Spectacle: An Unscripted History of Reality TV Trailer
Spectacle: An Unscripted History of Reality TV Trailer
Reality TV is dismissed as guilty pleasure, low brow... even trash. But whether you want to admit it or not, you probabl... Read more
28 Jan 2021
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3mins
Reality TV | 1. An American Family
Reality TV | 1. An American Family
In the first episode of season 1 of Spectacle, we'll go back to the show that started it all -- An American Family. Most... Read more
10 Feb 2021
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43mins
Reality TV | 2. Manufacturing The Real World
Reality TV | 2. Manufacturing The Real World
More than 25 years ago, MTV debuted The Real World. The cast of 7 artists had no idea what they were getting into when t... Read more
10 Feb 2021
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44mins
Reality TV | 3. How Survivor revealed America’s tribalism
Reality TV | 3. How Survivor revealed America’s tribalism
When Survivor premiered in 2000, there was nothing like it. It was like Lord of Flies meets Castaway. That first season ... Read more
17 Feb 2021
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36mins
Reality TV | 4. The Bachelor/Bachelorette, our problematic fave
Reality TV | 4. The Bachelor/Bachelorette, our problematic fave
The Bachelor and the Bachelorette have been on the air for nearly 20 years. Millions of people watch every episode. But ... Read more
24 Feb 2021
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46mins
Reality TV | 5. Behind the gates with the ‘Real’ housewives
Reality TV | 5. Behind the gates with the ‘Real’ housewives
It's easy to get distracted by the glamorous trappings of the Real Housewives. The fancy cars, the McMansions, the Botox... Read more
3 Mar 2021
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34mins
Reality TV | 6. Keeping up with the Kardashian empire
Reality TV | 6. Keeping up with the Kardashian empire
From Kim’s sex tape scandal to Kourtney pulling her baby out during labor, to the scary Paris robbery -- the Kardashian ... Read more
10 Mar 2021
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32mins
Reality TV | 7. Queer Eye, a master class in male vulnerability
Reality TV | 7. Queer Eye, a master class in male vulnerability
Queer Eye for The Straight Guy was an instant hit in 2003. Oprah, Jay Leno, even President George W. Bush were talking a... Read more
17 Mar 2021
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42mins
Reality TV | 8. 90 Day Fiance, the delusion of love
Reality TV | 8. 90 Day Fiance, the delusion of love
90 Day Fiancé is the trainwreck TV show we can’t stop watching. The secret sauce could be the romance. The tricky tropes... Read more
24 Mar 2021
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47mins
Reality TV | 9. The subversive sweetness of the Great British Baking Show
Reality TV | 9. The subversive sweetness of the Great British Baking Show
All the winner of the Great British Baking Show gets is a cake stand. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t a nail biter. In fa... Read more
31 Mar 2021
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32mins