It's inescapable, reality TV is everywhere. Most new shows on TV take on some sort of "reality" format, whether it be a dating show or documenting people's daily lives. The first reality television show was MTV's The Real World. When the series first came out, it was so original. The cast of the show were generally normal people with normal lives and egos. It introduced society to formally taboo topics; most notably, homosexuality, AIDS, eating disorders, and alcoholism.
As the show progressed, it's become more of a formula. They forgo the "normal" people in favor of the super attractive and super extreme in order to create drama in the house. In the past, I watched every season of the show, because it was just so interesting. As a young girl, I thought that The Real World was what being a young adult was about. However, the older seasons had some sort of eye opening lesson about tolerance and being open-minded to other people's lives. Now it seems that the producers just throw a bunch of hotties in a house, and we watch them get trashed, hook up, and fight. I'm now wondering if they'll ever stop making the show. Who knows, at least they put the kibosh on The Hills.
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