Monday, Apr. 5, 2021
The reality TV genre didn't begin with MTV's "Real World," which premiered nearly thirty years ago in 1992, but it certainly showed a new generation of TV producers - and viewers - the possibilities of training cameras on regular people. From game shows like "Survivor," "The Bachelor," and and "The Amazing Race," to programs based on cooking, fashion, renovating houses, ghost hunting, and digging for gold, reality TV has quickly become the template not only for television but online culture itself. Explore novels that take place in or feature reality TV shows at your local library.