Reality-based television is an amorphous collection of syndicated thematic shows and one-time episodes that have one unifying basis: they rely, in some fashion, on real or true events. This reality can take numerous forms, and the television industry...

Reality television is a genre of television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and features ordinary people instead of professional actors. Although the genre has existed in some...

UNDERSTANDING REALITY TELEVISION Su Holmes and Deborah Jermyn, eds. London: Routtedge, 2004, 302 pp. In a recent issue of Cranta (no. 86), Andrew O'Hagan discusses the relationship between films and personal experience, referencing the particular and complex ways in which people identify with,...

MIKE DREW The reality is that television is slipping By MIKE DREW Thursday, March 18, 2004 While some of you weren't paying attention, prime-time television changed dramatically. Alas, it's for the worse. Again. Budget-crunched networks are squeezed more than...

Not long ago, Colombe Jacobsen was riding her bike up Park Avenue when she saw a head shot of herself, smiling out at the city, from on top of a cab. Ms. Jacobsen, who is 29 years old and has straight blond hair and big...

CBS has tossed "Armed & Famous" into the cancellation cooler. The new reality television series, which followed five lesser-celebrities during their time as gun-carrying reserve officers of the Muncie Police Department, has been axed after four episodes.Producers planned seven episodes of "Armed & Famous," whose...

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Explores the reality and drama in reality television, including game shows and documentaries with particular reference to Nichols.

Discusses the phenomenon of reality television. Describes the production techniques involved in creating good reality television shows, such as camera angles, close-ups, etc.

Describes the absurdity of today's reality television