I don't want to believe this, but my husband insists that most of them are entirely scripted. I really enjoy ''Total Bellas,'' a series about twin sisters who began their careers as WWE wrestlers. haha I'm not into WWE whatsoever, but this show is my guilty pleasure. Is Survivor scripted, and The Bachelor? I don't watch these shows, but it makes me wonder if any Reality show is...well, real?
You could be my husband's twin, he said nearly the same thing. I'm upset to learn that reality series really aren't real at all.
They pick people shitty people who have issues on purpose. Then the writers write a conflict for them just like an old school sitcom. The contracts these people sign say they can not discuss this.
Depends on the show I would say, but yeah, it wouldn't surprise if many shows aren't at least partially scripted or at the very least set up in such a way as to amplify the drama inherent in certain situations.
Yes, reality shows are scripted. So, this is the Bella sisters' very first foray into scripted television.
I dig 'My 600 lb. Life'. It is a fascination of mine as to how people can let themselves get that large. Anyway, I don't think it is scripted.
They really shouldn't call these types of series, ''reality'' series, then. :/ I've seen a few of those shows, and yea, doesn't seem scripted.
I think that rather than scripted, the ideas are planted and the editors turn several hours of footage into 30 minutes. I don't think that the people on these shows would have the acting skills to work entirely from a script. Big Brother may be the exception and entirely natural. The mentality of people wanting to watch 4 hours of a room full of people sleeping defies belief.
Reality shows exist in large part because production costs and compensation to the Screenwriters Guild has outstripped profitability. With that being said I can say without a doubt I'd rather watch paint dry than sit through these boring utterly stupid shows described as reality.
You can't fake Professional Wrestling because its already fake, while reality TV is all about faking reality. Since one in five Americans insists the sun revolves around the earth, and Libertarians have made it illegal to vote for Mickey Mouse in the name of freedom, faking reality is not an easy job, and comedians are complaining they don't need anymore material, while others complain that nobody can screw you like a porn star. The cult of personality spiked the damned cool-aid! Tea anyone?
Sadly all TV is scripted. The only TV thats not scripted is live TV, well it’s scripted, but whatever said is said.
Have you ever watched that UK drivel called Big Brother. They left it on overnight while the contestants were sleeping. If you were lucky, you would see 2 people crawling out of bed to use the bathroom on a good night. Needless to say, advertisers were sill being charged for the adverts. Not believing it when I first heard about the program, I left it running one night when we were painting a theater foyer. YES, watching the paint dry was far more interesting.
