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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.

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.

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

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.

What is America's obsession with reality TV? Why do millions of people spend thousands of hours each week, watching ordinary people try to get a job, try to get a date or try to sing instead of actually living their own lives?

Join Misti as she discusses her favorite reality TV shows. She also invites you to share your views by posting your comments.

Join in the fun and invite all the reality TV show fans that you know to join in too. We'll have a blast!

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?

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

This reality TV show idea steps in an outlet that has been tip toed around but has never been stepped into. In the footsteps of all the great "firsts" of reality TV here comes the next logical step. Could you survive in the 'Career Swap'?

Reality television, the "crack cocaine of programming," promises that their viewers will get unscripted, and unabashed access to the participant's lives (Lauzen, 445 and Brancato, 49).

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!

Similar to the MTV Reality show Tiara Girls, I believe America would be interested in a reality show called Homeschooling Kids, or Home schooled adults.

Fox is considered by some to be the 'youth' network. They've got shows that appeal to the younger demographics, but shows that also seem to capture other demographics. Can they continue to stay in the race this season with their new efforts?

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

What can we look forward to when reality television takes it another step to break a barrier of what is acceptable behavior.

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?

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!

With the intensity and sometimes danger associated with many reality TV shows, it is my opinion that reality TV is a tragedy waiting to happen.

You would be surprised to find the number of things studying abroad (in a small group) and a reality TV show have in common. You're in a condensed social world, and those few people are your world. What do you think would happen?

The overwhelming majority of critics view reality TV as a poison so lethal to TV and the public that it is destroying TV. However, it is reality TV that serves many beneficial purposes to not only the public, but amazingly also the TV industry.

It seems as though reality tv shows today are a dime a dozen. To bring life back into the reality tv show realm, I propose that we have a tv show where pets are voted for our future president.

Reality TV just won't die. Most of the members of the Screen Actors Guild hate reality TV because it costs them jobs, so is it any wonder then, that now there is the disturbing trend of celebrity reality TV shows?

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.

The ideology being reinforced by reality TV is a dangerous one that is further corrupting the minds of its young fans. Honestly, you'd be better off listening to Marilyn Manson, watching The Matrix and playing Doom.

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.

Reality TV has taken this nation by storm and opened doors for some semi-well known TV personalities. Find out how to sell yourself.

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:

Both ABC and FOX run shows where moms/wives switch families and try to cope. Each show tries to use extreme families who are bound not to get along. But that's TV.

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

You're promised reality. The word is right there: reality TV. But can you really watch any of those shows and think that you're seeing the same unscripted drama you'll get in real life?

A look at different "reality" shows and how real they are. Or are they really not that real?

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.

One reality TV program tends to stand out, at least among regular watchers of daytime television: Starting Over, an hour-long NBC program. Its premise is bringing six women from different walks of life together under one roof to heal and grow.

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

Romance is blooming. Well, at least it's infiltrating the airwaves via reality TV. But does it ever really last?

Does reality TV help or hurt it's participants? Does the audience really enjoy watching the disappointment and often humiliation of contestants?

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

Reality TV's unique characters, unemployment reducing opportunities and sometimes groundbreaking subject matter provide saving grace for this usually degrading genre.

"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.

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

Some thoughts about the diminishing distinctions between what is presented as "Reality" and that which is presented as "Entertainment." A cultural direction?

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".

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

What is the most boring -- and maybe even dysfunctional -- aspect of a presidential election? a) the candidates, b) the political parties, or c) the process? Imagine how turning the presidential election into a TV reality show would shake things up.

I may be the last parent on the planet who doesn't allow her teens to have MySpace Accounts and Who has Put a Moratorium on Most Reality TV, but I can live with myself.

Do you ever wonder what people go through to be on tv?

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.

Wife Swap goes there. It's a little more tacky than Trading Spouses, but never without intrigue.

What can we learn from Wife Swap? Read this article to learn more about this show.

With the television writers' strike ongoing, there's no time like now to pitch a reality TV show.

If you're dying to get on Big Brother or you think that your child would be a prime candidate for Kid Nation, you might want to consider some of these legal concerns for reality TV participants.

I love seeing people at their best and worst, be it through competition or everyday life. But every good reality TV show needs a really good reality TV theme song to hook the viewers.

Reality television, like all forms of media, affects our culture as a whole.

I describe what the "reality tv show curse" is, and who has been affected.

Reality TV has succeeded in creating a society that views even the fictional words of a real President as a representation of authenticity.

Reality TV and Prom Season meet in a new ABC Family reality show called America's Prom Queen. The show will premier at 9pm on March 17, 2008 and will be hosted by Miss USA 2003 Susie Castillo.

