Reality TV: Realism and RevelationThis book analyses new and hybrid genres of television including observational documentaries, talk shows, game shows, docu-soaps, dramatic reconstructions, law and order programming and 24/7 formats such as Big Brother and Survivor. |
Contents
Reality debates | 9 |
Real lives documentary approaches | 35 |
from docudrama to new observational | 59 |
from video diary to Errol Morris | 70 |
narcissism and selfrevelation | 95 |
from talk show to lifestyle | 108 |
reality crime television | 118 |
Man in a glass box | 131 |
Notes | 156 |
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