In defence of watching reality TV
Without Big Brother, there would be no Facebook
You might not know this, but I am a big reality TV fan.
Yes, yes. I know it’s tawdry, predictable, inane, repetitive, and vacuous. That’s probably why I enjoy it. But it’s more than sugary entertainment. Reality TV is the most important TV genre of the last 20 years. It has shaped every aspect of modern culture, and transformed our understanding of priv…
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