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What Does The Hunger Games Series Say About Reality Television?

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THE HUFFINGTON POST

The Reality of Reality TV

Reality TV has become a major part of our culture: phrases like "GTL" and "that was pitchy" have permeated our vocabulary, and we know intimate details of people's lives and the secrets of their marriages.

THE HUFFINGTON POST

Reality Television: Innovation and Misery

One question I am consistently asked with the release of my first novel is, "Where did you get the idea for it from?"

TV SQUAD

Is Reality TV Over?

As the fall TV season starts, you may notice something you haven't seen so much of in recent years: actors.

reality TV News From the Web

03/02/12 Reality shows glamorize stereotypes Source: Daily Campus - Southern Methodist Univ. - Dallas TX Reality television shows like "Khloe and Lamar,""Basketball Wives,""The Bachelor" or "First 48" have made huge waves across television channels since the early 2000s , ousting scripted shows like "One Life to Live" and "All My Children" off the air.
11/14/11 'Real Housewives' star says reality TV encourages... Source: The Triangle Tribune - Durham NC As the Bravo reality series, "The Real Housewives of Atlanta," makes its return to television with a new season, one star of the show claimed that reality TV may spur bullying.
10/14/11 Reality TV makes girls more confident, inspired, but... Source: reality blurred A survey of 1,141 girls conducted by the Girl Scout Research Institute examined the effects that reality TV watching has on girls ages 11 to 17.
10/13/11 Girls Scouts: Reality TV watchers more aggressive,... Source: Star Tribune - Minneapolis MN Want your daughters to be assertive leaders?
08/08/11 Supervisor Mark Farrell woos reality TV productions Source: SFGate.com - San Francisco CA If this was a reality television show, Supervisor Mark Farrell would bat his eyelashes at reality TV itself, hand it a rose and tell the cameras he was really hoping to get some quality time with it.

Background on reality tv

Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded.

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