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As Seen on TV
Sarah Mlynowski
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When Sunny Langstein decides to pack up Florida life and move in with her boyfriend inManhattan, her big sister isn't thrilled. What modern-day twenty-four-year-old leaves her promising career, fabulous friends and perfect underground parking spot with accompanying convertible for . . . a guy?
Only, Sunny has an additional incentive: the chance to star on Party Girls, the latest reality-television show. True, she might become a national laughingstock and it pays nothing, BUT it's a job -- a job in Manhattan. She'll get to be with her boyfriend, Steve. Okay, so she can't tell anyone she isn't single -- but with freebie designer clothes, alpha-beta peels and coconut-cream pedicures to make her transformation into a made-for-TV single girl complete . . . she can't lose!
But when the show's premier plunges Sunny into a media frenzy of talk shows, tampon endorsements, TV heartthrobs and S&M toys, how long will it take for Sunny to lose track of where she ends and her alter ego, Sunny Lang the _ber Fashionista Single Superstar, begins?
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Fast Fun Read.......2007-07-09
This was a really fun book to read. It had romance/ reality tv/ and shopping all rolled into one. I will definitely read more of Sarah Mylnowskis books.
My first Mlynowski book, but definitely not my last.......2007-03-29
As Seen on TV is the story of a Florida girl who falls in love with a New York guy. Sunny Langstein works as a new business assistant manager for a soft drink company in Florida, but when her boyfriend asks her to move to New York and live with him, she can't pass up the opportunity. She secretly starts job hunting in NYC and when she lands the perfect job, assistant manager in new business at a New York soft drink company, she quits her job and makes plans to move. When the new job falls through, Sunny's suddenly left with no future income, no job prospects, and an apartment and car she needs to get rid of. Desperate for work, Sunny accepts a job on a new reality show, Party Girls, the only catch is that the show is supposed to be about SINGLE New York women. Figuring it will be a good segue into NYC life, Sunny decides to play the part and hide her boyfriend, but before she knows it she finds herself changing to accomodate the role she plays on TV. When her boyfriend notices, and doesn't appreciate the new Sunny, she has to make a choice between love and fame.
As Seen on TV was surprisingly intelligent, entertaining chick lit with characters I could relate to and care about. I actually liked Sunny, and it was nice to see a character develop over the course of the novel, instead of one who changes just so that there can be a moral to the story. I'm sure this book was much more popular in 2003 when the reality tv craze was in its heyday, but it's still relevant and relatable today. As Seen on TV is the perfect book to curl up with a glass of wine when you're in the mood for a laid-back, amusing story.
Not good at all.......2007-03-14
I'm glad I got this at the "bargain price," because it just wasn't very good. I didn't like the story or the characters. Sunny Langstein, the main character was, I think, supposed to be a nice normal girl until she was cast on a reality TV show when she moved to New York to be with her boyfriend and couldn't get a job. The problem is, I didn't find her very nice before that happened. She wasn't very interesting, intelligent, or compassionate. I didn't find her compelling at all. When she transitioned into a self-centered reality star, I didn't even notice or care, because she was always self-centered.
She starts complaining about her boyfriend as soon as she gets to New York City, and though he's supposed to be a "really great guy," he's also very selfish and immature. Their whole relationship didn't work for me. She had almost nothing positive to say about him throughout the book. In fact, nothing either of them did said "these people love each other." She took a position on a TV show where she had to lie and say she was single and flirt with men. He was a huge slob and pressured her into having sex when she didn't want to. Sunny has three sex scenes in this book and thankfully they are all about 3 sentences or less, because they're all terribly awkward. This relationship screams "dysfunctional" from the beginning and there was nothing to say otherwise.
Not a single character in this book showed any respect for anyone else or seemed to genuinely care about another person. Only one character, Carrie, has any redeeming qualities whatsoever and she's not that great, either. There were scenes that were supposed to be funny, but they all fell flat to me.
I wouldn't recommend this to anyone, not even at the bargain price.
Good, but not my favorite Mlynowski book.......2006-03-26
As Seen on TV was the final of the four Sarah Mlynowski books I'd read (Monkey Business, Fishbowl, and Milkrun being the others) and it was by far my least favorite. I fell in love with Monkey Business and Fishbowl for Mlynowski's humor and use of alternate character points of view. The humor wasn't as strong in As Seen on TV and the alternating viewpoints were absent; I think that might have made the biggest difference. I had loved how her books alternated points of view between different friends, roommates, classmates, giving each new chapter a fresh look on the same situation - business school, apartment living, etc.
Overall it wasn't a bad book, just not my favorite by an author who's other books I'd REALLY enjoyed. I found the style was not as enjoyable, the writing and characters not as unique. But, let it be said, the whole concept of Reality TV did keep me reading because I am a fan of the genre.
If you haven't read any of Mlynowski's books, I suggest you try one of her others first before forming an opinion on the author.
Better than watching reality tv!.......2005-11-06
At times I felt a little old reading this book, (it's definitely written by a 20 something and not a 30 something), but it was pretty good. Not quite as good as Milkrun, but there were some laugh out loud moments. It's a quick read and fun. Highly recommended.
Book Description
American viewers are attracted to what they see as the non-scripted, unpredictable freshness of reality television. But although the episodes may not be scripted, the shows are constructed within a deliberately designed framework, reflecting societal values. The political, economic and personal issues of reality TV are in many ways simply an exaggerated version of everyday life, allowing us to identify (perhaps more closely than we care to admit) with the characters onscreen.
With 16 essays from scholars around the world, this volume discusses the notion of representation in reality television. It explores how both audiences and producers negotiate the gulf between representations and truth in reality shows such as Survivor, The Apprentice, Big Brother, The Nanny, American Idol, Extreme Makeover, Joe Millionaire and The Amazing Race. Various identity categories and character types found in these shows are discussed and the accuracy of their television portrayal examined. Dealing with the concept of reality, audience reception, gender roles, minority portrayal and power issues, the book provides an in-depth look at what we see, or think we see, in "reality" TV.
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"Since reality television began to flood TV screens, we've had to deal with another phenomenon: a renewed debate about what is 'fun' versus what is 'good for you.' The essays in this volume enlighten that discussion and take us beyond it. They provide both the record of a strange moment in history and a contribution to contemporary cultural politics."
—Toby Miller, editor of Television & New Media
Survivor. The Bachelor. Extreme Makeover. Big Brother. Joe Millionaire. American Idol. The Osbournes. It is virtually impossible to turn on a television without coming across some sort of reality programming. Yet, while this genre has rapidly moved from the fringes of television culture to its lucrative core, critical attention has not kept pace.
Beginning by unearthing its historical roots in early reality shows like Candid Camera and wending its way through An American Family, Cops, and The Real World to the most recent crop of reality programs,
Reality TV is the first book to address the economic, visual, cultural, and audience dimensions of reality television. The essays provide a complex and comprehensive picture of how and why this genre emerged, what it means, how it differs from earlier television programming, and how it engages societies, industries, and individuals. Topics range from the construction of televisual "reality" to the changing face of criminal violence on TV, to issues of surveillance, taste, and social control.
By spanning reality television's origins in the late 1940s to its current overwhelming popularity,
Reality TV demonstrates both the tenacity of the format and its enduring ability to speak to our changing political and social desires and anxieties.
Contributors include:
Nick Couldry, Mary Beth Haralovich, John Hartley, Chuck Kleinhans, Derek Kompare, Jon Kraszewski, Kathleen LeBesco, Justin Lewis, Ted Magder, Jennifer Maher, Anna McCarthy, Rick Morris, Chad Raphael, Elayne Rapping, Jeffrey Sconce, Michael W. Trosset, Pamela Wilson.
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An anthology of essays by learned authors .......2004-12-09
Reality TV: Remaking Television Culture is an anthology of essays by learned authors exploring the popular culture phenomenon of "Reality TV" that has redefined entertainment, particularly in the twenty-first century. From hybrid blends of documentary and reality TV, to ubiquitous court TV shows, demographics of those who follow reality TV, webcasting, the profound impact of "Survivor", and more, Reality TV: Remaking Television Culture explores avenues with scholarly depth and attention to detail. An index allows for quick research in this groundbreaking cultural expose recommended especially for academic libraries.
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- Still a narcissist
- Eric Schaeffer gives yoga a bad name
- I loved it!
- Inspiring, sweet, insane, warm, in your face, and polarizing
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I Can't Believe I'm Still Single: Sane, Slightly Neurotic (but in a Sane Way) Filmmaker into Good Yoga, Bad Reality TV, Too Much Chocolate, and a Little ... Point Anyone Who'll Let Me Watch Football
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Eric Schaeffer has always believed that when the time was right and he was ready that he would find the Big One (an intelligent, sexy, loving wife).
But his last girlfriend said no to his proposal, and since then he hasn’t met anyone he wanted to have a second date with. This is a wild, sometimes raunchy, sometimes poignant, and always honest account of a semi-famous man’s attempts at love.
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Still a narcissist.......2007-09-20
Ever wonder why recovering alcoholics and drug-addicts are so often still happy to remain raging narcissists? Here's another shining example of one of them. I think it's high time for a thirteenth step in the Program.
Eric Schaeffer gives yoga a bad name.......2007-09-03
This has to be the worst book I've read since Prozac Nation. Same narcissistic logorrhea. Pretends to be honest with himself, but it's amazing how blind he remains throughout. I have enough confidence in yoga to think if he keeps practicing he might get there, but I found nothing redemptive in 317 pages. He doesn't even like himself enough to breathe between dates. He's the guy you run from, believe me.
A much better read, and real self honesty, though not a great book either, is Sex, Love, and Dharma. This guy hasn't found the one either, but he's a LOT closer, and his path seems way more genuine.
I loved it!.......2007-08-31
This book had my attention from beginning until the end. It was hilarious, thought provoking, real, and emotionally insightful. Eric has obviously evolved such that he is comfortable revealing those inner most thoughts and feelings which most of us would rather die than verbalize to another person. I will encourage all of my friends.....who strive for self awareness......to take this journey.
Inspiring, sweet, insane, warm, in your face, and polarizing.......2007-08-28
I am surprised at the amount of anger this book has received. Eric Schaeffer is opening showing his entire life, good and bad, under a brilliant and well written light. You don't have to like him or respect his choices, but the fearlessness of his honesty is inspiring.
Is his life for everyone? No, but the point of the book isn't Mr. Schaeffer telling the world it would be better if only it was entirely like him. If fact he starts the book saying that's not the case.
The sometimes hilarious, sometimes frustrating choices he makes can be polorizing, but I don't think it deserves the spite some people are giving it.
And I don't think he gives a bad name to Yoga, I think he gives a real quality to it. Nobody is perfect all the time. Nobody is anything all the time. We just strive to be the best person we can be in singular moments of our lives. That is what Eric Schaeffer is trying to do, and I applaud him for it.
A Self Review.......2007-08-23
Like all arrogant and delusional men, I've always believed that when I was ready, I could easily land a smart, funny, sexy, warm, loving wife. "When you build it, she will come." That's what I've been told all my life by my mommy, and she is very objective. "The girls are just going to line up when you say the word." Well, I'm ready. I've made several crappy movies that have been unanimously hated by critics and audiences everywhere. That's quite an accomplishment, wouldn't you say? After all, there are a lot of commercial movies that get bad reviews, and a lot of well-reviewed movies that do terribly in the box office, but both critics and audiences agree that my films suck.
All this and I can't even meet someone who will put up with my innocent questions on the first date (have you ever been raped by your father?), or who are attracted by my candor ("nice breasts"--also on the first date), or who feel sorry enough for desperate little me to marry me. There's no justice in this world.
I fooled my last girlfriend for quite some time, but in the end she saw the light and left me on my knee with a ring in my hands and tears in my eyes. Since then I've tried speed dating, Yentas, blind dates, Internet dating, meeting girls at the gym and yoga, on the subway and on the street. Actresses, models, lawyers, social workers, teachers, comediennes, even hookers, special massage girls and dominatrixes and nothing! I know I reek of desperation, but it's an attractive scent! Seriously. Just come near me and sniff me. I'll do the same with you.
I simply cannot believe I'm still single at 45. This is my story. Just a regular unattractive moron looking for love and unable to find it... for the rest of my life.
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Surviving Antarctica: Reality TV 2083
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Book Description
It's 50 degrees below zero.
