TY - BOOK AU - David,Anna AU - Frey,James AU - Albert,John AU - Bunn,Austin AU - De la Cruz,Melissa AU - Dunn,Jancee AU - Gillette,Amelie AU - Grenrock Woods,Stacey AU - Leitch,Will AU - Lisanti,Mark AU - Mandelker,Ben AU - Merrill,Wendy AU - Olen,Helaine AU - Pollack,Neal AU - Rushfield,Richard AU - Sorgatz,Rex AU - Stahl,Jerry AU - Strauss,Neil TI - Reality matters: 19 writers come clean about the shows we can't stop watching SN - 9780061766640 AV - PN 1992.8 R288 2010 PY - 2010/// CY - New York, NY PB - It Books KW - Reality television programs KW - History and criticism N1 - Poverty in the time of The real housewives of New York City (The real housewives of New York City) / Stacey Grenrock Woods -- Faketastic (The hills) / Melissa De La Cruz) -- Billie Jeanne is not my lover (Married by America) / Neal Pollack -- The cutting crew (Project runway) / Jancee Dunn -- Show boat (The other boat race) / Toby Young -- The biting hand (Dog Whisperer) / Will Leitch -- Honest, honey, I'm not gay, I just like watching half-naked buff guys with full-body ink (Lockup) / Jerry Stahl -- Becoming a lady (Ladette to lady) / Amelie Gillette -- