Reality T.V gone totally wrong or Poor script writing?

Well, I was surprised to learn recently that guests of the Jerry Springer show are prompted to do and say the things they do and say. It's almost like the WWE. I don't know what shows you are referring to that are scripted out. I really can't see that happening in any reality shows that I watch, but then perhaps I'm not watching the same shows as you.

i agree. reality tv isn't really reality. they did a show once on reality tv and it talked about how they would edit stuff to make it look more exciting. i have good example. on previews for the real world/road rules inferno 3 they showed anisa and jen talking..and they made it look like jen told anisa to shut the f*** up. but really she was talking to anisa and saying that about another girl. and you are right, now all the shows seem to be about b list celebrities. i used to love fear factor, but it went from average people doing these stunts to only pretty people. and if they managed to through in a normal person in the bunch, everyone made fun of them including joe rogan. I think that these shows will do whatever it takes to get the ratings, including making things look more scandalous than they are.

I don't think there's such thing as "reality tv." Not any more, anyway. Most of those shows are scripted someway or another. I used to love them as well, but now it's so tiring when every. Single. Show is a "reality" one. I do understand why the networks do it, since they don't have to pay any real actors and yet they still get to script. MTV has to be the worst. I rarely watch TV nowadays, I download all the shows I'm interested in (which consist of about 6) and everything else goes ignored by me.