posted by Adam Johns on Mar 10
The history of reality shows has begun in far 1992 when “The Real World” was first broadcasted by MTV. It turned to become a great success though it had been made as an experiment. People from different places and backgrounds were put to live together in a single house for several months. All their movements and actions were filmed 24 hours a day. This show was so popular that in a year’s time reality TV shows has taken a considerable part of air time.
Another super popular reality show appeared in 2002 and was called “Survivor”. A group of people had to survive on a deserted island. The prize was a fantastic one million dollar sum. The first “Survivor” reality TV show has started the whole series of “Survivors”. Casting agencies still continue to arrange survivor auditions.
Today we experience a reality TV show boom. Almost every big channel has its reality primetime show. But modern shows are a bit different from their forerunners. You can’t even call them reality (real-life) shows, as people act there as if they were common people but they are just actors. Everything is done to get popularity, money and rating. You won’t ever get to a reality show nowadays unless you contact a casting agency. You also need to possess definite moral and physical characteristics in order to get in. Reality show competition is so high that no one can afford to film common people. It is a straight road to bankruptcy.
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