Reality Television, is it Real?!

Last Night I was invited to attend a screening of an upcoming Australian reality show (name can't be shared here), you all know the one's that invite the audience to partake in a tally of votes that come to influence the judges choice.

In this case being part of the studio audience meant that I could make a 50 - 50 choice on who I wanted to vote for and go from there, that is scream really loud for the contestant I took a liking to!

Through careful observation it became apparent that the script for the show had already been written and the decision had already been pre-determined.

This in essence meant that even though we get a sense of competition this may not be the reality of what is happening behind the scenes, in Production rooms and meetings, very interesting.

The bubble was popped I was no longer just in a passive receiver of information rather my childhood dream of this being real, as the show points out reality show is in actual fact just another scripted broadcast, much like home and away, Bummer!

Needless to say I still had fun and left feeling exhausted after 5 hours of sitting and standing upon cue, and screaming for the likeable contestant, not that my screaming would have made a difference, but hey the audience at home doesn't know that, well maybe they do now.

Reality television, is it real?! You decide.