Cursed Knowledge #22: The Narrative of Reality TV

October 20, 2023 | Harper Hunt | 1 Comment |

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Cursed Knowledge is our podcast that explores how narratives, for better and worse, have shaped our world without us noticing. The world is full of people pushing their version of reality on us and it’s time to expose the truth. No matter how much you might wish we hadn’t.

Reality TV is a constant and ever growing part of pop culture. Everyone has a guilty pleasure show that they watch every week. It’s created stars and scandals that have gained international attention. It’s dominated the small screen for almost 30 years and the line between tv and reality has never been thinner.

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  1. this episode was so good @harperhunt and @Benajah

    The Law and Orderification of writer-free TV, so that cooking shows or Survivor or Bachelor or … it’s just so engrossing, and nobody talks about why each narrative structure works so well.

    It makes me think of Postman’s “the medium is the metaphor” too, where this unscripted performative reality influences what we expect, assume, and how we behave in the real world too. Brilliant job.

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