Reality television is a universe in which things are extremely dramatised, ostracised and detached . We are all very aware of reality tv and the glorification of reality televsion, but are we all really aware of the reality surrounding reality television ? I personally love to engage in reality television, whether it’s Keeping up with the Kardashians, Big Brother, Love Island and many more. I found that my main reason for wanting to engage in these forms of media were simply because I enjoyed the aspect of being a voyeur, watching life unravel for ordinary people seemed so much fun. The aspect of knowing that through these broadcasts I am able to vicariously live through a bunch of contestants on an island for love, or on a talk show finding out if they’re the father to the child they’ve been raising for three years.

In hindsight this explanation I just provided seems incredibly mundane if not absurd that I could find entertainment in watching other people. But it’s not as simple as just watching people, it’s the dramatisation aspect centred around real people. Shows like Jeremy Kyle are a prime example of the dualities of reality & drama that come from reality television . Jeremy kyle marketed itself as being a space where many working class people with dilemmas could come onto a platform to have these issues resolved.

Now this description makes you somewhat drawn in when you think about the fact a lot of working class people do