Topic > Reality TV - 1314

In 1968 the American artist Andy Warhol said: "In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes." The expression is normally linked to people in the entertainment industry and more recently to those figures involved in Reality TV. There is no exact definition of Reality Television and people also have different opinions on what it is. But it tends to be a combination of genres such as: documentary, drama and many other genres depending on the type of show. It can also be described as "a hybrid of non-fiction and entertainment elements". Charlie Parsons, creator of the television show Survivor, defines reality TV as "Shows containing producer-created environments that control the behavior of the contestants." But this definition does not include emergency services and police programs such as Crimewatch or America's Most Wanted. The reality show I will analyze is "Made in Chelsea" also known as MIC. The scripted reality series is a BAFTA award-winning show broadcast on E4 and first broadcast on 9 May 2011. Made in Chelsea was created as a stylish alternative to The Only Way is Essex. The two programs could be defined as cousins ​​in a certain sense. Made In Chelsea follows the lives of the 'rich kids' and 'socialites' living in West London. Other locations featured include: Barcelona Cannes, Chamonix, Dubai, Finland, Marrakech, Paris, Saint Tropez, South Africa and Verbier. Made In Chelsea can be considered a "lifestyle reality": "Ordinary people and their lifestyles are transformed by experts, who make them extraordinary in lifestyle reality shows. It's not winning an award but the “ revelation” of the transformation that constitutes the culmination of the show. “It's the reaction, not the action that counts,” says Annette… in the middle of the paper… this creates mass involvement on a national scale audience has proven to be an effective way of enticing viewers to become passionate fans.'People enjoy the reality and entertainment of Reality TV. According to Skeggs and Wood (2012 p23) "It is a catch-all category for a variety of different programmes, unique series and formats that follow real people and celebrities and their everyday or out-of-the-ordinary experiences" Jason Carbone, Executive Producer of the reality show "Tia and Tamera" says "You never know what the next reality show will be until you it will be on the air and the audience won't react." If there was a proven formula, someone would have patented it a long time ago. But what I can say, with absolute certainty, is that as long as we continue to find unique characters with compelling stories, reality TV isn't going anywhere...’