Reality TV – Remaking Television Culture Murray Ouellette Hardback 9780814756874

Reality TVRemaking Television Culture\nAuthor(s): Susan Murray, Laurie Ouellette\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: New York University Press, United States\nImprint: New York University Press\nISBN-13: 9780814756874, 978-0814756874\nSynopsis\nA collection of essays that parse out the seemingly unprecedented rise of reality television\n Survivor. The Bachelor. Extreme Makeover. Big Brother. Joe Millionaire. American Idol. The Osbournes. It is virtually impossible to turn on a television without coming across some sort of reality programming. Yet, while this genre has rapidly moved from the fringes of television culture to its lucrative core, critical attention has not kept pace.\nBeginning by unearthing its historical roots in early reality shows like Candid Camera and wending its way through An American Family, Cops, and The Real World to the most recent crop of reality programs, Reality TV is the first book to address the economic, visual, cultural, and audience dimensions of reality te.