The reality T.V show I watched was the season finale of the third season of The T.O Show. This is a show that records the life of NFL superstar Terrell Owens otherwise known as T.O. The episode starts out with the film prescreening of T.O’s first movie. Next the episode moves to news reports on ESPN about Terrell’s ACL injury. After this they show him working hard in his rehab recovery for this injury. And finally Terrell Owens meets with one of the best wide receivers in the history of the NFL, Jerry Rice. Rice had the same injury in his career and gives T.O advice on recovering.
The characters or otherwise known as “hostages” that were in this episode were Terrell Owens, who is the main star of the show, Monique and Kita, who are T.O’s assistants and special guest Jerry Rice. I thought that this episode itself was kind of boring and not too much excitement happened. I think what makes this show attracting to its views is it shows the real life of an NFL superstar and how he lives. Many people wish they could be rich and live the life of fame so watching this is the next best thing. However other people are so use to just seeing NFL players on the football field that they are curious how they actually live outside of football. The role of the viewer is everything with reality T.V. This is because without viewers reality T.V shows such as The T.O Show would get cancelled because they would be losing money. Another role that viewers have on reality shows characters are that these characters try to impress their audience so they are better liked and become even more famous.
I think that a lot of reality shows that have famous people in them are mainly to keep the name of the famous people alive. I think that they tend to glorify their high points and make there low points seem so horrific. They try to force empathy upon the viewers and that is what makes them continue to tune in. The clip you played with the ACL is a good example. It makes him seem regular and we can see his pain. So we make a connection to him and continue to watch.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jason on the fact that I feel that famous people do reality shows to keep their name a live but not for empathy, more so for the value of their name. They go on the shows to get more money because right now their name draws in viewers and they will get more money now. It all comes down the amount of dollars that they will get. Even a football game could be consider reality t.v. with two teams fighting each other to get more points. You have running back who put on a dance/show after they get a touch down, it's all a show for the viewers to watch.
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