I wanna' be famous

Have you ever imagined why reality shows are so popular nowadays? What could create the buzz around those TV Shows, like Big Brother and counter less other shows that borough the formula? And after all, what is exactly the success formula?

It's seems clear that, unlike others TV productions, the reality shows leaves place for the ordinary guy. They are the only TV productions where the not famous, the not gorgeous, the not genius can have their 15 minutes of glory on TV. And that's one of the reason of the revolution created by the reality TV.

From my point of view there is nothing more than a voyeuristic need of the new TV viewer. All along, television is changing to please the viewers and the problem is that the viewer's tastes change from generation to generation or from year to year.

I often think that, regarding television, we're facing a vicious circle; the TV stations claim they make some immoral choices just to please the public, that they are just trying to satisfy the public need of information and thrills, or at least that's their excuse; and on the other hand the general public is getting used with what he sees and pursuits a new search for more thrills, lore action; or more blood. But after all, you have to understand something to be able to judge or satisfy it's needs.

But I wonder, have the TV stations gone too far? I heard that in Great Britain a TV station broadcasted live the suicide of a man. Lucky break for the journalist, but what about the poor man's family... In these cruel search for sensational, outrageous and out of the ordinary news...haven't we forgot the moral?

After all, the reality TV makes a promise to the public: real, non-scripted action, played by ordinary people, but is this really kept? Not at all! Even the most non fabricated scenes pass through a producing mixing process... because after all the public doesn't want the reality but a prefabricated reality with clichés and comprehensive action.