19 writers come clean about the shows we can't stop watching David, Anna. Frey, James 1969- Albert, John 1964- Bunn, Austin. De la Cruz, Melissa 1971- Dunn, Jancee. Gillette, Amelie. Grenrock Woods, Stacey 1968- Leitch, Will. Lisanti, Mark. Mandelker, Ben. Merrill, Wendy. Olen, Helaine. Pollack, Neal 1970- Rushfield, Richard. Sorgatz, Rex. Stahl, Jerry. Strauss, Neil. text nyu New York, NY It Books 2010 monographic eng

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xxi, 182 p. ; 21 cm. Collects essays on reality television programs and their personal appeal, including articles on a casting call for the "Real World" and sympathizing with contestants of "Sober House." Poverty in the time of The real housewives of New York City (The real housewives of New York City) / Stacey Grenrock Woods -- Faketastic (The hills) / Melissa De La Cruz) -- Billie Jeanne is not my lover (Married by America) / Neal Pollack -- The cutting crew (Project runway) / Jancee Dunn -- Show boat (The other boat race) / Toby Young -- The biting hand (Dog Whisperer) / Will Leitch -- Honest, honey, I'm not gay, I just like watching half-naked buff guys with full-body ink (Lockup) / Jerry Stahl -- Becoming a lady (Ladette to lady) / Amelie Gillette -- Shelly (Big brother) / Ben Mandelker -- Joining the real world (The real world) / Anna David -- Gameboy (Survivor) / Austin Bunn -- The after-party (Sober house) / John Albert -- I dream of Stacy (What not to wear) / Helaine Olen -- Idolatry (American idol) / Richard Rushfield -- How to survive a bachelor party (The bachelor) / Wendy Merrill -- Gym, tan, laundry (Jersey shore) / Mark Lisanti -- Corrupted reality (Storm watch) / Rex Sorgatz -- Dog the bounty hunter hunter (Dog the bounty hunter) / Neil Strauss. edited by Anna David ; foreword by James Frey. Reality television programs History and criticism PN 1992.8 R288 2010 9780061766640 006176664X BTCTA 090722 20230410130555.0 97916