Ending Reality TV

Ending  Reality TV

I’ve never liked reality TV. For me, it’s a contradiction in terms. TV shouldn’t really be about reality, should it? When I watch TV, I like it to be a form of escapism from the real world – from reality itself – not a reminder of all the things we strive to avoid in our daily lives, like conflict, ritual humiliation, gossiping and backstabbing. Yet reality TV revels in these moments, these are the …

The Reality Of Reality TV

The Reality Of Reality TV

If you watch any amount of television, no doubt you are aware of the Reality TV craze in America. Reality TV has become amazingly popular throughout the country, with millions …

Uberstar- The Truth about Reality TV

Uberstar- The Truth about Reality TV

Author Vaughn Alaine-Marshall is not an author by training. In fact, Alaine-Marshall is a chiropractor. He was running a thriving chiropractic business, so why on earth would he …

What Makes American Idol So Popular

What Makes American Idol So Popular

For this season more than one hundred thousand people audition for the right to be crowned America’s next idol and stand next to Taylor Hicks, Carrie Underwood, Fantasia, …

Three Big Brother Moments

Three Big Brother Moments

Why is Big Brother, in all its forms and in all the places in the world where it is shown, so popular among television viewers? Why are the printed gossip …

The History of Reality TV

The History of Reality TV

Reality TV is not all that modern a phenomenon. The very first reality TV show was Candid Camera by Allen Funt which was telecast in 1948. The show caught people …

Dancing With The Stars Cast 2011

Dancing With The Stars Cast 2011

In the recent Dancing with the stars season "Hines Ward" was the winner, "Kirstie Alley" was the runner up and "Bristol Palin" won third place. Who will be winning the …

Where is reality TV going to end?

Where is reality TV going to end?

My friend and I often have the same exact argument about reality TV. In it, he talks for what seems like forever about what he would take into the Big …

Shake your sequins

Shake your sequins

Strictly Come Dancing, the British version of Dancing with the Stars, has been one of my favourite shows on TV for years. I love the fact that you get to …