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<p>Reality programming—a broad title for unscripted shows that involve non-actors—is really an updated version of a classic television genre that had its first successes decades before <i>The Real World</i> or <i>Survivor</i> made their premieres. NBC launched <i>Try and Do It</i>, a show in which audience members attempted to complete tasks such as whistling with a mouthful of crackers, in 1949. In the 1950s <i>Queen for a Day</i> crowned the most down-trodden of its four contestants, draping her in a sable-trimmed robe and granting a previously declared wish. The wild success reality television has achieved of late has pushed the envelope of such programming ever further away from the genre's innocuous beginnings. The time is now ripe for a look back on how this genre has developed, what it reveals about us, and what has transformed it into one of the most powerful forms of entertainment on television today.</p> <p>Reality programming—a broad title for unscripted shows that involve non-actors—is really an updated version of a classic television genre that had its first successes decades before <i>The Real World</i> or <i>Survivor</i> made their premieres. NBC launched <i>Try and

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Author

Richard M. Huff

Publisher

Praeger; Bloomsbury

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9780275981709

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Performing Arts, Sports