
It‘s almost Big Brother US season so I thought it would be fitting to start the tagged while Rolo and I get some vitamin D
#DogsOfLitsy
It‘s almost Big Brother US season so I thought it would be fitting to start the tagged while Rolo and I get some vitamin D
#DogsOfLitsy
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Engaging history of reality TV, from a mid 20th century show about a California family through The Apprentice. It focuses on a subset of particularly influential/pivotal shows and follows the genre‘s evolution and impact on society. I‘m not much of a reality TV person, but this was interesting.
This book goes back and looks at the history of reality programming, which actually started on the radio, taking a look at how it‘s evolved up until almost today. I found it really interesting to hear about both shows I‘d never heard of and those that are very familiar. Really well done.
My only 5⭐️ in June!
NYT TV critic Nussbaum takes a look at the evolution of reality TV from early iterations like Candid Camera and The Gong Show to the beginning of the explosion via Real World and Survivor through to current mix on Bravo and The Bachelor. She tells the larger story through a limited number of shows, which made for a strong narrative. She ends on The Apprentice and our first (and hopefully last) reality TV president.
Drinking coffee and reading this gem…out next week, about the rise of reality tv. I‘m not a huge reality tv fan but this is entertaining and very readable. #netgalley