The wind and snow blow so hard, you can't see your hand in front of your face. Your heating fuel is nearly gone, and so is your food. How do you survive?
Five fourteen–year–olds face this desperate situation on a deadly journey in Antarctica. It is 2083. They are contestants on a reality TV show, Antarctic Survivor, which is set up to re–create Robert F. Scott's 1912 doomed attempt to be the first to reach the South Pole.
But in 2083 reality TV is not just an act. Contestants literally relive – or die during – the simulations of events. Robert Scott and his team were experienced explorers and scientists, but their attempt to reach the Pole proved fatal. What chance does the Antarctic Survivor team have?
This action–packed, riveting adventure –– full of fascinating direct quotes from Scott's journals and other accounts of the expedition – is both a heart–wrenching drama from the past and a disquieting glimpse into the future.
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Courtesy of Teens Read Too.......2007-01-11
Imagine a world where there are no public schools and only the extremely rich can afford to go to high school and beyond. Those not fortunate enough to be wealthy have to rely on "The Toss" that occurs once a year. All the fourteen-year-old teens gather for their opportunity to roll the dice. If the correct combination comes up (which changes for every person), they are awarded a scholarship for continued schooling. If you don't roll the correct combination, there is no education in your future.
For all children younger than fourteen, school consists of television. Programming is Historical Simulation Reality Shows, similar to today's Survivor. People are put in scenarios such as Civil War battles, the Alamo, and Egyptian Pyramid building. Intermingled with the show are quizzes about content and vocabulary.
This is the world five young people find themselves in during the year 2083. All five fourteen-year-old teens have lost their toss and can't afford to pay their own way through high school and college. So, when they see an advertisement offering a chance to participate in the latest survival show--this one involving kids instead of adults--they waste no time putting in their application for Historical Antarctica Survivor. Everyone that makes it to the end of the journey receives $10,000--enough for a year of high school. The person voted Most Valuable Player by the viewers will receive an additional $90,000.
After receiving a few days of snow and ice survival training, the kids take off for their adventure. As soon as they arrive at the Antarctic though, they understand just how dangerous the trip is going to be. Alone in the icy wilderness, the kids must survive natural and orchestrated calamities in order to make it to the end of the game. With the aid of an unlikely helper, the kids just might make it through.
Andrea White creates an interesting look at a possible future society. SURVIVING ANTARCTICA: REALITY TV 2083 is an exciting page-turner. Once the reader begins the story, they won't mind being snowed in until they finish.
Reviewed by: Karin Perry
5 to the future.......2006-12-19
This book is about the future where T.V. Was part of the government and a T.V. Historical survivor series is putting 5 kids in the Artic to survive to the north pole. When Robert falls down the crevasse and Andrew saves him is my favorite part that sticks to my memory the best. Andrew is the most interesting because for a boy who does not have talents he finds more courage then a boy should have to find. My opinion change a lot because I thought all the kids would make it to the pole but I always knew that Hot Sauce would get what was coming to her. I'd recommend this book to those who believe you don't have to have talents to be brave.
It's Good.......2006-12-15
This book is about the adventures of some very brave kids and their journey through Antarctica, and how people with different qualities have to work together in order survive. My favorite character would have to be Steve because he helps the children and takes a lot of risks for the kids' lives. My opinion of this book did change from when we first started reading the book, to the end because it started out kink of slow but it picked up the pace really fast. The part that stands out the most to me would be when Steve saves the kids and threatens the whole Department of Education with a bomb. But over all I really enjoyed this book. I would recommend this book to people that like adventures and suspense. I hope you enjoy this book.
suspensful page turner keep you reading all night........2006-12-15
This book was a super book.
This book is about 5 kids who are chosen to travel to Antarctica and with no one els around travel a cross the cold icy desert to a pole. In the mean time a woman called s.o.e (secretary of entertainment.) has planned and rigged all these different horrible things to happen to the kids. Their adventure is based on one that a guy named Scott went on in 1910. He and all his men died and everything that happened to him and his men is supposed to happen to the kids. Will they survive?
This whole book stands out because it's so animated.
I think Steve was most interesting because he was unpredictable.
My opinion changed. At first I thought it was boring. Then as we started getting into the book it got good.
