The Exploitation of Survivor
Reality TV is everywhere. From game shows to talk shows, “funniest” home videos to “COPS”, it can be found on most any channel everyday of the week. And, in 1999, CBS released the first edition of its hit reality TV show, also known as the Survivor franchise. The premise of this “reality show” was to put sixteen contestants on a tropical island and see who the last person standing would be. Basically, it’s a true Darwinian survival of the fittest (Class Lecture, 2002). Every week, the contestants would vote off the contestant who they felt did not help the others’ chance of survival. In the end, the one remaining contestant would win the grand prize of $1 million for being the sole survivor. The first Survivor and its two sequels have proven to be major successes for the CBS network and its genre. It has created tremendous financial income for CBS, and it has also become one of the most consumed television shows in American history. According to the United States’ capitalist beliefs, this would be a win-win situation since it generates money for the network and provides entertainment for the people watching it. However, according to Marxism, the contestants and the consumers of the show become pawns in the capitalist
. . .
Some common words found in the essay are:
Product Placement, According United, Leo Lowenthal, TV Survivor, Survivor Sued, John Storey, Additionally CBS, Survivor American, Jeff Probst, Reiss Wiltz, storey 1998, survivor example, reality tv, capitalist ideology, mar 2002 available, 2001 survivor, 25 mar, mar 2002, 2002 available, internet 25, online internet 25, 25 mar 2002, internet 25 mar, communism 1996, levin 2001 survivor,
Approximate Word count = 1990
Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)
|
 |
