I haven't seen it Richard... but as you most likely well know - NO REALITY BASED SHOW is for REAL!!! They exist solely for audience entertainment (although one might question their true entertainment value). Each and everyone of them has an obligation to it's producer and network to draw as many viewers as possible. Reality not withstanding.Quote:
Originally Posted by RICHARD
I can't stand them. They are so incredibly contrived and predictable. Pick the scenario that will draw the most surprise and incredulance, mixed with a heavy dose of controversy and you have the likely plotline for this week's episode.
Amazing??? Not really... when you consider that a TV show's sole objective is too sell soap (as we used to say in the biz). Advertisers pay big bucks to place ads on network TV and they want all the bang for their buck they can get. They would be very upset if Camera men followed people around and Island for 10 weeks and nothing interesting or exciting ever happened! So what's the answer? Guarantee controversy and intrigue by writing potential script, offering suggested dialogue, filming supposed secret conversations (with retakes if necessary), place your islanders in suggested peril (like a volcano that suddenly erupts sending the "survivors" into panic and run for your life mode. Of course, with a little investigation you can discover that "that volcano is an active site and that it erupts almost every day and is a tourist favorite. Oh and the survivors are actually well beyond the safety zone inposed on even the toursist. So... no "real" mystery or shock here - just the magic of TV and zoom lenses. And Yes, the contestants knew the volcano was erupting [it had happened dozens of times previously]. They were asked to run around and act like they were frightened and frantic. Guaranteed. And the cameramen ran around, shaking their cameras, some prop guys knocked over tents, threw dirt and flying debris. Lots of film editing in the studio and you have a bonafide death defying episode. AND MY SILLY FAMILY IS ON THE EDGE OF THEIR SEATS!!!]
After all the hoopla, I am sure all the survivors had a big laugh and went about straightening their tents and sh** up. Wait... oh no, they have production people to do that. They probably all had a snack while waiting for the next scene shoot!
The Senator from FL is undeniably similarly scripted. If they were to show a Senator's (Republican or Democrat) real daily or usual routine, you would be so bored you would fall asleep in your chair. It would be off the air in no time flat. Networks would aplogize to their advertisers, and the producers would have a hard time ever selling another show to the network again.