I would recommend this book to people who like action.
interesting and truly unrealistic........2006-12-15
This book was about 6 kids who were put on a game show in Antarctica an d had to try and survive with little food and shelter they had. While the horrible HotSauce stored cameras in their eyes.
The part that stands out most clearly was when they didn't have much food because the needed food to survive.
I thought Andrew was the most interesting because he was stuck in the crevasse and got frostbite.
I thought that the beginning of the book wasn't very good but the end really picked up and was really exciting
I would recommend this book to people who love adventure and excitement.
Book Description
Reality Television has little to do with reality and everything to do with television form and content. Reality TV takes the reality television phenomenon to be a significant movement within documentary and factual programming. This book analyses new and hybrid genres including observational documentaries, talk shows, game shows, docu-soaps, dramatic reconstructions, law and order programming and twenty-four/seven formats such as Big Brother and Survivor. These programs, both popular with audiences and heavily debated in the media; are at the center of heated debates. These discussions focus on tabloidization, media ethics, voyeurism and the representation of the real. Through detailed case studies, this book breaks new ground by linking two major themes together: the production of realism and its relationship to revelation. It addresses 'truth' telling, confession and the production of knowledge about the self and its place in the world within forms that produce new configurations of social and media space.
Book Description
Drawing on cultural theory and interviews with fans, cast members, and producers, this book places the reality TV trend within a broader social context, tracing its relationship to the development of a digitally enhanced, surveillance-based interactive economy and to a savvy mistrust of mediated reality in general. Surveying several successful reality-TV formats, the book links the rehabilitation of Big Brother to the increasingly important economic role played by the work of being watched. The author enlists critical social theory to examine how the appeal of the real is deployed as a pervasive but false promise of democratization.
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From the New York Times.......2004-02-21
Greeting Big Brother With Open Arms
By EMILY EAKIN
Published: January 17, 2004
For 50 years, Big Brother was an unambiguous symbol of malignant state power, totalitarianism's all-seeing eye. Then Big Brother became a hip reality television show, in which 10 cohabiting strangers submitted to round-the-clock camera monitoring in return for the chance to compete for $500,000.
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That transformation is telling, says Mark Andrejevic, a professor of communication studies at the University of Iowa at Iowa City. Today, more than twice as many young people apply to MTV's "Real World" show than to Harvard, he says. Clearly, to a post-cold-war generation of Americans, the prospect of living under surveillance is no longer scary but cool.
Media critics have frequently portrayed the reality show craze in unflattering terms, as a sign of base voyeurism (on the part of viewers) and an unseemly obsession with fame (on the part of participants). But Mr. Andrejevic's take, influenced by the theories of Theodor Adorno and Michel Foucault, is at once darker and more subtle.
Reality shows glamorize surveillance, he writes, presenting it "as one of the hip attributes of the contemporary world," "an entree into the world of wealth and celebrity" and even a moral good. His new book, "Reality TV: The Work of Being Watched" (Rowman & Littlefield), is peppered with quotes from veterans of "The Real World," "Road Rules" and "Temptation Island," rhapsodizing about on-air personal growth and the therapeutic value of being constantly watched. As Josh on "Big Brother" explains, "Everyone should have an audience."
At the same time, Mr. Andrejevic (pronounced an-DRAY-uh-vitch) argues, the reality genre appears to fulfill the democratic promise of the emerging interactive economy, turning passive cultural consumers into active ones who can star on shows or vote on their outcomes. (The series "Extreme Makeover" takes this promise literally, he notes, "offering to rebuild `real' people via plastic surgery so that they can physically close the gap between themselves and the contrived aesthetic of celebrity they have been taught to revere.")
As seductive as this sounds, in Mr. Andrejevic's view reality television is essentially a scam: propaganda for a new business model that only pretends to give consumers more control while in fact subjecting them to increasingly sophisticated forms of monitoring and manipulation.
As he put it in a telephone interview: "The promise out there is that everybody can have their own TV show. But of course, that ends up being a kind of Ponzi scheme. You can't have everybody watching everybody else's TV show. And since that's not possible, in economic terms, the way it's going to work is according to this model of a few people monitoring what the rest of us do."
