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Reality television is a genre of television programming which, it is claimed, presents unscripted dramatic or humorous situations and features ordinary people rather than professional actors. It could be described A ______. Although the genre has existed in some form or another since the early years of television, B ______.
Reality television covers a wide range of television programming formats, from game or quiz shows to surveillance-focused productions such as Big Brother. Critics say that the term ‘reality television’ is somewhat of a misnomer C ______. The participants of these shows are often put in exotic locations or abnormal situations and are sometimes coached to act in certain ways by off-screen handlers, whereas the events on screen are manipulated through editing and other post-production techniques.
Part of reality television’s appeal is D ______. Reality television also has the potential to turn its participants into national celebrities, mainly in talent and performance programmes such as Pop Idol, E ______.
Some commentators have said that the name ‘reality television’ is an inaccurate description for several styles of programme included in the genre. In competition-based programmes such as Big Brother and The Real World, producers design the format of the show and control the day-to-day activities and the environment, F ______. Producers specifically select the participants, and use carefully designed scenarios, challenges, events, and settings to encourage particular behaviours and conflicts.
- the current explosion of popularity dates from around 2000
- though frequently Big Brother participants also reach some degree of celebrity
- that is rather popular with teenagers
- because such shows frequently portray a modified and highly influenced form of reality
- as a form of artificial documentary
- creating a completely fabricated world in which the competition plays out
- due to its ability to place ordinary people in extraordinary situations