Real people and the rise of reality television / Michael McKenna.

Author/creator McKenna, Michael, 1969-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]
Descriptionxlvi, 227 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Contents Introduction -- Prologue: the cult of tv personality -- 1979-80: the golden gut strikes again -- 1980-81: branding a genre: non-fiction, actuality, reality! -- 1981-82: whackos, freaks, eccentrics' God bless America -- 1982-83: sliding down the tv food chain: syndicated reality -- 1983-84: ebb tide -- Epilogue from Real people to the real world, 1984-1992 -- Appendix I. Real people episode guide -- Appendix II. List of reality shows, 1978-1992 -- Appendix III. Map of real people filming locations, 1979-1984.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 219-221) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015002439
ISBN9781442250536 (cloth : alk. paper)

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