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REALITY SHOW FEVER
The attraction of the genre is hard to explain. But perhaps it could be that
reality TV seems to tell stories of "ordinary" people with real lives, real
emotions - people like us. And often , thankfully, people unlike us. Whether it is
delighting or sympathising in the pain of others, everyone loves watching a tragedy
played out, don't they? We review the top six tabloid headline grabbing shows here.
A I'm a celebrity — get me out of here!
ITV's show scored its highest ratings last night as almost 7 million viewers
tuned in.
5-The stress of spending nearly a week in close contact with other minor
celebrities in almost constant rain in the Australian jungle is beginning to show,
with comedienne Rhona Cameron falling out with almost all the fellow participants.
10-Ratings rose to just over 8 million after 10 pm as more viewers tuned in to see
Uri Geller being chosen to take the daily challenge of eating worms! In this show
viewers vote to send someone home every three days.
B Big Brother
15 Big Brother is a new series in which ten volunteers spend up to two
months in a house in an environment where every single activity is monitored on
camera. Their lives are screened 24 hours a day,
20 seven days a week on the web, every weekday on Channel 4, with a finale each
Friday where one or two participants, chosen by their housemates, are ceremoniously
thrown out of the game if they lose viewers' votes. Their lives and personal
moments
25 become the property of all! The Big Brother formula includes camera work, video,
chat-rooms to discuss the latest issues and updates through phones and e-mail. It
is set to become the most intense live experience ever seen on
30 the web.
C Fame Academy
In this particular show the contestants sing in order to be allowed to stay in a
mansion which is heavily guarded, working 17-hour days. The luxurious residence
hosts the BBC's new multi-million pound show Fame Academy which is the latest in a
wave of talent shows that has flooded our screens in the last eighteen months. The
show features a group of hopeful popstars under the watchful eye of TV cameras
around the clock. Viewers vote for one contestant to remain in the academy, while
two other contestants then choose which one of the remaining contestants is shown
the door.
D Survivor Survivor brings us reality TV with some particularly weird

contestants, one of whom was caught smuggling meat onto the island in his clothing!
In fact, out of the sixteen people marooned on the South Sea island competing to
win the prize money, there wasn't one you would feel completely safe sitting next
to! The programme is actually all the better for it. Unless there is a sudden wave
against reality TV, it should be a great hit. With swooping helicopter shots and
time-lapse photography, the millions spent on the series is evident. The large
budget, however, might not be to its advantage as the glossiness detracts from what
should be a down-to-earth show about life on a desert island.
E American Idol
This show is the US version of the huge British TV hit, Pop Idol.
65- Simon Cowell, in his role as judge, has been up to his old tricks with
contestants, fellow judges and the show's presenters. Mr Nasty is a hit with
viewers after delighting and horrifying the American public with his ironic sense
of humour.
70- Nine out of the ten finalists have now been chosen, leaving Cowell, Randy
Jackson and Paula Abdul to make the final choice for the tenth place by selecting
one of the twenty-one unsuccessful contestants. A spokeswoman for ITV said American
Idol underlined 75-the global appeal of big entertainment events combining the
drama of live performance with interactive participation.
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F Popstars
Popstars returns to television
80-screens tonight, aiming to bring fame to another group of potential stars.
Tonight's new Popstars show will begin the process of narrowing down more than
10,000 hopeful youngsters in order to create a boy-band and girl-band of ten
85- members each. Viewers will then vote for five to leave each group, leaving two
bands that will race to reach number one in the charts. The show should produce
huge profits through the usual formula of tears, tempers and endless put-
90 downs from judges working in show business. The producers will be taking a share
of telephone call charges from viewers' votes and are sure to make even more money
through the sale of singles and albums as well as merchandising.

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