Reality TV - Realer and Real Life Watching the things we think but do not say. Everyone says reality TV is fake, but it isn't! I have been on a few reality shows and every time, the effort has been to be as real as possible. In fact, reality TV is more real than real life! In a real life date it may take months before a couple has a conversation regarding how they feel about each other, but on reality TV people are encouraged to express their feelings through filmed conversations almost immediately. Some may say this is not "reality" because in real life, a normal date ends with a nice good bye rather than interviews. But I argue the opposite is true, reality TV is more real than real life because on TV, you are forced to open up to difficult questions about your feelings and make decisions based on those feelings. Hiding your true intentions may be what usually happens in real life, but expressing yourself openly as people do on TV is what real reality is all about. Most of the fakeness on reality TV is because people themselves are not honest in general. On TV, fake personalities are often exposed through interviews and confrontations forcing them to get real. So again, the fake person ends up being more real on TV than in real life. Some VH1 and MTV shows are almost totally scripted, and every reality show has to have some sort of set up for production. But for the majority of reality shows the characters are encouraged to be themselves. When production encourages characters to talk about something, confront someone, or address a particular topic, that directing makes people more real than they otherwise would be. Being on a reality show is like being drunk, you aren't acting as you normally do, you are extra entertaining, and you are being more of your real self than usual. Despite our love hate interests for reality television, at least it’s real.
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Reality TV - Realer and Real Life Watching the things we think but do not say. Everyone says reality TV is fake, but it isn't! I have been on a few reality shows and every time, the effort has been to be as real as possible. In fact, reality TV is more real than real life!
Dave Levine is author of this article on relationships. Find more information about reality shows here.
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