Monday, March 9, 2009

REAL OR REEL

Are you keeping record of the numerous reality shows happening? Are you keenly watching them? Does it still attract your attention?

Reality shows have increased rapidly. These have become a medium of advertisement and popularity. Celebrities take part in the shows in order to become famous. Many take this as an opportunity and put up a mask and act in front of millions of audience. They act day in and day out. Where is all this going to end?

Is the reality show’s real or reel? Is it all pre planned or well planned and executed. This question is in the minds of many people. Public poll and opinion is all an eye wash. The script writer is the producer and he plans everything in advance so that the contestants act accordingly and make it look as co-incidental as possible.

Dance and Singing has caught fire. Every channel you flip you find a dance show or a singing competition. You always feel that the true talent is not recognised and is pushed out at the dawn. That is all because it is fixed.

Many cricketers were banned due to match fixing, but who is there to punish these? The celebrities who are in part of this show are well aware of the facts and put up scene for their own popularity. They throw up number of tantrums and seek public concern.

The promoter plays an important role here. He is one who decides the proceedings. He gets money from the advertisers and also from the audience if any. He is sponsored in many aspects. He also gets income from the people who voice their opinion through votes. He decides the winners and the game plan.

If this is a known fact or a common factor in all shows, why are the marketers still seeking for such a way of advertising rather to go in for other means? How is these shows still attracting more and more audience?

It is no more a REALity show, it is a REELity show.

3 comments:

K.Mangalagowri said...

ha..ha..good one ..! Yeah REELity show only. More over these reality shows r influencing kids too a lot. they stop studying and get popularised through such events and get their identity..its one way good but the other way pulls people to the extream of the other side..
And that public polling i dont think its true..who knows everything from out side is nice..only if v enter v ill know wats happening..
To say they r trying to fool people arround..they never know v knew it but still keeping quite ;) hehe...

K.Mangalagowri said...

They attract so much audience still cos people r trying to stabilize their identity through such showz n give their best towards it so v enjoy their perfomances...wat people need is entertainment wen they switch on the DUM BOX(TV)..they r giving it n v r enjoying it..with out think of anything..thats wat is practically happening;)

Priya said...

What u say is also rite. The main controversy is, whether these controversies r their targets or it jus happens..If it jus happens, then there is no need of airing it or repeating every melodrama in the so-called promotional ads..
But we do hav to agree tat these reality shows hav the potential towards whopping viewership.. these shows claim to compensate for 50 episodes of a regular soaps.. they’ve taken their stories right 4m an ordinary viewer to the parliament(in the Big Brother case) , in the oscar winning movie(slumdog).. everywhere… when it’s scintillating the viewers n boosts TRP 4 the channel n pours money to the marketers , why wud any1 stop it?!! The triumph slogan jus says “Attract the mass”!!!