The new ANTM show isn’t about addressing issues faced by former contestants; it’s a chance for producers to distance themselves from the besmirched Tyra Banks.
- Senior Lecturer in Communication Studies, Auckland University of Technology
People often talk about reality TV in terms of how ‘trashy’ it is, and how it might be considered ‘guilty’ viewing. But is there any evidence of harm taking place?
As an ex-Bachelor contestant framed as an ‘undercover spy’, and an author who has written a novel on the subject, the two of us are intimately familiar with reality TV ‘villains’.
A former TV reality romance contestant explains what MAFS NZ will have to get right after the recent Australian season’s massive success with New Zealand viewers.
With Bridgerton’s season three set to sweep us off our feet yet again, let’s take a look at how executive producer Shonda Rhimes pulls it off.
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