Writer Interview

1. How has reality tv effected your job opportunities? n/a
2. Has your creativity been helped or hindered by reality tv? Why? It hasn't. I am proud to say I have never watched reality tv.
3. Do you believe reality TV is scripted or 100% reality. Neither, a combination
4. Do you think that reality TV is taking away from real actors and writers? Why? Yes, because there are fewer dramas and comedies on TV, thus less opportunities.
5. Do you think that reality TV is hurting family values? Family values is such a controversial term. Homophobes use it against the LGBT community. With reality TV we are making "stars" out of misanthropes and glorifying bad behavior. I question why parents allow their kids to watch some of the crap that's on tv. Parents are to blame if they allow reality tv into their homes to effect their children.

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1. How has reality tv effected your job opportunities? Don't wite for TV.
2. Has your creativity been helped or hindered by reality tv? Why? No, I don't watch it except as I surf past.
3. Do you believe reality TV is scripted or 100% reality. Both.
4. Do you think that reality TV is taking away from real actors and writers? Why? Yes because it is supplanting scripted TV.
5. Do you think that reality TV is hurting family values? Yes, because it encourages greed and egotism, not to mention stupidity.

1. How has reality tv effected your job opportunities?

I don't think it has affected opportunities as a writer. Only a very small portion of writers do television work.

2. Has your creativity been helped or hindered by reality tv? Why?

Neither. Television, whether reality-based or scripted is 99% crap. It's fine to veg on at the end of a long day but I have always found books and films are far greater sources of inspiration.

3. Do you believe reality TV is scripted or 100% reality.

There is a third option. It is edited reality. The producers are making a show and through clever editing they can make it seem things are very different from the reality see this video.

4. Do you think that reality TV is taking away from real actors and writers? Why?

No.

5. Do you think that reality TV is hurting family values?

Family values means different things to different people. I don't let my kids watch TV. I think that about 99% of TV presents harmful stereotypes and images and children should not be exposed until they are old enough to have developed a faculty for critical thinking. Reality TV is not noticeably better or worse than the rest of the dreck in this regard.

Just as note, the reality TV shows are scripted--it's just different from a regular show. From the Writer's Guild, A Day in the Life of a Reality TV Writer. Click the organizing reality TV at the bottom, and you'll get more links on the topic, including discussion about union membership.

Hey, thanks for the link Linda.

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