Reality Tv Is Bad
Reality TV: Unveiling the Curtain The concept of reality TV is not new. In fact, the first reality TV show aired in 1948, 'Candid Camera'. Reality TV provides its viewers with variety, which in turn gives the channel what it wants- revenue. Shows such as "Survivor", "American Idol" and "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" are perfect representatives of reality TV. The younger generations look up to the people in these shows and their number of followers keeps increasing. The stars in these shows gain popularity and become rich and famous, and all along, all they do is be themselves on TV. But who gets to decide whether they're being real or not? Or whether the actual things happening behind the camera are being shown or not? Although there are many people who believe that the content of the Reality TV shows is real, what they do not know is that the stars sell their lives to the television and use their acting skills to build their fanbase in the few of hours of tailored footage that we, as their audience, gets to see. Loyal fans of the reality TV shows argue
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The highlight of our day should not be watching these shows. Our concepts regarding such shows must be clear; we have to remember that even if something about them might be real, most of it is not. One step at a time, we can change this trend of modeling our lives on those of reality TV stars, but first, we need to realize that Reality TV is not what it used to be; it has become less about 'reality', and more about money nowadays. By decreasing our dependence upon such shows for our daily entertainment, unknowingly, we are doing the stars a favor; they still have their fame, however, there is less need for paparazzi to dig into their private lives, which will in turn lead to them having a more normal life. In the end, it is good-for-all solution and everyone
The highlight of our day should not be watching these shows. Our concepts regarding such shows must be clear; we have to remember that even if something about them might be real, most of it is not. One step at a time, we can change this trend of modeling our lives on those of reality TV stars, but first, we need to realize that Reality TV is not what it used to be; it has become less about 'reality', and more about money nowadays. By decreasing our dependence upon such shows for our daily entertainment, unknowingly, we are doing the stars a favor; they still have their fame, however, there is less need for paparazzi to dig into their private lives, which will in turn lead to them having a more normal life. In the end, it is good-for-all solution and everyone