Re: the GOLDEN AGE of Reality TV is upon us!
Haven't seen the first two, but the jury is certainly still out on The Pick-Up Artist. There were some pretty obvious rehearsed moments, as well as the horrendous "fake reaction shot" editing. Wouldn't be surprised if Pradeep was an actor. Still has a lot of promise though.
The "Golden Age" of Reality TV was pretty obviously 2000-2001, the beginning for all intents and purposes. The first season of Survivor was absolutely brilliant and will never, ever be duplicated (Richard Hatch created Reality TV strategy and you're not going to be able to recapture that first time). Seriously, if you've never seen it, rent it.
Then you had the Mole 1 and 2 (not Celebrity) which were excellent and intelligent. Even crap like the first Big Brother and Temptation Island felt fresh and cool at the time.
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