INTRODUCTION:
Within the last fifteen years of American society, there has been a huge proliferation of reality TV programs beginning to air and attracting audiences. Reality TV can stretch over many formats and can include talk shows, competition based shows, documentary based shows and one of the most popular, makeover based reality TV. Makeover based reality TV, works on the premise of a “transformation” from start to finish, be it, gardening, clothing, weight loss or cosmetic surgery. Makeover shows in general can have many problematic elements, but none require as much attention or analysis as cosmetic surgery based reality television. Reality televisions portrayal of the “real” while using formulaic scripts and editing clearly begins …show more content…
Extreme Makeover ran since 2002 and had 55 episodes within the shows run time it had six surgeons, all men. The next show is FOX’s The Swan. Within this show two women are chosen to compete against each other. They are not allowed to see there reflection throughout the process. The show concludes with a “reveal” and a winner is chosen. This winner will go on to compete in The Swan Pageant at the end of the season. The Swan ran for two seasons and had two surgeons, both men. The next show is E! Network’s Dr.90210, this show interview’s patients and fallows them through their surgeries based loosely around the surgeon Dr. Robert Rey’s life and his practice. This show lasted six seasons and had 75 episodes. Out of six surgeons on the show, five were men. Last is Discovery Health Channel’s Plastic Surgery Before and After. This show focuses each episode on a new patient’s transformation. There is one male surgeon on this show. Although slightly different from one another these shows fallow an eerily similar script, and when comparing episodes of the same season, most are almost identical, just swapping different women. Who also end up looking eerily
Within the last fifteen years of American society, there has been a huge proliferation of reality TV programs beginning to air and attracting audiences. Reality TV can stretch over many formats and can include talk shows, competition based shows, documentary based shows and one of the most popular, makeover based reality TV. Makeover based reality TV, works on the premise of a “transformation” from start to finish, be it, gardening, clothing, weight loss or cosmetic surgery. Makeover shows in general can have many problematic elements, but none require as much attention or analysis as cosmetic surgery based reality television. Reality televisions portrayal of the “real” while using formulaic scripts and editing clearly begins …show more content…
Extreme Makeover ran since 2002 and had 55 episodes within the shows run time it had six surgeons, all men. The next show is FOX’s The Swan. Within this show two women are chosen to compete against each other. They are not allowed to see there reflection throughout the process. The show concludes with a “reveal” and a winner is chosen. This winner will go on to compete in The Swan Pageant at the end of the season. The Swan ran for two seasons and had two surgeons, both men. The next show is E! Network’s Dr.90210, this show interview’s patients and fallows them through their surgeries based loosely around the surgeon Dr. Robert Rey’s life and his practice. This show lasted six seasons and had 75 episodes. Out of six surgeons on the show, five were men. Last is Discovery Health Channel’s Plastic Surgery Before and After. This show focuses each episode on a new patient’s transformation. There is one male surgeon on this show. Although slightly different from one another these shows fallow an eerily similar script, and when comparing episodes of the same season, most are almost identical, just swapping different women. Who also end up looking eerily