Reality T.V.

Part One: This blog actually kind of confuses me. I had to choose the second question, because to be honest I really don’t understand the first question at all. I think that this blog question might be going to deeply into what reality T.V. is all about. I’m not so sure we really need to be going this deeply into reality T.V., but obviously that’s just my opinion. I’m not really sure where to go with the second question, so I’m sorry if it seems like I’m just winging it. I guess it’s nice that we talked about it on class on Monday, but not really exactly about what this question is asking for.
Part Two: Who is the audience of reality T.V.? That is actually a very hard question to answer. In my opinion, I believe that the audience depends on the genre. For “makeover shows” (“Extreme Makeover”, “What Not to Wear”, etc.), the audience tends to be women. I don’t really know very many men who look forward to watching shows like these. As for shows like “Man vs. Wild”, the audience is many times men. Walk into a class and simple whisper “Man vs. Wild” and I assure you that all of the men in the class will automatically erupt into chatter. As you get into, “fantasy” reality T.V., the audience tends to be teenage girls. The drama and thrill of the “rich” life always seems to appeal to this age group. The list of different audiences goes on and on, as the genre changes. Now, the main message of reality T.V. shows can be generalized. Most shows are portraying the “average person”. I think that these television shows are trying to prove to the “common” person that he/she can do anything. Basically, the shows are saying if he can do it, so can you.