How to Look Good Naked airs on Lifetime TV , hosted by Carson Kressley. I just happened to tune into this Reality TV show about making full-figured women feel sexy enough to pose naked at the end of the show.

How Jim Carrey's dramatic breakthrough included Biblical parallels, and reality show satire that was ahead of its time.

Victoria Beckham and NBC are in negotiations for an upcoming reality tv series featuring the former Spice Girl. The show will be about the former pop star's recent move from England to Los Angeles, and could hit the small screen as early as this summer.

Text messages have become a way of life, but have they become a form of gambling also? Combined with reality TV, text messaging has become a financial boon to network producers

I want to see the paparazzi being stalked as if they were celebrities. Now they can be! Reality shows make any ordinary person a celebrity, so why not paparrazi? I think even Oprah might list her in her favorite things show. Think of the ratings!

If you did not catch the awe inspiring cable television show that was Flavor of Love, you're in luck. It looks like VH1 will be brining back the show for a second season. But can they repeat the magical casting that made the original so special?

My reality TV show idea would take place every four years. lt would replace the Presidential campaign with a reality show in which the candidates were forced to live on minimum wage.

Idea for a reality tv show based around the real and healthy weight loss journey.

A Condo Association has filed suit to evict a Michigan family because of their unruly children that could not be helped by ABC's Supernanny.

The best reality TV show on DVD.

This is an op-ed piece about reality TV shows that also touches on movies.

Having a hard time trying to look for gifts to give to your friends? Reality TV shows are popular these days, and if you know someone who is a certified reality TV show addict, then these gift ideas would be worth checking out.

Do you think reality TV is real? Does any of us?

This reality TV show idea shows us yet another side of law enforcement and how they protect us and our children. Cyber stalking has gotten out of control and remains to be one of the largest mediums used between predators and our children.

Assessing this trend is as easy as assessing any trend on Wall Street. It's all about money, honey. And the fame that theoretically leads to it. There has as of late been an explosion of aging or somehow downtrodden stars

When I first heard about the series Wife Swap , I was of the attitude that it was just another show in series of attempts to lower the bar on what is allowed on public television and attack the ideas of traditional marriage.

Review of Reality TV. Are we bombarded with too many real life shows? Why do we watch Reality TV shows?

As a homeschooler, I really feel that I have had enough of the inequitable display that "Wife Swap" demonstrates.

The dysfunctional families on Wife Swap need extra help and here's how!

My thoughts on reality television.

After today's announcement that the next season will feature four tribes divided by race (whites, blacks, Asians, and Hispanics) I can say for sure that I will not be watching it.

Since the first craze that started the wave of new Reality TV shows, the major networks haven't slowed down a bit. Even cable is cashing in on the action. Why do we love Reality TV?

So I found myself watching "For Love or Money 4" the other night, the latest in a long line of so-called reality shows intertwining the search for true love with gaudy entertainment.

Following on the heels and successes of ABC's Wife Swap and, the more controversial, Black or White, I present to you The Way It Is: Religion Swap.

This is a list of blogs that write about Reality Television. There are links to blogs that focus on just one show (i.e. Blogging Project Runway), as well as blogs that focus on the genre in general (i.e. Reality Blurred).

With so many teens headed down the wrong path and criminal activity is becoming increasingly popular it would be nice to know that help could be a phone call away. This reality show allows a drill instructor to straighten out troubled youth.

Ever since the first season of The Bachelor aired, television has been inundated with reality dating shows. Why not take it up a notch, put the potential lovebirds in a very awkward and comedic situation-a bring your ex party.

The concept is so ripe for satire that there are plenty of laughs throughout the film for both fans and detractors of reality shows.

Have you ever wondered why they call today's most dominant programming Reality TV when what they present is anything but reality? Survivor brings to mind someone who manages to make it through untold hardship.

To be technical, contestant rigging and the manipulation of television outcomes has been present since the earliest "reality" shows - the quiz shows.

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.

Reality shows are taking over TV. They're the hot new way for networks to drag the masses to their stations. And why not? Everyone seems to have at least one Reality TV show that they love.

Four reality TV shows that are appropriate for whole family viewing are reviewed.

What's in the life and mind of Hollywood's cameramen and women who film reality shows, what's the reality of their own life?

Summer is the season for reality shows, and the four big networks, CBS, NBC, ABC and Fox have filled their summer line up with reality tv.

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?"

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

I propose a reality TV show called "Tough Tots." This show pits three year olds against each other in a competition for one million dollars.