Many thought the halt of scripted programming would lead to a reality boom, but even as fall schedules rely heavily on unscripted, workers still grapple with diminished job opportunities, long hours and a lack of union support: “We get starved out all the time.”
This makes me wonder if shows like Deadliest Catch or Property Brothers actually “jazz up” the show with some light scripting the way shows like The Real World famously did. 🤔
Absolutely! They all do it, either through directly telling the participants to say specific things, or by nudging them in that direction.
It’s television. You figure it out.
Reality TV != reality