Someday I'm gonna be famous

Do I have talent? Well, no.

These days you don't really need it

Thanks to reality shows."