Reality T.V. - Americas Got Talent
Reality Television shows are typically network series shows aimed at “live - real life” events. Such shows include Survivor, Big Brother, American Idol and Americas Got Talent. More and more reality television shows are being created, with nearly every major network having at least one of their own series. Reality television is a topic of hot debate in our current society. Some see it as entertaining and harmless, while others feel it is exploiting young people and creating hype over nothing.
Reality shows such as Americas Got Talent start off with open auditions from the general public. Auditions can be for any talent from singing to juggling and of any age. A group of judges, typically pop stars themselves, vote the auditions down to a select few. These few are then coached and expected to perform live each week till they are either voted off or win (Americas Got Talent, 2011) . It is with no doubt that this show is popular among its viewers, enough so that the series continues every year.
The issue many bring up is the celebrity status often obtained by the contestants on these shows and the effect it has on its viewers. Often times the winners of such shows make one big “hooray” after their win and are never heard from again. It is not uncommon for the runner-ups to have bigger success than the winners. “Reality TV shows make celebrities out of talentless individuals”, “Reality TV shows bring out the worse in people’ (Jel73, 2008) . Such results often create impractical hopes and dreams of people who cannot handle it when things do not go their way.
On the other hand, reality T.V. does open doors to many people who do truly have great talent and may have never been seen before. Reality T.V. also provides the general public with much needed “down to earth” entertainment. For this reason I do not see reality television stopping anytime soon.
References
Americas Got Talent. (2011). Retrieved June 1, 2011, from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America%27s_Got_Talent
Jel73. (2008, October 2008). Reality TV shows are an important part of popular culture today. Retrieved June 1, 2011, from Debatewise: http://debatewise.com/debates/332-reality-tv-shows-are-an-important-part-of-popular-culture-today
I also enjoyed reading your written analysis this week. America's got talent is one of the shows I enjoy watching. It is just like American Idol giving people with talent a chance to show it off. My daughters want to dance on that show some day ........... hopefully they get a chance LOL
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