Reality Shows Get It, when will the rest catch on?
I must admit that I’m not the biggest fan of reality TV. I find the characters often irk me, and I know that it’s all really a show and not much of it is reality. I know people just need to suspend disbelief and just laugh at the characters. Reality has been having a good run actually. Remember the paranormal hype back when X-Files was big?
Anyhow, getting back on track here. Apparently reality shows are doing a great job with representing minorities much more than regular TV programming. An example of this includes CBS’ Amazing Race that has an Asian brother and sister team. If you recall a few seasons back, an Asian American actually won survivor too! This is the only area where Hollywood has done a good job but regular sitcoms need to learn from their example. This will likely draw more viewers if there is more diversification in a cast.
Of course, the reason for such mixes is potentially the explosiveness that can erupt from misunderstandings and differences with each other. This may not be a purposeful attempt to provide more diversity. I’m glad that there is more exposure though as it forces it more into the consciousness of people. Hopefully this can lead to major roles on sitcoms for minorities as well.
Read more: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-et-realitytv17-2009feb17,0,3817230.story
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