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The Real Housewives: The Franchise. | Reality Check
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Bringing Truth to Reality TV. The Real Housewives: The Franchise. This weekend I have traveled from Orange County to Washington, DC. So what comes to mind? The franchise that is the Real Housewives. This franchise started with The Housewives of Orange County in 2006 on Bravo. The show took so much momentum that it grew to having shows in many different cities. Currently they plan to have seven cities: Orange County, New York City, Atlanta, DC, Beverly Hills and Miami. Simple idea. Huge franchise. On the ...
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A New Genre: My Life as Liz | Reality Check
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Bringing Truth to Reality TV. A New Genre: My Life as Liz. To be fair, I assumed this television show was 100% fiction when I first saw the advertisements. In actuality they consider this television show to be based on reality. My Life as Liz. Is, yet again, another MTV reality show that follows the life of a young girl in high school dealing with trying to fit in. The show debuted in January 2010. Executive producer Marshall Eisen spoke to the Los Angeles Times. So what is it? Watching the show myself, ...
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Surviving Post Production | Reality Check
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Bringing Truth to Reality TV. Is a reality television game show where participants are cast on an island to “outwit, outplay, outlast.” The show first aired in 2000. The reality show sparked interest with other networks to veer away from sitcoms to developing more reality shows. So, back to the point of this blog. Is Survivor reality? Are the people playing the game of survivor being truthful? Andy Dehnart, creator of Reality Blurred. A Reality TV blog), explained Survivor casting:. 8220;There simply are...
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About | Reality Check
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Bringing Truth to Reality TV. I am an avid reality television watcher. It is an addiction I am willing to embrace. I tuck away useless information like Snookie’s love for pickles and who just was voted off Dancing with the Stars into a compartment deep within the recesses of my mind. Well, maybe not that deep after all. I like reality television because it is entertaining. Bottom line. This does not change the fact that. These “reality” shows are not authentic in any shape of the word. You are commenting...
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Reality Rules | Reality Check
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Bringing Truth to Reality TV. Okay Not like, “oh man, this show rules! Even though it probably does. What I am about to suggest are the ratings. Reality television shows should define for the various levels of authenticity. Similar to ratings of movies getting four stars…this rating system will get Reality Checks. The more checks the more authentic. This system will be based on the following:. Is the plot scripted? Are the characters scripted? Does the editing change the meaning? Your topic is so relevan...
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Reality Bites Kitchen Nightmares | Reality Check
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Bringing Truth to Reality TV. Reality Bites Kitchen Nightmares. Kitchen Nightmares is hosted by the infamous Gordon Ramsay, who visits restaurants who need extra help and he helps them fix the problems. Most of the time this means eating awful food and cleaning dirty kitchens before he can really help out. While, I assumed this show was filled with exaggeration and lies, I was disappointed to finally admit the truth. As a fan, I didn’t want to believe it. 8220;I would never-ever-ever dream of setting any...
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Faking Love: The Bachelorette | Reality Check
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Bringing Truth to Reality TV. Faking Love: The Bachelorette. The Bachelorette is a spin-off of the hit dating game show, The Bachelor. The show debuted in 2003 on ABC and has since had six seasons since then. Through a past contestant on another season who happens to know this gentleman’s girlfriend. Yes. That sounds like quite the coincidence. Check out the clip:. In an article from Newsweek. About The Bachelorette, Ramin Setoodeh said:. 8220;This year’s. Felt about as real as. The Hills.”. Producer] Mi...
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Reality Check | Bringing Truth to Reality TV | Page 2
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Bringing Truth to Reality TV. Is a survival show hosted by Bear Grylls, a self-acclaimed survival expert, who puts himself in remote locations where he must find his way to safety using nothing but the clothing on his back teaching survival strategies along the way. The show, which debuted in the US in 2007 was a major hit on Discovery Channel. Discovery Channel is the premier provider of real-world entertainment. What does Grylls think of this? He came back at the media saying, “I spend a lot of n...
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Reality Rules | Reality Check
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Bringing Truth to Reality TV. Okay Not like, “oh man, this show rules! Even though it probably does. What I am about to suggest are the ratings. Reality television shows should define for the various levels of authenticity. Similar to ratings of movies getting four stars…this rating system will get Reality Checks. The more checks the more authentic. This system will be based on the following:. Is the plot scripted? Are the characters scripted? Does the editing change the meaning? Your topic is so relevan...
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The Hills Saga: Honest Finale | Reality Check
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Bringing Truth to Reality TV. The Hills Saga: Honest Finale. Is a reality television show centered around young twenty-somethings trying to start a career in the hills of Los Angeles. I must admit this is a very guilty pleasure of mine to watch. The first season premiered on MTV. In 2006. It follows their lives as they break-up, make-up and for a few short moments an episode may work (a little). Kristin Cavallari was quoted as breaking the news to the fans. No sugar-coating included:. Regardless of the c...