Reality TV Can it teach - or plain entertainment?

Reality TV Can it teach - or plain entertainment?
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Project Runway! I love watching people create art.
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Are (HBO and other) TV shows like Californication and Shameless just a kind of "adult entertainment", drug and alcohol promotional vehicles and "harmless" fun - or is there some educational value to them?

Description : Are (HBO and other) TV shows like Californication and Shameless just a kind of "adult entertainment", drug and alcohol promotional vehicles and "harmless" fun - or is there some educational value to them?

Last Answer : I have not seen any of them, but I heard about these shows… well… to be honest: I think they are great vehicles to earn money for the TV-Stations showing them… ;)

Am I alone in thought that TV, has become less about entertainment and more about teen gossip?

Description : Am I alone in thought that TV, has become less about entertainment and more about teen gossip?

Last Answer : These “reality” type shows are much cheaper to produce as they seldom have any big name celebs in them. Just the regular booger eaters and they work cheap and that is also the quality of your time if you get involved in them

Is reality TV a good or bad influence?

Description : Is reality TV a good or bad influence?

Last Answer : answer:I don't think there is much reality in reality TV. From what I've seen, it's very edited to make things look more dramatic. I heard some story on NPR that this woman worked on a reality ... or vote people in as safe. I think the worst thing about reality TV is that it claims to be reality.

Will we ever see an end to the Reality TV trend? What will replace it?

Description : Will we ever see an end to the Reality TV trend? What will replace it?

Last Answer : A stronger entertainment economy will replace it. “Reality” shows cost less to produce than scripted television.

Would you participate in a reality tv show and which one?

Description : Would you participate in a reality tv show and which one?

Last Answer : In general, I would run as fast as I can in the opposite direction of an offer to be on a reality show. A game show, however, I could see myself doing. I think I could potentially win a lot of money on Who Wants to be a Millionaire, for example, if I studied up a LOT on pop culture.

What would it take for you to be on a "reality TV" show?

Description : What would it take for you to be on a "reality TV" show?

Last Answer : I’d need to be abducted by aliens and replaced by a pod person. Although then it wouldn’t be me appearing on a “reality” show—it’d be the replicant.

How real do you think reality TV is?

Description : How real do you think reality TV is?

Last Answer : It’s as real as the scriptwriters can make it.

Do you watch Little People, Big World -- does it seem like reality TV is destroying families?

Description : Do you watch Little People, Big World -- does it seem like reality TV is destroying families?

Last Answer : I’ve seen the show a few time but I cannot understand why they made a weekly series about them at best maybe a 60 minute special.I don’t think being on TV would cause a couple to divorce.

Do competition-based, reality TV participants get compensated as performers?

Description : Do competition-based, reality TV participants get compensated as performers?

Last Answer : Generally yes. JohnPowell is right. Plus many competitions feature tiered prizes- e.g. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc. get decreasingly smaller prizes but still SOME compensation. Ooo- also, I’m pretty sure the answer is ‘no’ to the SAG thing.

Should tv networks just give all their reality tv shows a rest?

Description : Should tv networks just give all their reality tv shows a rest?

Last Answer : Reality TV is cheap because they don’t have to pay actors. It’s not going away any time soon. However my answer is a resounding “yes”. It’s just lazy programming.

What's your favorite bad reality TV show?

Description : What's your favorite bad reality TV show?

Last Answer : I haven't gotten into the Rock of Love Bus, but I was obsessed with the 1st ROL season. My boyfriend and I even dressed as Bret and Heather for Halloween two years ago. My bad shows these days ... tell myself they're more high-brow. :) Some of that reality crap really is great in moderation. :)

Isn't educational television the only thing we could reasonably call "reality tv"?

Description : Isn't educational television the only thing we could reasonably call "reality tv"?

Last Answer : Well, maybe in a perfect world… Frankly, I love educational television and documentaries, which I both consider forms of “reality TV”, even though they’re not “reality shows”.

Too many reality TV shows?

Description : Too many reality TV shows?

Last Answer : Aaaaaaahhhhhhhh! Enough with reality tv already! I hate the stuff! Most isn’t even real anyways!

Can you list the different entertainment award shows?

Description : Can you list the different entertainment award shows?

Last Answer : I dislike and avoid them in general, but let's see, I can list: Oscars - Hollywood movies voted on by one or more Hollywood guilds. Celebrates Hollywood and the guild's'(?) own opinions of its ... Awards - some other sort of American music awards, I assume like the Grammys but with a generic name

Who, or what, characterized the ninja as we see them in entertainment?

Description : Who, or what, characterized the ninja as we see them in entertainment?

