Reality TV – Page 2

Bigoted Brother ¹, Forgotten Sisters

April 5, 2007 Kim Akass and Janet McCabe and Kim Akass / Manchester Metropolitan University 4 comments

by: Kim Akass and Janet McCabe
Sanctifying sexism as long as your target is a racist – this article explores the sexist discourse surrounding media coverage of the recent “race row” on the UK show Celebrity Big Brother and the controversial figure of Jade Goody.

Prime Time Bullies

March 9, 2007 Gareth Palmer / University of Salford 19 comments

by: Gareth Palmer / University of Salford
In programmes ranging from Extreme Makeover to Ten Years Younger our flexible selves are seen to be empowered by experts striving to bring forth ‘the real you.’

Watching TV Poker

February 24, 2006 Mark Andrejevic / University of Iowa 3 comments

by: Mark Andrejevic / University of Iowa
Andrejevic considers the cultural logic of the recent surge in televised poker tourneys.

Do Good TV?

February 24, 2006 Laurie Ouellette / University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 5 comments

by: Laurie Ouellette / Queens College, CUNY
ABC’s programming shifts toward “do-good” reality shows. What can explain ABC’s foray into the helping culture?

Spouse Exchanges: I Know the Perfect People …

January 13, 2006 Megan Mullen / University of Wisconsin-Parkside 5 comments

by: Megan Mullen / University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Is the families selecting process to participate in reality TV showing American entertainment preferences? Are you and your family eligible?

What a Long, Bad Trip It’s Been

December 16, 2005 Mark Andrejevic / University of Iowa One comment

by: Mark Andrejevic / University of Iowa
The voyeurism and surveillance of MTV’s One Bad Trip become inverted after the first season, leaving audiences to wonder; who’s watching, and who’s performing?

Editorial: Why The Amazing Race: Family Edition Doesn’t Suck

November 18, 2005 Joanna Slimmer / University of Texas at Austin 8 comments

by: Joanna Slimmer / FLOW Staff
Formal innovations and family drama…Who cares where they go next?

Cybernetic TV

October 21, 2005 Mark Andrejevic / University of Iowa 2 comments

by: Mark Andrejevic / University of Iowa
An exploration of the ways in which “interactive” television “adjusts on the fly” to meet the needs of programmers and viewers.

Marriage as the New Trend

October 21, 2005 Moya Luckett / New York University 6 comments

by: Moya Luckett / New York University
Marriage and motherhood seem to be both desirable and scarce for women in today’s current television programs. Examples are found in such shows as Desperate Housewives, My Fair Brady, Breaking Bonaduce and others.

Desperate Citizens

October 7, 2005 John McMurria / DePaul University 2 comments

by: John McMurria / DePaul University
Extreme Makeover Home Edition contestants are portrayed as good and deserving citizens who are the victims of misfortunes beyond their control. However, while EMHE helps these deserving citizens, the corporate sponsored show fails to recognize the irony inherent in the fact that it is these very corporations that contribute to these problems in the first place.