tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209934041722758958.post8009062790628274252..comments2024-02-08T17:07:31.609-06:00Comments on Journeys with Jana: Carnivalesque - The Travelling Blog Show: Reality Shows - Love 'em or hate 'em?Jana Richardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16624650840243322617noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209934041722758958.post-10154483457955233392012-05-03T15:40:36.502-05:002012-05-03T15:40:36.502-05:00I think reality TV is a relation of the old variet...I think reality TV is a relation of the old variety shows. Except now the emphasis seems to be on the whole transformation of a performer and less about their actual performance. As in life changing events as Janet mentioned above, except it's also a competition. It's that whole concept of survival of the fittest that leaves me cold.Karyn Goodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12586701849461714531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209934041722758958.post-58783925803600525912012-05-03T12:53:42.261-05:002012-05-03T12:53:42.261-05:00Interesting ideas Jannine! I hadn't thought ab...Interesting ideas Jannine! I hadn't thought about it as research before. I haven't watched a lot of The Amazing Race, but enough to know my husband and I would never sign up for it and live to tell the tale!Jana Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16624650840243322617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209934041722758958.post-64359515236509623382012-05-03T12:49:07.316-05:002012-05-03T12:49:07.316-05:00The Carol Burnett Show was awesome!Do you think so...The Carol Burnett Show was awesome!Do you think some of the entertainment type reality shows today substitute for the variety shows of yesterday? The networks do stuff like America/Canada's Got Talent and make it into a competition instead of serving up an actual variety show that showcases talent like the old Ed Sullivan Show did. Do you think people will only watch these talent shows today if it's a competition and if there's a possibility of being able to mock someone (I'm thinking the auditions in American Idol) because some of the competitors are so awful?Jana Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16624650840243322617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209934041722758958.post-43115851128386781602012-05-03T12:40:22.687-05:002012-05-03T12:40:22.687-05:00Sorry Janet! Perhaps you sent it to the email acco...Sorry Janet! Perhaps you sent it to the email account I forgot to look in for the past 3 days. Sorry to be so unorganized today!Jana Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16624650840243322617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209934041722758958.post-2403221433320617182012-05-03T11:23:17.089-05:002012-05-03T11:23:17.089-05:00You should so write a story about an alligator hun...You should so write a story about an alligator hunter, Karyn!!Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297537075103893956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209934041722758958.post-14505003661152573912012-05-03T11:22:37.658-05:002012-05-03T11:22:37.658-05:00Research? I like it! And a great premise for a boo...Research? I like it! And a great premise for a book, Jannine - and so appropriate with the popularity of The Batchelor!<br /><br />Love Amazing Race...I'd be out as soon as I had to propel down something or climb a cliff or bungee jump - we (The Husband and I) would be the couple that everyone cringes at because I'm pretty sure he'd be yelling at me to just do it already and I'd be curled in a fetal ball crying my eyes out!Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297537075103893956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209934041722758958.post-49465326491203562942012-05-03T11:19:26.000-05:002012-05-03T11:19:26.000-05:00Another Carol Burnett fan right here - wish they w...Another Carol Burnett fan right here - wish they would show it again!<br /><br />And I would definitely watch a reality tv show on the making of a reality tv show. 20/20 did a Behind the scenes with Dancing with the Stars - fascinating!Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297537075103893956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209934041722758958.post-74005578274468714252012-05-03T11:19:08.609-05:002012-05-03T11:19:08.609-05:00Hi Jannine, that's a really great point. Reali...Hi Jannine, that's a really great point. Reality tv shows are great for getting some authentic research in on how people talk, react, how to infuse conflict into a story. Definitely the conflict, hah! People take a small remark so personally and then it snowballs into an entire season's worth of conflict. Great fuel for our stories there!Hayley E. Lavikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09896649083961644485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209934041722758958.post-15208370064232382282012-05-03T10:52:45.789-05:002012-05-03T10:52:45.789-05:00I'll say, Jannine! My husband and I watched th...I'll say, Jannine! My husband and I watched the first season of The Amazing Race. If my husband and I attempted this we'd be divorced by the second leg of the race! But watching for the sake of research does have possibilities. Especially, if you're interested in learning about people behaving badly! Or perhaps lessons in extravagance? Or odd job descriptions. It might be fun to write about a hero who's an alligator hunter :)Karyn Goodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12586701849461714531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209934041722758958.post-82674496772516597482012-05-03T10:20:17.521-05:002012-05-03T10:20:17.521-05:00Okay, I'll admit I love Survivor, The Amazing ...Okay, I'll admit I love Survivor, The Amazing Race, American Idol, and The Bachelor. Geez, maybe I should watch less TV. It is kind of fun watching people do really stupid things. I call it research into human nature... Research, folks, not a waste of time. LOL One of my books actually started on a reality dating show. It was a blast to write. See, justifiable TV watching!Jannine Gallanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17692098634695675967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209934041722758958.post-15954233232362117962012-05-03T09:45:55.389-05:002012-05-03T09:45:55.389-05:00I loved the Carol Burnett show! And I would watch ...I loved the Carol Burnett show! And I would watch a reality tv show about the making of a reality tv show! I do want to know how much of it is scripted and how much is authentic or even spontaneous. And why do people do it? And how much do they get paid? That's the real question I want the answer to!<br /><br />Confession: Sister Wives. I forgot about this one. I admit it, I'm fascinated by this concept. Maybe because I've never been good at sharing. And I just don't understand the overall why. There would definitely be a snoop factor fascination to this one.Karyn Goodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12586701849461714531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209934041722758958.post-29616693961254893932012-05-03T09:17:58.167-05:002012-05-03T09:17:58.167-05:00K - not sure what happened, perhaps my e-mail to J...K - not sure what happened, perhaps my e-mail to Jana got lost in Cyberspace - but I did have an opinion on this topic. I'll just copy/paste it into the comments section for now :)<br /><br />Hate ‘em…no, wait – love ‘em…sigh! I admit, I do watch reality TV – not the Housewives or The Couples, but the dancing and singing and weight loss ones. Why? Well, I enjoy dancing and singing and like to see someone getting a big break (the wanna-be multi-published best-seller in me) or the person who can’t dance learning something so foreign to them and succeeding. Even the weight loss shows – the challenge overcome with hard work and determination. But maybe the reason I watch, the reason a lot of people watch reality TV, is very much connected to our topic last week (Carnivalesque: Social Media) – everyone wants to know what everyone else is doing. How are their lives different from ours – and, maybe, watching that gives us a sense that our lives are pretty darn normal (and sometimes a little dull). We follow celebrities on Twitter and Facebook and read their blogs – why wouldn’t we watch their shows?Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297537075103893956noreply@blogger.com