03-03-2004, 10:54 PM
But what do you call that genre of gameshows (Millionaire, Dog Eat Dog, etc.)?
I would just call them game shows. Obviously genres are influenced by the times, and game shows have been influenced by the notion that the audience may be as interested in the personality of the contestant as in the contest itself. But looking back at "Hollywood Squares", "Double Dare", etc. I don't think this is a new concept.
As for 'Reality TV', I can't stand the idea behind it simply because it isn't reality, and hasn't been since the first season of "The Real World" (if even then) - the 'participants' don't act normally, they pander to the cameras to get more air time or to not get voted off, or whatever is applicable for the show in question.
Agreed. My second criticism of "The Real World" was that it should be called "The Unreal World" because the living situation presented was so farfetched, a group of people with that personality mix would never live together, and the cameras were clearly affecting everything that was said and done. My first criticism was that it wasn't a music video, which is what MTV is (was) supposed to be all about.
I would just call them game shows. Obviously genres are influenced by the times, and game shows have been influenced by the notion that the audience may be as interested in the personality of the contestant as in the contest itself. But looking back at "Hollywood Squares", "Double Dare", etc. I don't think this is a new concept.
As for 'Reality TV', I can't stand the idea behind it simply because it isn't reality, and hasn't been since the first season of "The Real World" (if even then) - the 'participants' don't act normally, they pander to the cameras to get more air time or to not get voted off, or whatever is applicable for the show in question.
Agreed. My second criticism of "The Real World" was that it should be called "The Unreal World" because the living situation presented was so farfetched, a group of people with that personality mix would never live together, and the cameras were clearly affecting everything that was said and done. My first criticism was that it wasn't a music video, which is what MTV is (was) supposed to be all about.