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Cue the Sun!
Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV | Emily Nussbaum
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The rollicking saga of reality television�an ambitious cultural history of America�s most influential, most divisive artistic phenomenon, from the Pulitzer Prize winning New Yorker writer Who invented reality TV, the world�s most dangerous (…more)
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fredthemoose
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Engaging history of reality TV, from a mid 20th century show about a California family through The Apprentice. It focuses on a subset of particularly influential/pivotal shows and follows the genre‘s evolution and impact on society. I‘m not much of a reality TV person, but this was interesting.

Professional_Book_Dragon I loved this one too and also not a reality tv fan!! It made me want to watch the first season of survivor though and look for what they talked about. 2mo
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Hooked_on_books
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This book goes back and looks at the history of reality programming, which actually started on the radio, taking a look at how it‘s evolved up until almost today. I found it really interesting to hear about both shows I‘d never heard of and those that are very familiar. Really well done.

squirrelbrain Stacking! 8mo
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My only 5⭐️ in June!

NYT TV critic Nussbaum takes a look at the evolution of reality TV from early iterations like Candid Camera and The Gong Show to the beginning of the explosion via Real World and Survivor through to current mix on Bravo and The Bachelor. She tells the larger story through a limited number of shows, which made for a strong narrative. She ends on The Apprentice and our first (and hopefully last) reality TV president.

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Lissa00
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Drinking coffee and reading this gem…out next week, about the rise of reality tv. I‘m not a huge reality tv fan but this is entertaining and very readable. #netgalley