Reality Matters: 19 Writers Come Clean About the Shows We Can't Stop Watching – A Curated Collection of Essays on Television and Obsession - Softcover

David, Anna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 006176664X ISBN 13: 9780061766640

Verlag: Dey Street Books, 2010

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Top Chef. America’s Next Top Model. Survivor. Dancing with the Stars. American Idol. Big Brother. The Biggest Loser… Everyone has a guilty reality television pleasure. Curated by Party Girl author Anna David, Reality Matters is a collection of hilarious yet revealing essays from novelists, essayists, and journalists―including Toby Young, Neil Strauss, and Stacey Grenrock Woods, among many others―about the reality television shows they love, obsess over, and cringe at; and why they, and America, can’t stop watching.

What happens when brilliant writers dissect the TV shows we can’t stop watching?

• Humorous Essays: Laugh-out-loud funny and surprisingly insightful takes on the shows we secretly love, from The Bachelor to Jersey Shore.
• Witty Pop Culture Commentary: Some of today’s sharpest novelists and journalists—including Neil Strauss and Toby Young—come clean about their own reality TV obsessions.
• Celebrity Culture Unpacked: Go beyond the guilty pleasure to explore what our fascination with fame, conflict, and on-screen drama reveals about our own lives.
• Smart TV Analysis: A collection that treats reality television with the sharp, intelligent analysis it deserves, proving that even our guiltiest pleasures are worthy of a closer look.

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Anna David is the author of the novels Party Girl and Bought, and the editor of the anthology Reality Matters. She has written for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Redbook, Details, and many other publications. She has appeared on national television programs including Today, Hannity, and CNN’s Showbiz Tonight.

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Reality television is the ultimate guilty pleasure -- a nonstop parade of cast members and scenarios that make fictional ones seem downright dull. Increasingly absurd challenges, hair-yanking catfights, and hot tub makeouts dripping with yet-to-be-acknowledged regret are only part of its appeal.

In this collection of wry and moving essays, bestselling authors explore the programs we obsess over, cringe at, and occasionally feel inspired by. From a Real World casting call and American Idol tattoo to a look at the appeal of Big Brother, Survivor, The Real Housewives, and more, a vibrant mix of literary luminaries examine the form of entertainment that’s dominated our TV screens for more than a decade.

Entertaining and insightful, Reality Matters is a must-read for anyone who adores reality TV, wants to know what kind of an impact it’s having on our society, or simply wonders just how real any of it actually is.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Dey Street Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 006176664X
• ISBN 13: 9780061766640
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 208
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