Think of TiVo or Replay, he said. These digital recorders allow people to watch the television shows they want when they want to. But in return, he points out, the recorders' manufacturers get a stream of valuable information about viewer preferences. The same principle, he argues, holds true for online shops that offer custom CD's in exchange for data on personal musical tastes. Or Web sites that use "cookies" to track users' movements on the Internet.
Marketers aren't interested in exceptional behavior, he added. They want to know about the routine aspects of daily life, the same material that shows like "The Real World" and "Big Brother" - in which banality passes as authenticity - strive to capture on film.
In short, Mr. Andrejevic said, reality television's true beneficiaries are not the shows' cast members (who can wind up making little more than minimum wage for the hours - or months - they spend before the camera) or ordinary viewers (who don't really choose what happens on their television screens) but the marketers, advertisers and corporate executives who have a large stake in seeing surveillance portrayed as benign.
Of course, he conceded, his students don't necessarily see it this way. Raised on Web logs, Google, cellphones and instant messaging, they "divulge much more information about themselves on a daily basis than previous generations," he said, and they don't associate the idea of surveillance with a totalitarian Big Brother.
"The concern I have is that self-expression gets confused with the inducement to assist in marketing to yourself," Mr. Andrejevic said. "But my students say they've got nothing to hide. And until there are some consequences they perceive as detrimental, they're not going to be concerned."
At least in one respect, he added, reality television does conform to real life. "It portrays the reality of contrivance, the way consumers are manipulated," he said. "I look at it with the fascination of somebody watching a car wreck."
Book Description
Would you give up showers, toilets, and other modern conveniences for a chance at a million dollars? Do you long to find the love of your life in front of a national television audience? Are you willing to do anything -- and we mean anything -- to become famous?
Perfect for fans of Survivor, American Idol, The Bachelor, and their countless imitators, The Reality TV Handbook is the insider's guide to winning fame, love, and/or money on the small screen. From creating the perfect application video and auditioning like an idol to keeping your head as you're buried alive, The Reality TV Handbook features everything you need to go the distance.
Written by acclaimed television producer John Saade, this illustrated handbook will show you how to outwit your competitors, outsmart the producers, and win over the hearts of TV audiences everywhere!
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Learn How to Win Reality TV.......2005-10-31
This book is by the same co-author who wrote the masterpiece The Action Hero's Handbook. The Action Hero's Handbook was a vast improvement on its predecessor the Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook which was less humorous and more of an instructional manual not prepared to poke fun at itself. The Reality TV Handbook seems to be closer in style to the Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook, full of great information for those who actually want to be reality TV stars but not much entertainment value for other readers. I would imagine in a year or so a better version of this book will arise like happened with The Action Hero's Handbook where the genre of reality TV and wanting to be a contestant will be made fun of a lot more combined with helpful information for would be contestants. At the moment though I'd say get this book if you actually want to be a reality TV star but if you don't wait for the more humorous and entertaining sequel to be published.
Funny pop culture.......2005-09-11
If you are a fan of pop culture and guilty pleasure television, you'll get a kick out of this book. The advice probably isn't very practical, but it is funny.
A great resource and an entertaining read.......2005-08-19
I bought this book when I was thinking about auditioning for THE APPRENTICE, and found it both entertaining and informative. It's probably more valuable for potential contestants than dyed in the wool reality fans, but has great info on everything from how to present yourself effectively to producers to the skills you'll need for the show itself. It's the only book of its kind, and it's a valuable reference.
Reality TV Hack.......2005-03-17
I couldn't get past the Forward by Evan Marriott. Who cares about this? The authors are TV hacks who haven't produced one lick of decent television.
Book Description
What is the purpose of reality television? Does it provide information and education to the audience, or are the program makers simply exploiting real people's lives for the purposes of entertainment? Can we rely on documentaries to follow the ethics of programme making in terms of truth and accuracy?
Real TV offers a wide-ranging, international, contemporary investigation into the field of factual entertainment, combining historical, theoretical, economic, aesthetic and empirical approaches. The book also provides a sustained investigation into ethical issues and public interest in order to show that such concepts are integral to an understanding of the development of factual entertainment.
