Thursday, January 7, 2010

Television Becomes More Real

By Wayne Torres

The people, nowadays, are more entertained to see the ordinary men doing extraordinary things. Even the television networks are focusing on the reality shows to make it interesting for the general public. The television shows are turning more real.

Reality shows have become popular in the past few years among general viewing public. These hour long episodes attract attention because ordinary men become the cast of the program and they are in an unscripted situation struggling to reach their targets and perform tasks in the best manner in actual events.

Television companies have added variety to the reality shows. These can be classified as game shows, elimination round shows, dating shows, self improvement programs, dating shows, houses hidden camera shows, talk shows and documentary style programs.

The new faces in the reality shows are usually uncomfortable with the camera. The ordinary people participating in the reality shows make the programs tireless for the public by their talent and adventure.

For instance, in the Amazing Race, the participants will travel around the world to find and solve various clues indicating their way to the grand prize they contest for. They will beat several clues while racing. Viewers can see the anxiety among the contestants in such reality shows.

When the participants hurry through the airports, do not understand local language, getting flights in schedule and the competition in the participants increases the anxiety which can be easily seen on television by the public.

The TV actors do not show anxiety commonly on television. This scenario showing anxiety makes the episodes more real and connects the public to factual world.

For a more adventurous show, we watch the popular reality show Fear Factor. Here we see a group of contestants that compete each other by doing something that can be very scary for some, but fairly easy for others.

Jumping off from a helicopter roving from 300 feet above the ground, eating live insects and to be in a coffin with just snakes become the scariest activities of the show. Participants face the fear and anxiety that no one can imagine.

It's the fear and anxiety of contestants that can hype up the viewers. This reality is the enjoyment for public and people are coming closer to know what's real and what's not on the television. Entertainment is evolving to get a different outlook leaving behind the old fictions.

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