REALITY TV.

How does Hills define reality TV? Describe his definitions in the context of a contemporary Reality TV show.

Television programs in which real people are continuously filmed, designed to be entertaining to other people rather than informative.

 

There are a few particular perspectives to define reality TV. One of this is the people that are viewing or viewers. Reality TV came to be by views walking around with cameras filming random people. According to [Hills 2005] it is said that these are shows that filmed everyday people and put them on TV. This can be problematic because some people tend to cross the line and it brings about questions such as Is it alright to film real people’s? Is it invading privacy? Is it really real? Well to honest reality TV are sometimes fake but there is a 50% that part of it are real. However the people who are watching don’t really care about the details, it’s just really easy watching. People do not really take reality really seriously I mean you can miss an episode or choose to not watch it. It doesn’t really matter. (Hill, 2005) This shows us that while a reality television program can be structured and warped, many still retain the spontaneity and accessibility of real life. Reality TV is compared to a stranger you have just met, you just introduce yourself and then become friends. Don’t really need to go in to many details. And also the episodes keeps changing I mean that sometimes their is no connection between the episodes. I think that reality TV is more general rather than extend or described within details.

 

References:

Hill, A. (2005) The reality genre. In A. Hill, Reality TV: Audiences and Popular Factual Television. (pp. 14 – 40). Oxon: Routledge.