One of the ways in which Reality tv is such a big hit is because of Gossip. Berger mentions how gossip shapes the media. I think this is true because half the shows I watch, I probably would not have given a second look at normally but only did so because my friends were talking about it. For example, when my friends used to talk about the tv show, The Hills, I had no idea what the conversation was about. I had seen previews for The Hills and never planned on watching it because it just seemed so fake and acted out instead of what it was trying to be, reality, similar to many other reality shows. However, I started to watch it so I could be included in the gossip going on about it. When television shows do not get talked about, people do not watch them causing the network to lose money and eventually are not put on the air. So in order for shows to be productive, they need to create something to be talked about which is the reason why shows such as The Hills and The Real World are probably very acted out so that there is more drama and such than there would normally be without producers interfering.
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