By: Michael Ingram
BLUE BELL, PA--“Reality TV is anything but,” stated Aaron Berstein, a communication student at Montgomery County Community College (Montco.).
Eighty percent of the students surveyed at Montco believed Reality TV to be scripted, “We watch because it’s entertaining, it’s fun to joke about the stupidity, no one really cares if it’s real or fake,” according to a source that chose to remain ammoniums.
When asked if they would participate in one, seventy-five percent said no. The other twenty-five percent said “if the price is right.” “There’s not much I wouldn’t do for money,” stated Matt Modica, a communications student at Montco.
Ten percent of Montco students said it was both scripted and unscripted. “Writers write the story line and then the shows are edited to answer the question,” stated by Neil Goldstein, a Communication Professor at Montco. Shows are shaped to be exciting to their viewers. “If everything was allowed to unreel in absolutely real fashion, it would end up un-pretty,” according to Nestor U. Torre, in his article, How Real is Reality Television, published by Inquire Entertainment.
Reality TV grosses well over a billion dollars on network shows such as the JERSEY SHORE and SURVIVOR. Each year networks are adding Reality TV to their regularly scheduled programming. The reason for this is because it lowers production cost, and allows networks to remain in operation when there’s a writers strike like in 2007, because the storey editors aren’t recognized by the Writers Guild of America, according to Winifred Fordham Metz’s article, How Reality TV Works, published on electronics.howstuffworks.com.
Even though Montco students are aware of the falsehood behind Reality TV; they still tune in daily, according to the students surveyed at Montco, to watch their favorite shows. Laughing at the stupidity the actors engage in brings joy and keeps students wanting more. One of the main reasons Reality TV is such a success.
BLUE BELL, PA--“Reality TV is anything but,” stated Aaron Berstein, a communication student at Montgomery County Community College (Montco.).
Eighty percent of the students surveyed at Montco believed Reality TV to be scripted, “We watch because it’s entertaining, it’s fun to joke about the stupidity, no one really cares if it’s real or fake,” according to a source that chose to remain ammoniums.
When asked if they would participate in one, seventy-five percent said no. The other twenty-five percent said “if the price is right.” “There’s not much I wouldn’t do for money,” stated Matt Modica, a communications student at Montco.
Ten percent of Montco students said it was both scripted and unscripted. “Writers write the story line and then the shows are edited to answer the question,” stated by Neil Goldstein, a Communication Professor at Montco. Shows are shaped to be exciting to their viewers. “If everything was allowed to unreel in absolutely real fashion, it would end up un-pretty,” according to Nestor U. Torre, in his article, How Real is Reality Television, published by Inquire Entertainment.
Reality TV grosses well over a billion dollars on network shows such as the JERSEY SHORE and SURVIVOR. Each year networks are adding Reality TV to their regularly scheduled programming. The reason for this is because it lowers production cost, and allows networks to remain in operation when there’s a writers strike like in 2007, because the storey editors aren’t recognized by the Writers Guild of America, according to Winifred Fordham Metz’s article, How Reality TV Works, published on electronics.howstuffworks.com.
Even though Montco students are aware of the falsehood behind Reality TV; they still tune in daily, according to the students surveyed at Montco, to watch their favorite shows. Laughing at the stupidity the actors engage in brings joy and keeps students wanting more. One of the main reasons Reality TV is such a success.
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