Reality Tv

Reality TV

The “Reality” of Reality Television

Is it real or just reality television? Every night millions of Americans sit down in front of their televisions and watch the enthusiastic fights, breakups, betrayals, and shocking endings. Reality TV has many viewers asking themselves is it real unedited excitement, and unscripted human behavior, or is the whole thing pre arranged. Mark Cronin, executive producer of The Surreal Life says, “We’re entertainers, not journalists, we’re here to show you what happens in the perceived society, and to do that we take liberties. But there’s no defrauding the public (n.pag).” Most critics claim that reality television has reduced the intelligence in our culture. Researchers are looking at this as a serious problem. According to Stephen Watson a news staff reporter for “Buffalo News” NY, many college students along with others mimic the behavior they see on the reality shows and try to become celebrities (n.pag). Today most reality TV shows have negative effects on the adolescent world.

Due to reality TV exposing various kinds of media content such as violence, and sexual content, the popularity of reality TV shouldn't come as a surprise. Local catholic priest Father George Moneck said, “considering the fact that we live in a culture that worships obsessive attractiveness, rather than good moral, and live by the expression of ‘He with the most toys lives,’ rather than ‘He with the most joys lives.’ It is said that circumstances don't make a man, they only reveal him.” Equally, reality TV is simply a reflection of what our society has become, a materialistically motivated society where the obsession of power and money overcomes the power of love. It's also a culture that thrives on living on the edge, characterized by thrill-seeking and addictions including the addiction to stimulation. Reality TV is a business of making us feel good rather than be good. This contributes to the growing problems in our society by...