Real people and the rise of reality television /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McKenna, Michael, 1969- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the cult of tv personality
  • The golden gut strikes again: 1979-80
  • Branding a genre: non-fiction, actuality, reality!: 1980-81
  • Whackos, freaks, eccentrics' ... God bless America: 1981-82
  • Sliding down the tv food chain: syndicated reality:
  • 1983-84: 1982-83
  • Ebb tide: 1983-1984.