Real people and the rise of reality television / Michael McKenna.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McKenna, Michael, 1969- author.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Real people (Television program).

Reality television programs--United States--History--20th century.

Reality television programs.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (275 p.)

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2015.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Golden Gut Strikes Again; 2 Branding a Genre: Nonfiction, Actuality, Reality!; 3 Whackos, Freaks, Eccentrics . . . God Bless America; 4 Sliding down the TV Food Chain: Syndicated Reality; 5 Ebb Tide; Epilogue; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-221) and index.

Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

979-88-8183-099-1

OCLC:

909369639