Hey, it's as real as any of the other ones.
Least real? MSNBC.
1) They are not ‘reality’.
2) They are contrived and scripted
3) They are way outside the norm on advertising with respect to content vs. advertising.
4) Complete waste of time.
The least real reality shows?
Media coverage of any speech/press conference by Hussein 0bami or Jean Francois Kerry!
Top Shot
Most?
First season of the Real World back in like 1989.
How It’s Made
Least?
All of them. Everyone on those shows talk in that weird, what I call, “Reality TV show accent”, where they stare wide-eyed at a camera, slightly off to the side, and speak
as if they are reading something for the 5th time.
Usually some absurdly dramatic stuff that never happens in real life.
“We have a huge order to fill today. If we dont get 13,000 cupcakes out the door, and to Egypt, before 5:00, this could be the end of us!”
I always thought Axe Men was fairly realistic. I’m sure it’s scripted in some ways, e.g. Shelby, but I’m not sure how much scripting they can do. The editing is probably contrived more than the show is scripted.
I think the Pawn Stars show is pretty close to reality except that they have to pre-determine and research the items they are going to discuss and then line up the experts.
I think the people on those 2 shows and Duck Dynasty are pretty close to how they are in real life. Or I could be wrong.
for later
What is a reality show?
First 48 - I think that is pretty real and unscripted.
Walking Dead? :^)
Hey, it's as real as any of the other ones.
Like..
Deadliest Catch
Gold Rush, although Todd is wearing on me.
Top Shot
Call of the Wildman,Turtleman, Some of the scenes are contrived . 5 guys in a brightly lit stall,
The fox, coyote, etc. is obviously thrown in the door.
But the characters crack me up, esp. Squirrel.
Dislike..
Jungle Gold, 2 shady hustlers IMO. I have a Ghanian friend that was in
Ghana a few months ago. He said the Gov. tossed them out.
Alaska: The Last Frontier is as realistic as they get. My girlfriend Is the aunt of and cousin to the people in it. Crew follows them around all day with cameras. Sure, there are occasional ‘do-overs”, but they are do-overs of something real just to better present it on TV. It is not scripted. It also makes me glad I don’t live in Alaska. Of course, THEY will have little problem if the predicted economic crash indeed comes.
Lest real: Duck Dynasty (totally contrived situations but fun as hell to watch)
Duck Dynasty
River Monsters
Deadliest Catch
American Pickers
Pawn Stars
Storage Wars
Call of the Wildman
I liked Alaska Gold Rush, too (rooted for Palmer).
Most of the others, not so much.
None of them are real, all scripted.
The worst, for obvious scripting: Breaking Amish, Bridezillas, and Jerseylicious.
The best: Say Yes to the Dress.
Yes, this is the chick’s list.
In the the “Most Real but Most Unintentially Comical” Reality Shows I nominate “Whale Wars”
Anyone who truly believes “Cap’n” Paul Watson is a serious threat to japanese Whaling is an potential “seaman” aboard
the “Sea Sheppard” with the funniest sailing crew since “The Minnow” was manned by the Skipper and Gilligan....
Even "Deadliest Catch" is getting pretty contrived these days.
My wife drags me thru most seasons of The Bachelor[ette]. For one, I took meticulous notes, giving it as much attention as possible. In the end, he picked the psycho-bitch ... and I realized the show was about the star picking someone, not the audience ... and indeed he wanted a psych-bitch.