America's Got Talent

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…

America’s Next Top Model has been one of the most popular reality television shows since 2003. The show is currently shown on TV all around the world (in more than 160 countries and regions), some other countries including Australia, China, Canada and United Kingdom even have their own version of the Top Model. It is almost impossible to ignore the popularity of the show. Not only people from the fashion industry but also the general public are loyal fans of the show. Regardless of the fact…

Despite being developed more than 400 years apart, Scott Disick from "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" and Mercutio from William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet are both epitomes of the reality TV archetype the "Reckless, Wild Child." The purpose of this archetype is to entertain the audience using comical and dramatic elements while bringing out the good qualities of other characters. A reality TV audience does not want to deeply analyze what it watches - it wants a comfortably predictable,…

The world of television was once a way of entertainment for families to sit down and watch together as well as a way to be informed. Since then the definition of television has brought a change, especially in todays culture where entertainment now means watching reality shows peoples’ lives. The culture of television is focusing on reality television making it a huge part becoming the center of socialization. It is becoming clear that over time television is becoming a part of a social reality.…

It’s 9:00 p.m. and everyone gathers around the television for a night of “Reality Programming.” As we gaze upon the screen and begin loading data into our brains, I question, “Is reality television shaping our minds and the minds of our children, and if so, into what?” In the last decade or so there has been a new craze that has swept our nation, and that is reality television. Why are these shows so popular? According to the Reality T.V. World’s website, there are around 1,000 reality…

In today’s world there are thousands of people called “celebrities” that the majority of the human population knows. These celebrities believe it or not have a huge impact on people. Since most celebrities are known for movies and television shows, many people know about them and probably watch them daily. Although this can have it’s benefits but the majority of it is harmful to everyone’s lives. It’s harmful because it distracts everyone from real drastic problems happening all over the world,…

Have you ever wondered what TV does to children? Or to be more specific, the effects that Reality TV have on children. I have always wondered why my mom wouldn’t let me watch certain shows or movies and now I have a clearer understanding of why. “The Impact of Reality Shows on Children” written by Kevin Bliss was posted on LiveStrong.com and has a message to parents about their children and reality TV. They don’t support it nor do they reject it, they more or less tell you how to handle the…

What is the point of watching “Reality TV” when it’s not even considered reality? Why do several of us buy into the idea that reality TV resembles reality in any way, shape or form? There are countless questions about reality TV that we might never know the answer to. The producers of reality Tv shows, practically have us wrapped around their finger, making us believe whatever we hear and notice. Utmost people are clueless about what is real and what isn’ t, this is just the way we think.…

Modern Day Television: The Death of Cinema? In his essay "Story or Spectacle? Why Television Is Better Than the Movies," David Charpentier argues as the title states "Television is Better Than the Movies." Charpentier does this by comparing the two mediums with plot and character development. He argues television develops these better than movies with their one key advantage: time. This is simply irrefutable and film has yet to produce anything similar to modern television dramas such as Game…