The current growth rate for "real" TV in factual and fictional television programs, film and websites on both sides of the Atlantic, has given rise to international debate about the function and influence of factual entertainment on audiences and mass media. Real TV presents a timely reflection on the development of factual entertainment and audience attraction to increasingly problematic hybrid forms of factual TV.
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Book Description
Even if it takes an eternity, he will make amends...
FEAR FACTOR
Cordelia's getting her first big break -- as a contestant on yet another twist on "reality programming." The catch? She has to spend five days and four nights in a so-called haunted house. Not a problem for a girl who lives with a ghost and works with a vampire (and even managed to graduate from Sunnydale High School in one piece). She's a shoo-in.
But there may be more going on behind the scenes than Cordy anticipated. On her first night, she's wracked with a vision -- and it's one of the applicants who didn't make the final cut. Through subtle on-air clue-dropping, she manages to communicate the scenario to Angel and Co., who are instantly on the case.
But as Angel, Wesley, and Gunn seek the missing actress, paranormal activity in the house heats up. Once Wolfram and Hart is added to the mix, Cordelia has to wonder which she would rather hold onto -- her ticket to certain stardom...or her life...
Customer Reviews:
shame..........2007-02-07
this novel was maybe one of the worst books i have read about Angel. i was very excited to read just an Angel book that wasnt a crossover with buffy. and i am dissapointed. im not sure if its because its a young adult book or because the author just doesnt know how to capture the characters in book form. either way its to bad i wasted my time on this. i hope other Buffy books will be better but i prolly wont read another one of these Angel books. i have read other buffy verse books and have been happy. Queen of the Slayers was damn good and Monster Island the Angel/Buffy crossover was also good. but this book never captured the personallity of the characters and it felt like really bad fan fiction.
great.......2004-06-22
this is the first angel book i've ever read and i can tell you it wont be the last these books are great!!!!!!!! they really bring the characters to life and they dont make them to different to the tv characters. the writer jeff mariotte is wonderfull he really knows what he's writing about. even though i'm a huge charmed fan i have to say these books top those as they're longer you can really get into them and an intrieging plot can be set up.
even if your not an angel fan but just want something griping and exciting to read. this is the book for you.
Has issues but it's still good.......2003-11-04
Cordelia thinks she has found the key to her inevitable stardom when she's cast in a reality TV show. Unfortunately, the hook of the show is that she, and the other constants, must survive five days in a haunted house. Cordy figures this will be an easy win because this is hardly the first time she's had to sleep in a haunted house. However, the first night in the house Cordy has a vision of a girl in trouble, but with few ways to get information to Angel and the others the girl's chances don't look good.
I know this book sounds like it's Cordy-centric but in fact equal time is given to all the main characters. This is good in some ways and bad in others. Gunn's storyline does have some interesting moments and Wesley's was pretty funny at times but other than that the rest of the boys' attempts to solve the mystery are pretty dull. Cordy's storyline was by far the most interesting but it's not really given enough time to be as good as it could have been. Also, many of the original characters weren't really necessary and made the novel feel even more disjointed. Overall this is a fairly decent Angel novel but I've read better by this author.
Angel: Haunted.......2002-11-07
This book was great!Cordelia has a vision while at the house and has to give clues to the gang threw the show. Gunn's gang find out that a women's body was dumped with no identification marks what so ever. What's the deal and are the two related? You have to read to find out. This book had me from the first page, I couldn't put it down. The story with Cordelia in the "Haunted House" was what had me keep reading. I also love the fact that it showed Angel, Gunn, and Wesley all doing their own thing to figure out the case. This is one of the better Angel books I have read and I recommend it to everybody!
In a house of its own.......2002-08-02
If you are an Angel fan, then this book is definately for you. Cordelia wins a contest to spend a week in a mansion for the show "Fear Factor". After a painful vision her first night she begins to belive that this house is more than just a stage setting. With no communication allowed to the outside, how is she possibly going to inform Angel and the gang about her vision? With some quick thinking (not going to spoil everything for you)she gets her message across and the boys come running.
The action was well written and although this is supposed to take place in the 2nd season on Angel, there are already undertones to how ANgel and Cordelia really feel about each other.
I have read every book in the Angel series and this one was by far my favorite. A sure treat for any Angel fan.
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