Reality shows reaching zenith?
An article in the LA Times on super producer Mark Burnett uses the occasion of Burnett's recent flops to question whether we've had enough of reality programming.
Do his current difficulties signal the beginning of the end for the broadcast reality craze that he nearly single-handedly launched seven summers ago with the first "Survivor?" Or is there something particular about Burnett's productions that viewers are beginning to turn away from? If something is toppling, is it the genre or the career? Or are both just in what coaches would call a rebuilding phase?
Reality shows will always be popular. If I were to bet on future trends, I'd go with the incorporation of reality programming into fictional narratives, like the community involvement in lonelygirl15 and Prom Queen. I'm also looking forward to Burnett's Independent, a reality show which will debut on MySpace (and possibly TV) next Spring. The series pits would-be politicians in a competition for a $1 million prize, which must be either donated to a political cause or be used as seed money for the winner's own election campaign. In other words, Sanjaya for president. Ronald Reagan 2.0.
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Posted by: wow power leveling | June 20, 2007 at 12:53 AM
Interesting you mentioned LG15. I recently did a video interview of Greg Goodfried (co-creator and executive producer of LG15) at Banff World TV Festival and thought that you and your readers might find semi-interesting to watch.
http://kempton.wordpress.com/2007/06/13/bwtvf-day-3-greg-goodfried-lonelygirl15-interview/
Posted by: Kempton | June 24, 2007 at 08:27 PM