- Hardcover
- Publisher: Greenhaven Press (Jan 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 073772255X
- ISBN-13: 978-0737722550
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 17.5 x 0.6 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,227,777 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Inaccurate, Distorted Early Essays on Reality TV
25 Nov 2011
Format:Hardcover
This mixture of short articles published about reality TV is both a waste of time and infuriatingly inaccurate. With a publication date of 2004, many of the articles go back as far as mid-2000, making them incredibly outdated and lacking any accurate perspective on the genre. Then the editor writes in her introduction that Survivor started in 2002. How do you trust a book like that?
For example, an essay from the Miami Herald about Survivor encouraging racial stereotypes was written in the middle of the show's first 2000 season! A piece on "positive religious messages" of reality TV is from 2002 and focuses only on an unknown series called TruthQuest:California. Then there's a claim by a Christian Science Monitor article from 2001 that September 11th reduced America's desire for reality TV--um, a 2004 book should know better.
None of these provide any true insight into the subject and they are all really short, since most were previously published in daily newspapers and written by people who don't know what they're talking about.
The book's text takes up 58 pages with lots of white space. So it's a waste of money--don't buy it.
For example, an essay from the Miami Herald about Survivor encouraging racial stereotypes was written in the middle of the show's first 2000 season! A piece on "positive religious messages" of reality TV is from 2002 and focuses only on an unknown series called TruthQuest:California. Then there's a claim by a Christian Science Monitor article from 2001 that September 11th reduced America's desire for reality TV--um, a 2004 book should know better.
None of these provide any true insight into the subject and they are all really short, since most were previously published in daily newspapers and written by people who don't know what they're talking about.
The book's text takes up 58 pages with lots of white space. So it's a waste of money--don't buy it.
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