Last Answer : I've heard that it was influenced by the way that Japanese puppeteers would dress. They would wear all-black clothing to try to blend in with the background, and the audience would pretend ... people in black are invisible idea just got transferred over to ninjas, since it conveyed stealthiness.

What video entertainment do you find yourself watching solely based on a crush for one of the actors/actresses on the show?

Description : What video entertainment do you find yourself watching solely based on a crush for one of the actors/actresses on the show?

Last Answer : I used to watch every move Kevin Costner was in because I crushed on him. But I got bored with his movies and I guess with him, so I stopped watching his movies.

British Jellies, where do you go for your entertainment news?

Description : British Jellies, where do you go for your entertainment news?

Last Answer : answer:Well firstly, congratulations on finding Misfits; I watched the first and second seasons and it blew me away; it was a fresh take on something that had become altogether quite samey. Anyway, I'd say ... about Misfits/the actors. I've not read any of them but it's more information for you!

Since "60 minutes" is doing entertainment now, what did you replace it with?

Description : Since "60 minutes" is doing entertainment now, what did you replace it with?

Last Answer : They’ve always done a story here or there on entertainment news…however they still have investigative reporting. All news shows here in the US have to get sponsors to cover their costs.

How often do couples stay together after they have their own reality television show?

Description : How often do couples stay together after they have their own reality television show?

Last Answer : Not often. I think the cameras and editing tend to highlight the negative.

Would you sign your family up for a reality show?

Description : Would you sign your family up for a reality show?

Last Answer : No. We have nothing going here. Even a very creative producer couldn’t twist our lives into something people would care to see.

What's your favorite reality show?

Description : What's your favorite reality show?

Last Answer : I’m still a big fan of the original “Survivor” as much for the exotic locales as for Jeff Probst’s dimples!

What's your favourite reality show?

Description : What's your favourite reality show?

Last Answer : No lie, I do not watch reality tv. Unless you count COPS. Or; Smoking Gun Presents, and even that is fairly rare.

What reality show would you create and how would it help other people?

Description : What reality show would you create and how would it help other people?

Last Answer : I would love to see/create a reality show that acts like a watchdog for congress and the senate. It would tell you exactly what has been voted on, who voted which way and which lobbyists they were seen with. If I could manage it, I’d report on who has taken money from whom. What are the odds?

Are you in to Reality shows?

Description : Are you in to Reality shows?

Last Answer : I don’t really regularly watch any anymore. I watched a few seasons of Survivor and I liked it. I’ve also seen a few episodes of Teen Cribs and I loved it. I’ve also seen a couple episodes of American Idol; I found it funny but that was only because it was the beginning part where everyone sucked.

Have you or anyone you know ever been on a reality show?

Description : Have you or anyone you know ever been on a reality show?

Last Answer : I know someone who just put in her application for The Biggest Loser. That’s the best I can do.

How is a scripted "Reality" show produced?

Description : How is a scripted "Reality" show produced?

Last Answer : Real people following real scripts. And there you have; ‘reality’. :D

On dating reality shows, how much say do the bachelors/bachelorettes have in deciding which contestants are voted off?

Description : On dating reality shows, how much say do the bachelors/bachelorettes have in deciding which contestants are voted off?

Last Answer : I currently worked in reality TV and have produced for 4 different dating shows specifically in the past. The short answer is it all depends on the show. With the Bachelor and Bachelorette, the producers spend ... . They might be actors in real life but they are not acting on the show. Make sense?

What reality or game show would you like to be on?

Description : What reality or game show would you like to be on?

Last Answer : Double Dare! back in the day, man. I’da found the flag in the booger nose!

Who watched the new reality series, Homeland Security USA on ABC?

Description : Who watched the new reality series, Homeland Security USA on ABC?

Last Answer : I caught the last few minutes before Scrubs came on. I wasn’t really impressed. :P

You have an unlimited budget to make a reality show. What do you create?

Description : You have an unlimited budget to make a reality show. What do you create?

Last Answer : Give homeless people a hundred thousand dollars and see what happens.

Billy Mays, I just read he will be doing a reality show!

Description : Billy Mays, I just read he will be doing a reality show!

Last Answer : People who have become psychotic from seeing Oxiclean ads will be incited to homicidal fury by being forced to hear those ads for hours on end, and then released into an obstacle course full of images of Billy ... his ads. Will he or any of the ad crew survive? What will his victims do to him?

Have you ever revisited a beloved childhood show, only to discover the horrible reality of how godawful it was?

Description : Have you ever revisited a beloved childhood show, only to discover the horrible reality of how godawful it was?

Last Answer : G.I. Joe did that for me. But I still love The Wonder Years.

After watching a reality show or drama, do you feel like you're living it?

Description : After watching a reality show or drama, do you feel like you're living it?

Last Answer : No, thank heavens.

