Reality matters
Subtitle: 19 writers come clean about the shows we can't stop watching
By: edited by Anna David ; foreword by James Frey
Contributors: Albert, John, 1964-; Bunn, Austin; De la Cruz, Melissa, 1971-; Dunn, Jancee; Gillette, Amelie; Grenrock Woods, Stacey, 1968-; Leitch, Will; Lisanti, Mark; Mandelker, Ben; Merrill, Wendy; Olen, Helaine; Pollack, Neal, 1970-; Rushfield, Richard; Sorgatz, Rex; Stahl, Jerry; Strauss, Neil
Publisher: It Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 182
ISBN-13: 9780061766640
Subjects: History and criticism; Reality television programs
Description: Collects essays on reality television programs and their personal appeal, including articles on a casting call for the "Real World" and sympathizing with contestants of "Sober House."
Table of contents: title: Poverty in the time of The real housewives of New York City (The real housewives of New York City) / Stacey Grenrock Woods; title: Faketastic (The hills) / Melissa De La Cruz); title: Billie Jeanne is not my lover (Married by America) / Neal Pollack; title: The cutting crew (Project runway) / Jancee Dunn; title: Show boat (The other boat race) / Toby Young; title: The biting hand (Dog Whisperer) / Will Leitch; title: Honest, honey, I'm not gay, I just like watching half-naked buff guys with full-body ink (Lockup) / Jerry Stahl; title: Becoming a lady (Ladette to lady) / Amelie Gillette; title: Shelly (Big brother) / Ben Mandelker; title: Joining the real world (The real world) / Anna David; title: Gameboy (Survivor) / Austin Bunn; title: The after-party (Sober house) / John Albert; title: I dream of Stacy (What not to wear) / Helaine Olen; title: Idolatry (American idol) / Richard Rushfield; title: How to survive a bachelor party (The bachelor) / Wendy Merrill; title: Gym, tan, laundry (Jersey shore) / Mark Lisanti; title: Corrupted reality (Storm watch) / Rex Sorgatz; title: Dog the bounty hunter hunter (Dog the bounty hunter) / Neil Strauss.