Reality shows

@buddha3 (1026)
India
September 28, 2011 1:22am CST
All Television channels are flooded with reality shows nowadays. I just get frustrated whenever I come across a reality show. I think it's all rubbish and fake and mean ways to achieve ratings, which viewers view with so much interest as though something real is happening!
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GemmaR
@GemmaR (8517)
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28 Sep 11
I watch a lot of reality TV shows because I am a psychology student and I like to be able to see how people act in certain situations and be able to analyse their behaviour. However, I think that the people who apply for reality shows are a little bit naive, as they truly believe that they are going to get fame from doing the shows even though they should know from people in the past that they will likely get a couple of interviews when they leave the house and then nothing more until they do something else in their career.
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buddha3
@buddha3 (1026)
• India
28 Sep 11
Well said. It's just a few days of fame they would get. And maybe a couple more invitations in some other reality shows. Not more than that. As far as your psychology studies is concerned, I feel you could find a lot of such opportunities in real life where you could study how people react to certain situations. As you said, most of the reactions, emotions and behaviours in these shows are fake and not natural. Hence I don't feel it would help you in your study. Thanks for the nice comment:)
buddha3
@buddha3 (1026)
• India
27 Jan 12
Are you referring to the housemates in reality shows or in other real life settings? If it is reality shows, then I strongly feel that it doesn't make a good study, because the behaviours there are fake and unreal. Study made in a natural setting where people are confined to a place for long time would be more meaningful.
mammots
@mammots (3209)
• Philippines
26 Jan 12
people confined in a particular place for a long period of time act in peculiar ways...how they react to their fellow housemates is worth taking note of and worth studying!
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writersolutions10
@writersolutions10 (497)
• India
28 Sep 11
it is good for all the talents out there. reality shows will make them more popular and show case there talents there and prove themselves to this world. it is also entertaining for all the audience and good for all youngsters.
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buddha3
@buddha3 (1026)
• India
28 Sep 11
But how many of those talents make their mark once the show is over? And what about the mean comments the judges make which may hurt the sentiments of the participants? Moreover, it makes the viewers uncomfortable. All the people involved in any show on Telly should behave themselves and respect everyone involved. This is my view though.
buddha3
@buddha3 (1026)
• India
27 Jan 12
hmmm, it's great then. It's really good of the companies to adhere to their agreement and give the actors an opportunity to make their mark. Nice to know that in Philippines many actors have come up through reality shows!
mammots
@mammots (3209)
• Philippines
26 Jan 12
here in the Philippines the winners of the reality shows like pinoy big brother house and pinoys got talent and pinoy big brother academy have become very successful movie actors and actresses because part of their winnings is an acting contract with their host television company. most of the winners of reality shows here have become big and successful celebrities both on television and in movies.
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maximax8
@maximax8 (31046)
• United Kingdom
28 Sep 11
In the United Kingdom there is a reality program called Coach Trip. The coach tour guide is called Brendan and the tourists travel on the coach together. One pair get voted for each night and if they get it they are given a yellow card. If they get two yellow cards it becomes a red card and they leave the trip. Sometimes a pair that have left are replaced with a different couple. At the moment on TV the tourists are in the Czech Republic.
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buddha3
@buddha3 (1026)
• India
28 Sep 11
Oh, sounds interesting. But what makes them to be voted against? I mean does it depend on how they behave during the trip or something?
blademaiden
@blademaiden (734)
• Romania
1 Oct 11
I don't like reality shows and I don't like people that watch them either. They act as if everything they see on that show is 100% real, although it's obvious everything's fake. I bet this is what they do in their private life, too; they pretend everything is ok in their family, when in fact it's exactly the opposite.
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buddha3
@buddha3 (1026)
• India
17 Oct 11
yes, even though there are so many good programs to watch on tv, we prefer watching such rubbish, senseless and fake stuff. It's our taste that should change and we can't blame the tv channels or the participants.
bounce58
@bounce58 (17385)
• Canada
28 Oct 11
I believe that there are some reality shows that are just not meant to be on TV. They just rely on people being curious, and wanting to see other people more miserable than them that's why they tune in to watch. But once in a while, there would be shows which are inspiring. I think The Biggest Loser is one such show.
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buddha3
@buddha3 (1026)
• India
28 Oct 11
And also, these shows are having bad effects on teenagers. They start imitating those on reality shows and they are so desperate to watch those shows. Yes, there is another comment about The Biggest Loser above and I think such good shows must be encouraged. There is hardly anything inspiring and motivating on TV these days.
163Mandolingirl
@163Mandolingirl (1052)
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17 Oct 11
I can't stand reality shows. They are just platforms for spoilt, egotistical, people who don't know how to behave like decent human beings!
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buddha3
@buddha3 (1026)
• India
17 Oct 11
Well said Mandolingirl. We can't find the best word to describe these useless shows. They are just the worst. It's the platform for uncivilised behaviour. The worst effect of those programs are on the young minds. I've seen many kids imitating those guys on the shows and it is such a bad effect on the society as a whole because these kids will be the ones who make the future,
Anne18
@Anne18 (11029)
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28 Sep 11
There are far too many reality shows on the telly, and after a while they are all much the same. I do tendto watch a few but some are just rubbish. What we need ot do is not ot watch them then the ratings will be low and they'll take them off air.
buddha3
@buddha3 (1026)
• India
28 Sep 11
You are absolutely right Anne. Some are just not worth watching even a minute. Same old Brother shows, laughter shows, music shows and so on. The only solution to stop these is to stop watching them, as you rightly said.
akangirl
@akangirl (2436)
• India
22 Oct 11
I feel the same, i don't like reality shows. I don't wanna see their singing , dancing. I lost my interest when i was working as a freelance co-ordinator and basically my job was to get people to work as crowd and most of it is fake was big turn off.
buddha3
@buddha3 (1026)
• India
25 Oct 11
Hi akangirl, people like you who have first hand experience of this know it better than anyone else! There are few people who argue that reality shows are not fake. Your comment here is the answer to all of those! Thanks for sharing your experience:)
mammots
@mammots (3209)
• Philippines
28 Sep 11
my favorite reality show is The Biggest Loser. everything they do here in this reality show is very inspiring to those who take their bodies and health for granted. a lot of people can empathize with the experiences of the contestants. its really exciting to know who will be victorious among them but in reality all of them have won the battle against obesity and an unhealthy lifestyle.
buddha3
@buddha3 (1026)
• India
28 Sep 11
Wow, that sounds great! There is a very valid reason for you to like such a show and I would also love to watch shows like that. Reality shows should have a concept like the one you mentioned above. That makes sense. There is something the participants learn and also the viewers can take the example of those participants and get motivated.
buddha3
@buddha3 (1026)
• India
30 Sep 11
You are welcome! yeah I wish I could watch it.
mammots
@mammots (3209)
• Philippines
29 Sep 11
hi..thank you very much for choosing my response as the best response for this discussion. i hope you get to watch an episode of The Biggest Loser. its very inspiring!!!
mariahhh
@mariahhh (1328)
• United Arab Emirates
28 Sep 11
I guess it depends on your country. For me, Reality shows are the best. They make really good and interesting show. I love it more than tv series. I guess it's because Reality shows are very popular in my country that's why they really are doing their best to make it good and successful.
buddha3
@buddha3 (1026)
• India
28 Sep 11
Right. But in my country also they are very popular. All channels are airing similar shows at the same time of the day to attract viewers and many of them are successful. It was just my thoughts that I put in here. I just don't like them for various reasons. When something is in limits, it's fine. But when it starts getting onto our nerves it becomes difficult to digest such shows.