Do you have a reality show guilty pleasure?

Description : Do you have a reality show guilty pleasure?

Last Answer : it was American Idol until Chris Daughtry was voted off. Um.. now, I’d have to say no… I don’t have a lot of time to watch TV anymore.

Does anyone else find it repulsive that a "plain" woman daring to have a beautiful voice is making headlines?

Description : Does anyone else find it repulsive that a "plain" woman daring to have a beautiful voice is making headlines?

Last Answer : I think it’s GREAT!!! More power to her!!! Guys like Mick Jagger can be famous and have been for a long time!!!

What religious, spiritual or just plain life lessons did your father teach you?

Description : What religious, spiritual or just plain life lessons did your father teach you?

Last Answer : answer:You get more when you need less. And keep enjoying the good things.

Whatever happened to t.v. shows that used to teach a moral lesson?

Description : Whatever happened to t.v. shows that used to teach a moral lesson?

Last Answer : What about The Simpsons? They still have important morals in many episodes. I agree though, some popular shows like Two and a Half Men are morally appalling.

Do late-night TV comedians like Colbert, Noah, Myers and Bee serve significant social and political purpose other than pure entertainment?

Description : Do late-night TV comedians like Colbert, Noah, Myers and Bee serve significant social and political purpose other than pure entertainment?

Last Answer : I find the humor therapeutic. It is also helpful in keeping up with all this nonsense.

What's your favorite line from any form of entertainment (Movies, TV, Songs, Theatre)

Description : What's your favorite line from any form of entertainment (Movies, TV, Songs, Theatre)

Last Answer : “I never roll on shabbos.”

Will Mitt Romney be going on entertainment TV shows, esp. the trashy ones?

Description : Will Mitt Romney be going on entertainment TV shows, esp. the trashy ones?

Last Answer : Appearing on these shows are all about pressing the flesh (just ask Snookie). People want to like the candidate they will vote for. It is easier to imagine sitting down with a beer and talking to ... with Mitt (ignoring the fact his religion forbids it) would be easier once he makes Whoopie laugh.

Cheap cable TV or the internet are the best alternatives for entertainment right?

Description : Cheap cable TV or the internet are the best alternatives for entertainment right?

Last Answer : I agree that cheap cable and the internet are major sources of entertainment. So much great content is available on the television or from TV related websites such as www.Hulu.com.

Was the meeting between Trump and Democrats Schumer and Pelosi more like a reality TV show than a real meeting of public servants?

Description : Was the meeting between Trump and Democrats Schumer and Pelosi more like a reality TV show than a real meeting of public servants?

Last Answer : Because that is NOT what Lobbyists, corporations, and pacts pay them for.

If you won a reality TV "Drone for a Day" contest, what would you have your drone do for your episode?

Description : If you won a reality TV "Drone for a Day" contest, what would you have your drone do for your episode?

Last Answer : Tell me when the bus/taxi is coming.

"Hoarding" is recognized by The American Psychiatric Association as a disease. Is mental illness legitimate fodder for Reality TV?

Description : "Hoarding" is recognized by The American Psychiatric Association as a disease. Is mental illness legitimate fodder for Reality TV?

Last Answer : answer:To call it a disease is probably stretching it. It’s recognized as a disorder, in that it is a behavior/trait that negatively impacts the life of the person who hoards. I guess it could rise to the level of mental illness (e.g., cat hoarders), but I don’t see why it necessarily has to.

Are all the reality shows on TV real or are they scripted.

Description : Are all the reality shows on TV real or are they scripted.

Last Answer : I’m sure they are….I was just discussing this with my mom the other night. She thinks it’s all real on ‘that show’, I’m more skeptical since the fights don’t get very serious. Plus some of those hardcore gangbangers in there would be whipping out some guns if reality.

Do you think that "reality" tv shows promote aggression and violence?

Description : Do you think that "reality" tv shows promote aggression and violence?

Last Answer : No, but they’re an interesting reflection on what people want to see and why. There has to be conflict, why else would people who need instant gratification watch them? In some ways, there are many people like that out there, they find a mirror for themselves.

Who's the reality tv star on the left in this photo?

Description : Who's the reality tv star on the left in this photo?

Last Answer : It kind of looks like Brody Jenner. and it’s kind of sad that I would know that….I hope I’m wrong!

Do you think the creators of "Reality Tv Shows" have run out of ideas ?

Description : Do you think the creators of "Reality Tv Shows" have run out of ideas ?

Last Answer : I thought that “running out of ideas” was why they came up with “Reality” TV shows in the first place.

Who’s your favourite reality TV celebrity ?

Description : Who’s your favourite reality TV celebrity ?

Last Answer : Puck from MTV or Ed from 90 day fiancé that looks like a thumb