Analysis 5

There are many theories that can be found in Reality Television shows, but the Romantic theme seems to be pretty common in all of the shows.  Regardless if the show is about “finding love” or “competing” for love…there is usually a fire to be lit between a few of the contestants.  Shows like “Big Brother”, “Survivor”, or even “The Real World” have nothing to do with winning over someone’s heart, but there is always two people who fall for each other and makes the show about love. 

I think the most interesting things that I found about this “Popular Culture” topic is how all of the classic shows now seem set up and aren’t actually reality television.  I have researched enough to figure out that anymore, these shows are all set-up for entertainment purposes only.  And that many of the members on these shows are on them for one reason and one reason only…fame.  Yes, there are some instances where a large sum of money for the winner is in store, but in most cases all of these people want the publicity and hope to set off an acting career starting with Reality Television. 

I think of Reality Television differently after researching during this class in a few ways.  I used to be very interested in watching a number of these shows, but reading about the behind the scenes of some of them…I’m simply not interested in watching “Reality Television” that is not actual reality.