Expect more Reality

I often surf the Reality TV arena just to see what's new...or old. The writer's strike apparently doesn't impact reality show writers. Why? No clue. They write for television just like the others.

Small snip from one article:

Allow us to pause for the uninitiated. Reality shows have writers? Wait -- aren't these shows supposed to be unscripted? Don't they just film whatever happens to fly out of the mouth of Flavor Flav or Nicole Richie or Prince Lorenzo Borghese?

Well, not exactly. Many of these programs are "written" in the editing room by "story producers" who string together hours of footage into some sort of recognizable narrative, frequently with little regard for, um, reality. Supposedly spontaneous events are staged or restaged, chronologies adjusted. Editors routinely use "frankenbites," out-of-context quotes that illustrate points the speakers never intended to make. And yes, contestants have been known to claim they were fed lines and told how to react on camera.

(If reading this spoiled anyone's illusions about reality TV, we are very sorry. At least there's still a Santa Claus.)

I don't know about you but I am writing to Santa!