Write a 8 page essay on Reality Television: Has the Novelty Worn Off.Download file to see previous pages... The paper tells that social contracts of a sort are created with an audience when they watch

Write a 8 page essay on Reality Television: Has the Novelty Worn Off.

The paper tells that social contracts of a sort are created with an audience when they watch a reality program. The audience agrees to observe the actions of people when put into a constructed atmosphere and the producers of the program agree to represent reality to the viewer. The manipulation of reality, however, is never as it seems. One of the disclaimers at the end of most reality-based design shows is that the outcomes are sometimes recommended by the producers in order to aid in the overall quality of the show. This means that if a reality contestant is interesting performs badly, they may be kept by recommendations of the producers who believe it will enhance the ratings on the show. The social contract that the programmers ultimately agree to and intend to give in exchange for viewership is entertainment.

This paper makes a conclusion that if the ‘novelty’ of reality programming is based on the idea of manipulating the emotions of the audience through exploitation of actors in the programmes to represent incendiary topics than this novelty has worn off. Informative programming and contests seem to be still popular. Because of the ease with which reality programming is created, it is likely to continue as long as there are viewers. The ethics of the programs, however, is more scrutinized by the audience and must be kept within certain audience defined boundaries. Although the novelty has run stale, the interest in people will always be popular and this will make reality television a continuing part of modern programming.