Jersey Shore Salary Big hair poofs, fake tans, a couple of big egos, and no respect, welcome to the Jersey Shore house. While the rest of America is out working hard to earn their money to afford the necessities, there are some people who think that paying millions of dollars to eight people who do nothing but set a bad example seems to be a smart idea. Anyone with cable television can watch MTV and their reality show Jersey Shore. Sami Sweetheart, Nicole, Mike, Pauly, Ronnie, Vinny, Jenni, and Dena are the members of this show. While Jersey shore may be an entertaining show, they are overpaid to just party and being bad influences.
Influence of Entertainment Media HUM/186 Influence of Entertainment Media Entertainment media today has a strong grip on American society, which needs some consideration. If society allows today’s entertainment media to influence and control people, Americans today will need help to recover their strong family values and structure before they are lost. Today the American culture is influenced by entertainment media. There are more reality television shows today, viewed by many of society’s young people. A large number of these young people are easily influenced.
Running Head: REALITY TELEVISION Page 1 Values portrayed on reality television programs. Edith Farris ENG: 122 Stacey Novak June 19, 2011 REALITY TELEVISION: 2 The topic of this research paper is the values of reality television. Reality television is a type of show that is spontaneous and unscripted; they range from real life stories about regular ordinary people, game shows, competition, talent shows, and many more. Some reality based television shows are very informative, knowledgeable and interesting. There is a wide variety of reality shows, which covers a very large area and all different aspects of daily living.
Does reality television depict reality? The seemingly endless stream of “reality” television shows, along with their rampant popularity, would suggest that the genre lives up to its name. The appeal of this genre is a supposed window to the “back stage” of the lives of interesting individuals. However, the actors and production staff are constantly manipulating the situation to promote a storyline. This essay will use the concepts from Erving Goffman’s The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life (1959) to analyse whether two specific television shows accurately reflect reality: Keeping Up with the Kardashians and Big Brother.
With the constant change in culture because of what society finds acceptable at that time react from our given surrounds in a specific time period. In this current time period there are three major trends in American culture. Starting off with the biggest is reality television, shows such as “Jersey Shore,” “Teen Mom,” and “Keeping up with the Kardashians.” All these reality shows are a huge hit in America, by being able to watch these people’s personal issues play out is fascinating to some people and boring to others. The second major trend but one of the oldest trends sticking out through many of years would be body modification. Getting things such as tattoos, body piercings, and now things like plastic surgery, such as breast implants are all new ways of people to find joy in enjoying their bodies.
Although the critics of reality TV are highly outspoken, there is also the counterargument of the benefits of the genre on its participants and audience. For the people who volunteer themselves for the likes of "American Idol" and "America's Next Top Model," winning the show is potentially a life-changing experience and a springboard to a career in the entertainment industry. The reward is there for the taking, but it's often not just the winners who can make a name for themselves. Tocarra Jones, a participant on season 3 of "America's Next Top Model," may not have won the show, but she is still a working plus-size model today signed to the largest modeling agency in the world. Whether we approve of reality television or not it will
We were introduced to the child pageant industry in the 1960’s. Today, the pageant industry is skyrocketing, becoming one of the fastest growing industries in the country (Nussbaum). Many people have negative views on child pageantry due to the way the media presents them. Television shows such as “Toddlers and Tiaras” and “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” have introduced many to the pageant world, but that coverage is limited and sensationalized to those who visually perceive the positives of involvement in pageants (Morgan). Partaking in pageantry is a great learning experience.
The same effect of over sharing information and allowing people to see every aspect of your life has been seen with the big boom of reality TV. The fact that people can go on national television is filmed just seeing how they interact with others and can get paid and famous is definitely the catalyst for this boom. People are always looking for their 15 minutes of fame, which I’m sure is the reason they have no problem going on these shows. As far as the general public, I am sure that watching people look like complete fools on these shows helps them feel more secure and better about their own lives. The peep culture is a rapidly growing concept.
These days there is a growing trend towards reality TV shows that are based on external shallow values. With the appeal of junk food, it has a powerful hypnotic effect even on the strongest minds. But while reality TV may seem like a harmless form of entertainment, the damage (which is done so subtly) is very powerful and therefore it deserves a closer look. Reality television has become one of the biggest revenue makers for television channels and is one of the most popular genres of media provided by television, with pay TV now having niche channels just for reality TV. One of the biggest reality TV shows to hit the world in recent years has been Big Brother, in 2008 Australia had it’s 8th season and other countries clocking up to 16 series.
Reality Television: How Have They Changed Television Viewing Habits? Pamela Parker English Composition II Prof: Erica Ellsworth February 4, 2013 Reality Television has affected the moral fiber of our society dramatically. It portrays negative manners toward our younger generation, but ultimately it simulates the entire audience in some perspective. In today’s society Reality programs have become such a fad for American television serving an important part of people everyday life. A brief definition of reality television can be detailed in many ways, but basically its real life situations being displayed on television, which are also considered good money makers for the producers as well as the actors.