Mike Fleiss is the creator and executive producer of The Bachelor and according to him, the majority of reality TV shows are fake."I think most of the shows are fake," said Fleiss during a talk at the Banff World Media Festival. However, when it comes to his show, it's not fake.
"I think there's all kinds of (bull) going on behind the scenes with, I would say, outside of the talent shows and 'The Bachelor,' where we really kill ourselves and spend a lot of money and time and destroy our staff to make sure it's real, that 70 to 80 percent of the shows on TV are (bull). They’re loosely scripted. Things are planted. Things are salted into the environment so things seem more shocking."
Fleiss went on to say that producers and the networks aren't the only ones at blame, but that the viewers are to blame as well.
"(Viewers are) not requiring a pure delivery of non-fiction content (from the shows). They know it's somewhat fake, but they're OK with it."
Hearing Fleiss say that the majority of reality TV shows out there are fake is some of the least surprising news I've heard. Of course most of reality tv is fake and things are planted. It doesn't take a genius to figure that out.
Source: The Clicker
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