| On May 31, 2000, a show by the name of
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| | the term "every day" is the farthest
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| Survivor hit the TV screen. It's been on
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| | thing from what these shows are. If
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| for 6 years. On June 11, 2002, another
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| | anything, most reality TV is more bizarre
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| show by the name of American Idol
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| | than your typical TV sitcom. And maybe
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| debuted. It seems to get bigger and
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| | that is part of the allure. Seeing real
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| bigger every year. Add to these two
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| | people in totally unreal situations and
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| shows like Fear Factor, Extreme Makeover
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| | watching them turn into TV stars. And if
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| Home Edition, Who Wants To Be A
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| | you think none of them do turn into
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| Millionaire and a ton of others and you
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| | stars, do the names Richard Hatch and
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| have the biggest TV craze since Dallas
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| | Clay Aiken mean anything to you?But maybe
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| and the string of night time soaps. The
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| | the biggest allure of reality TV is to
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| question is, why all the fuss? What is
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| | see just how far these shows will go.
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| it about reality TV that makes more
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| | Because they are depending on real people
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| people tune into some shows than vote in
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| | for their entertainment, they have to
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| presidential elections? We may not have
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| | come up with some pretty far out
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| the reasons but we're going to examine
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| | scenarios and concepts to keep our
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| some of the possibilities.To understand
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| | attention. Let's face it, for every
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| the fuss with reality TV you first have
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| | Richard Hatch there are a hundred
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| to understand what it is. Supposedly,
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| | nobodies who's names you'll never
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| it's TV that features real people instead
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| | remember, let alone their performances,
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| of actors. In other words, your every
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| | if you can call them that. Many a fan
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| day John and Jane Doe. It's hard not to
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| | skips the first few weeks of American
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| root for your next door neighbor unless
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| | Idol just to get past all the horrible
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| he's blasting the stereo at 2 AM and
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| | singers that they'd normally have to
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| you're trying to get some sleep. So yes,
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| | endure. If it weren't for Simon, the
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| it's easy to understand that you're
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| | show would be unwatchable at times.And
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| pulling for the little guy here.
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| | maybe the reason reality TV is so big is
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| Somebody who under normal circumstances
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| | because we simply have nothing better to
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| would be working at a Burger King
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| | do with our time and we look for any
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| somewhere and not on national TV during
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| | excuse to sit in front of the tube and
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| prime time. But there has to be more
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| | watch whatever is on. Sure, some reality
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| than just that. After all, most people
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| | television is pretty good, but there is
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| are pretty dull to watch, especially
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| | quite a bit of it that leaves a lot to be
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| doing every day things.Well, reality TV
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| | desired as far as entertainment value.
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| is far from every day. When you have
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| | Yet, we keep coming back week after
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| shows like Fear Factor where people eat
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| | week.There must be something to it. One
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| bugs or shows like Survivor where people
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| | day we just might figure out what it is.
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| are stranded on islands for weeks on end,
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