On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 1:16 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:
> Ultimately, I don't know why anybody on Survivor matters more than anybody > else, and there is still a falseness to this show that bugs me. But without > knowing about the events leading up to it, outing somebody on national TV > is a piss-poor tactic. The disturbing "reality" is that CBS would still > have aired it had the tactic worked. > > At some point we need to start looking at the psychology of what possesses > people to participate in these shows, as well as the harm/backlash for both > participants and viewers. There used to be senate hearings on music lyrics > and videogame violence, but nobody seems to question our "right" to be > embarrassed, insulted, attacked, and injured... for ratings. > > http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/survivor-zeke- > smith-outed-as-transgender-guest-column-991514 > In the 1990s there was a concern among sociologists and psychologists of the effects of having people air their private affairs on TV for entertainment. The venue then was daytime talk shows, which following Springer's success, were going through an expansion which meant always finding more outrageous guests to stand out. As the authorities stood by then they are not going to get involved now. I watched two reality TV competitions in the 17 years since Survivor debuted. Both, which were Mark Burnett productions, emphasized soap opera elements in the competitions even when the elements were trivial. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
