American Idol

Why are these shows so popular? According to the Reality T.V. World’s website, there are around 1,000 reality television programs and reality TV; and grown to the point of now having reality TV networks such as TruTv. In Fox’s network history, “American Idol posted the highest ratings of any show besides sports,” According to Business Week Online. Dramalities are in…

While watching cable television there are around four to five minutes breaks of commercials we encounter. Most of these commercials are about new reality shows. If they are not about new upcoming ones, there are the dates for when the current ones would make a comeback. Reality television has been around since the 1940s (Slocum). The shows that were on years ago were a lot less vulgar, then what we are used to today. Too me, it seems that reality T.V. continues to go down the wrong path. Yet,…

Reality Television is usually defined as a television program in which real people are continuously filmed. Reality television is designed to be entertaining rather than informative. Today, many children across the globe are exposed to reality television and a lot of the negative influences that come with it. The research question I am trying to answer is whether reality television is skewing the minds of children and causing them to think that reality television portrays the true values of…

Society today is unlike anything the Earth has ever experienced. Living amongst a “Technological Era” has admitted us to freely witness the enviable lives of millions around the world. Tragically, it’s no surprise that it’s predominantly our younger generation that are so heavily influenced by our “Big Brother”, the USA. His “celebrity culture” allows insight into all facets of a life in the fast lane. Movies, magazines and the dominant force of social media are all means by which he coerces us…

Everybody has different strengths and imperfections that make them unique. Some traits that make me unique are my cooperation and independence, the fact that I can be very demanding, my athleticism and my impatience. A lot of people may have some qualities in common, but everybody is their own unique individual. Throughout your life you will start developing and/or losing different qualities that will alter who you are as a person. There are also some qualities that you have as a child that will…

would easily create an example of how reality TV makes younger girls feel uncomfortable about their own body. According to Sid Kirchheimer,” Thinness is a recipe for eating disorders such as bulimia and anorexia nervous, which affect some 8 million Americans, primarily teenage girls, and young woman.” Yet, with this in mind, people still praise being skinny. Praising being skinny as the only acceptable look puts expectations in younger…

In Yer Ear What does it take to get discovered in the world of entertainment? Over the past few years a popular program has swept across the globe which first debuted in the US. In the summer of 2006 America’s Got Talent hit the airwaves as the stage for anyone who thought they had what it took to compete for a million-dollar prize and stardom. Now there are programs in the United Kingdom, Asia and several European countries which celebrate their cultures and masses of talented individuals.…

This article was interesting to me because it taught me that even minor aspects could have a huge impact on a show and whether it will succeed or tank. I thought it was interesting that the time slot of a show can have a heavy impact on viewers and ratings. Thursday night is a popular night for TV already, ABC has some of their most popular hits such as Grey’s Anatomy which has , NBC has the NFL games, like the article pointed out and Fox now has this family drama to get thrown into the mix.…

Celebrities live in an entirely different world and they summon people’s yearnings to love, admire, copy, and gossip. The public sense a feeling of friendship by the familiar faces we see. The more a person sees certain faces, the more a person’s brain enjoys it. Furthermore, it does not matter if the face is attractive or not, it is known as “the exposure effect.” Individuals have a fixation with status. There are definite human traits that are universally recognized as beautiful such as…

television was a form of entertainment, but now we have come too far with mainstream promotions. They also talked about how reality stars can influence their audience’s perceptions of life and their morals and purchases in life. They explain how our American culture is part of reality television and that there are many negative influences coming from reality television, such as topics of weight, addictions, families, friends, and love. Tran and Strutton explained how reality televisions stars…