Ebook: Reality TV: Realism and Revelation

This 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.;Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Reality debates; 2. Real lives, documentary approaches; 3. Just being themselves: from docudrama to new observational documentary; 4. Personalising the documentary: from video diary to Errol Morris; 5. Therapeutic culture: narcissism and self-revelation; 6. Trauma as popular cultural script: from talkshow to lifestyle programming; 7. Video justice: reality crime television; 8. Man in a glass box; Conclusion: 'Reach for the stars': celebrity, social mobility and the future of reality TV; Notes; Bibliography; Index.