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Article: Reality TV: Remaking Television Culture.(Book review)
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- Journal of Popular Film & Television
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- June 22, 2006
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REALITY TV: REMAKING TELEVISION CULTURE
Ed. Susan Murray and Laurie Ouellette. New York: New York UP, 2004. 352 pp. $65.00 cloth. $22.00 paper.
Despite the widespread success of reality TV and its corresponding familiarity to contemporary TV viewers, the term "reality TV" is unlikely to convey a unified and agreed-on meaning. To some, it is defined by its documentary-style aesthetics. To others, it is defined by the participation of nonactors. To still others, it is more important that it is unscripted and unpredictable. However, most people can probably agree that reality TV is both recognizable and a new and important development in television ...