Reality TV
Reality TV is a television genre where individuals interact, as their real selves, in situations believed to be dramatic enough to be entertaining, without a script.[1][2]
In 2001, after noting that scholars find reality TV hard to define, George Bagley offered the following definition in the Journal of Film and Video[1][2]:
Media commentator Kat Sweet, in Poptonic, agrees that Reality TV is hard to define, notes that most observers do not include traditional game shows, like Jeopardy!.[3] She argued that, while the 1990s saw an explosion of reality TV shows, the very first show was Candid Camera, a show where the reaction of ordinary people was recorded by hidden cameras, while they were tricked by visual pranks.
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lisa K. Lundy, Amanda M. Ruth, & Travis D. Park (May 2008). "Simply Irresistible: Reality TV Consumption Patterns" (PDF). Communication Quarterly. 56 (2). pp. 208–225. Retrieved 2022-08-20.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2
George Bagley (Summer/Fall 2001). "A mixed bag: Negotiating claims in MTV's the Real World". Journal of Film and Video. 53 (2/3). pp. 61–76. Retrieved 2022-08-20. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ Kat Sweet (2022-02-25). "The History of Reality TV Goes Back Further Than You Think". Poptonic. Retrieved 2022-08-20.