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Real people and the rise of reality television /

The origins of, and in many ways the prototype for, modern reality programming can be traced to <span style=""font-style:italic;"">Real People , a show which focused on average individuals, primarily Americans, and applauded their individuality. This book provides an examin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McKenna, Michael, 1969- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield, [2015]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Prologue: the cult of tv personality
  • 1979-80: the golden gut strikes again
  • 1980-81: branding a genre: non-fiction, actuality, reality!
  • 1981-82: whackos, freaks, eccentrics' God bless America
  • 1982-83: sliding down the tv food chain: syndicated reality
  • 1983-84: ebb tide
  • Epilogue from Real people to the real world, 1984-1992
  • Appendix I. Real people episode guide
  • Appendix II. List of reality shows, 1978-1992
  • Appendix III. Map of real people filming locations, 1979-1984.