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Some of my favourite reality shows are:

The Biggest Loser The Amazing Race Cash Cab Dragon's Den Wipeout Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

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 * I Stand For Essay**

Real or Rubbish? In recent years reality programming as become very popular, but can we really trust what they show us. In my opinion, I think that many reality television programs are probably rubbish. I say this because they only show what they choose to show you, some have hosts that may or may not be speaking naturally and they do have the ability in some to set up challenges that they know would have a suggested outcome.

Firstly, the host on a reality TV show are may or may not be speaking naturally as they would in specific situations. I realize that when describing a challenge or something similar. But in a conversation with the contestants they mght have been told to act bossy or to act emotional or whatever. My point is that you don't get to see the people acting as they really(hence reality) behave.

In additon, the producers of the reality shows have the ability to set up specific challenges or problems that the contestantshave to face. In the Amazing Race they have many challenges. Once I saw a challenge in which groups had to go down a waterslide and one group alone had some that was afraid of waterslides and wouldn't go down. So because of something like this I think that the challenges that are chosen can influence the game.

Furthermore, the producers reveal only what they chose to reavel to you. You have probably seen a reality show where the contestants are talking to a camera alone away from a challenge but talking about the challenge right? Well, who is to say that is what they said about the challenge. Who can prove that for sure besides the people that work at the show themselves.

So to summarize, I do believe that reality television can easily be rubbish. Some have professionals in them that many or may not behave naturally, the producers have the ability to edit parts of the show into something really didn't happen and can also have an influence on challenge outcomes. I suggest to really see if reality TV shows are or aren't rubbish is to watch them and try to pick up on things like changing personalities or comments on situations that could easily be said about something else.