MTV’s longest running television show, “The Real World,” starts its opening credits with: “This is the true story of seven strangers picked to live in a house and have their lives taped…” But “true story” is actually a group of beautiful people with contrasting personalities living under one roof, then mix in drama, hook-ups and backstabbing—and there’s the basic recipe for reality television as we know it.
“Anybody who is on these shows knows the genre and that the camera is on, so they are acting in many ways,” said Ted Mandell Associate Professional Specialist in the
