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REALITY TELEVISION  

Shows like "Kid Nation" suggested that Americans were attracted to reality television because of the uglier side of human nature. But great reality programming can often be much more than that.

NBC is canceling popular shows left and right only to replace them with "hot new reality shows". Are these shows a breeding ground for idiocracy? Just what will this hot new reality show be? How will it be "new?"

This essay examines how men communicate and examples of this by using reality television.

Reality television offers viewers a unique combination of lurid deceptions, clumsy sexual encounters, drunken ramblings, and uninhibited outbursts of aggression that keeps them glued to their television screens night after night and week after week.

Since the next season of television is rumored to have an onslaught of new reality television shows, due to the writer's strike, here are a few ideas for reality shows that Americans would probably watch.

While reality television has largely been a disaster, the concept itself is brilliant. The major flaw has been the drive to contrive situations that remove reality from the shows.

Billy Ray Cyrus will star in a reality television series about his life beginning on November 24th.

I remember when I used to look forward to "Friends" and other sitcoms, but now I am all about Reality TV! What can you get into this fall? Read my review!

Food for the brain! A comparison of three reality television programs for foodies - Hell's Kitchen, The Next Food Network Star, and Top Chef.

Looking back over several decades of television, movies and literature, one sees that there was usually a message to be gained, lessons learned, or morals preached. What is "reality" television teaching our children today?

My thoughts on reality television.

There are many great reality television shows like Ammerica's Next Top Model. Tyra Banks is a model and the show's host.

Reality television is not real but I am pretty sure you are already aware of this. While these shows take up at least 40% of all television programming, it never cease to amaze me that people continue to fall for the ridiculously scripted plots.

"Reality" television, a phenomenon that in recent years has dominated TV broadcasting, has about as much to do with reality as bread has to do with butter. They go together, but one should never be mistaken for the other.

One form of mainstream American media that has become very popular is reality television. A particular show that reflects the class dominance ideology is the reality show "The Apprentice".

How gender is manipulated and the roles of gender in reality television.

A look at how reality tv is changing the face of primetime television

Are "reality shows" moving into personal lives and onto the Internet?

No show premiering this Fall season has created more controversy than CBS's "Kid Nation." And for good reason. Many believe that "Kid Nation" has pushed the reality envelope too far.

There are people who love reality TV, and people who hate it. Hopefully this article will help everyone understand why so many of us love it!

There is a moment when switching your television to a reality show that you have to ask yourself if you are ready for the commitment that a reality show would require. It's the question I asked when turning on Bravo's latest reality competition Top Design.

If you enjoyed watching the silly and disturbing truths unfold on the "Surreal Life," and fell effortlessly infatuated with the drama surrounding "The Real World" you're going to love…

A look at the racial stereotypes reality tv producers constantly portray on television and why Cirie, from Survivor: Exile Island doesn't fit the stereotypes

Let me review this Merry-go-round of scantily clad fake women contending to be Brett Michaels new beauty.

Pregnant fans of reality television may want to consider choosing a baby name from a list of reality television contestants and winners.

Heidi Klum is a German supermodel. She is also an avid painter.

Reality television is predicated on presenting the very worst behavior in people..
"Cheaters" falls very neatly into that category, but is it going too far?

Reality televison shows on Bravo are interesting and entertaining for adults.

"Dog the Bounty Hunter" is a guilty pleasure of mine. Learn what makes this program one of the most entertaining reality shows on television..

Do you have what it takes to be the next big reality television star? Have you dreamed of blowing Simon Cowell away with
your awesome singing?

So desperate are we for our required dose of reality television after the finales of big name shows, we are choosing to fill our time this week watching paltry offerings.

These days, many people complain about the glut of reality programming that has infiltrated our television airwaves. The truth of the matter is reality shows have been with us since the caveman days-- or at least since the inception of the RCA floor model

After he won the Amazing Race, Reichen Lehmkuhl was thrust into the gay media spotlight. In four years, he's become an advocate for gay rights, broken up with his boyfriend, had a tv show, written a book, and bumped Lance Bass out of the closet.

Reality television is so common now that writers and producers are stretching for new ideas. Celebrity Rap Superstar is the latest of the odd shows. This puts together a celebrity with a rap legend as a mentor. The celebrity then has to learn how to rap from their mentor.

I've never been a big fan of reality television but in the past I haven't let it bother me but these Results shows are an awful idea.

If you enjoy Fox Reality Television, you will enjoy the new reality show "The Academy".

Reality television's "Wife Swap" show is incredibly addictive. But how much of it is real, and how much is orchestrated by producers?

Reality: Why are we still here? Just kidding, but from a certain point of view, the questions are virtually the same. The answer for why we watch reality television are as varied as the programming itself

Have you ever wondered just how much reality is a part of reality television. Take a peek at some behind the scenes secrets that producers may not want you to know...

Do you have someone on your shopping list that thinks they are the next American Idol ? Maybe they think they have what it takes to make it on Survivor. Here are some gift suggestions for the Reality TV Junkie on your holiday list.

The explosion of reality television over the past few years is a sign of the networks trying to tighten their budgets. Still, there are signs of life within this fledgling industry:

My addiction to reality television is not only horribly embarrassing; it's totally detrimental to my mental health. It's like heroin in that way. I know that it's bad for me yet I can't stop taking it.

So you think you can dance is another reality television show that auditions people who think they have some extraordinary dancing skills.

The Ultimate Figher and Rockstar Supernova are the kind of television that encourages you to remember how to set the vcr or actually make it home on time. Here's why.

If the celebrities can come up with their own reality television show why cant you? It really sounds a lot more difficult than it is.

If you are one of the millions of people "hooked" on reality television, chances are you will pay a very dear price in the end.

This reality game show attempts to humiliate the players at every opportunity. The winner is the one who can stay in the game the longest and deal with the humiliation the show provides.

Judge Shows are increasing in popularity and ratings as new judges take the bench and the old ones continue to fight injustices of the world. Even if you don't like reality TV, judge shows can give you an idea about what goes on in the world.

Television is a limited medium subject to many compromises. Independent culture offers an alternative to reality programming and other media inventions. The real trick is getting started.

The grit and guts of modern reality TV must follow its true ancestral lines all the way across the Atlantic to a young man from the Netherlands, who wondered what real people would do under the watchful eye of Big Brother.