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You see, I didn't read any of this as "George is swearing at me! I will take my ball home!", but rather "George is trying to sound clever while decrying how stupid everyone else is, and falling flat on his face."
The idea that reality lacks catharsis and dramatic structure is unoriginal, but perfectly reasonable, but neither needs nor profits from the psychobabble above - and pretty much directly contradicts the "stupid people no longer understand anything other than the Hollywood three-act structure", which depends on an understanding of dramatic structures. Also, of course, reality TV is heavily structured and transformed into narrative through production and media, so unless you are watching the participants from the crawlspace above the ceiling you're getting a structure imposed, and even then you have to decide which room to watch, but that's a bit of a different question.
If anything, the structure of reality TV often follows a quest narrative, ironically - a young man (or woman these days) sets out on a path during which they gain and lose companions, face episodic tasks, and ultimately reach the conclusion where the goal upon which the quest was originally predicated is accomplished, to the good of the society the hero inhabits. That's Challenge Anneka, basically.
It's just all a bit silly, really. Which is why you should concentrate on what people are good at (writing interesting comics, in this case) and avoid assuming it means they will also be interesting interviewees/love gods/fashion plates... |
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