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Reality television has become an increasingly popular trend in television networks
Course: FRESH COMP 003, Spring 2008School: Howard
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New The Trend in Television Reality television has become an increasingly popular trend in television networks. Within the past two years reality television has expanded throughout almost every TV. Networks. MTV's Real World, The Hills, and Made are just a few examples or these reality shows. VH1 features popular series including Flavor of Love, and I Love New York. Ironically enough these popular reality shows...
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New The Trend in Television Reality television has become an increasingly popular trend in television networks. Within the past two years reality television has expanded throughout almost every TV. Networks. MTV's Real World, The Hills, and Made are just a few examples or these reality shows. VH1 features popular series including Flavor of Love, and I Love New York. Ironically enough these popular reality shows are not "real." They portray entertaining lives and what some viewers may wish their lives were like. There are several reasons that reality television has become popular today. The Appeal of reality shows are evident when you se reasons include the viewer's need to escape from their everyday lives, the surreal entertainment of these shows, and the ability to watch these shows without having to develop deep intellectual thought in understanding these shows. One popular reality show that is very popular on MTV is The Hills. On many shows updates and previews of the upcoming show are aired. Leading up to Monday nights, people are discussing what they think might happen to Lauren or Heidi (the two stars of the reality show) later that night within the half hour episode. Why are so many people caught up in this television show? I believe The Hills portrays an idea of what people wish their lives were like. Many of the latest reality TV shows create enticing situations that play out in unpredictable ways. Reality TV shows appeal to people because of how easy it is for the audience to relate to the people participating on these shows, as they are real people. Reality television shows most often portray a tailored and highly influenced form of reality. Reality shows are frequently manipulated through editing. The characters
featured on these shows are put in abnormal circumstances or glamorous locations, sometimes are trained to act in certain ways by directors of these shows. The show is about people between the ages of 17-25, which defines the majority of television viewers of these networks. The shows follow characters, both men and women around showing their daily routines-work, families, home, and of course their social lives. On the show, the characters never have a dull moment. The show is wrapped around drama and exciting experiences. People enjoy watching this show because they can envy the people's lives on TV, while still being able to relate to the characters. The characters look and act like majority of viewers and they usually portray a certain stereotype. They are around the same age as us. So in retrospect they deal with a lot of the same issues as we do. The difference between most of the characters and the viewers are that the characters are normally wealthy, and live a lavish lifestyle in Hollywood. The characters have glamorous jobs like working for Vogue Magazine, or jobs we would like to have. The characters are always going out with their friends and going to parties and clubs. The truth is, we want this lifestyle. This show is so popular because viewers want to see excitement and drama. These reality shows also do not require a lot of thought or knowledge. The show is not complex or confusing. Viewers want to watch TV to be entertained, without having to understand a deep meaning or evaluate or analyze a plot. People are lazy. We live in a society where technology is increasing allowing us to get things done faster and with less effort. People are always finding simpler and more effortless ways to get things done. In a society where television viewers become easily bored and want to be instantly entertained without having to develop thought or understand, reality shows like The Hills
have become increasingly popular. When watching this show we can sit back after a long day, relax, and indulge ourselves in the lives of the characters and escape from out own everyday lives. In conclusion, the concept of The Hills or reality television in general has several reasons for its increasing popularity. The show's effects on society's perception of reality, the need for people to escape from their every day lives and our attitudes in society as a whole plays a role in the number of viewers and their ability for the viewers to relate to the show.
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