Weekly Written Analysis 5 Assignment 5-1

Weekly Written Analysis 5
Assignment 5-1
For my weekly pop culture I chose reality shows. Reality shows has really became very popular. Reality television is a genre of television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors.
Reality television began in the 1940’s with Allen Funt’s Candid Camera. This show was about people broadcast unsuspecting ordinary people reacting to pranks. In the 1950’s a game show name Beat the Clock and Truth or Consequences previewed and it was about contestants in wacky competitions stunts, and practical jokes.
A lot of people think that reality shows just came into play in the 2000’s, but they really started in the 1940’s. The shows then weren’t like the shows of today. Some of the shows today can be so disgusted like the show where the constantans had to eat weird stuff and had do weird stuff, I can’t think of the show name right off hand but I know you know which show I am talking about.
There is some good reality shows like Run’s House, America’s Next Top Model, and Sunday’s Best, just to name a few. I named these because these are some of my favorites. Even though Run’s House is scripted it is still a very good show. America’s Next Top Model, I like the drama that the girls are calling with each other, and Sunday’s Best is the newest one of the reality show. It is base off of America’s Idol but they are singing gospel. The first season was really a big hit.
Reality shows has come along way and is here to stay.
References: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/reality_television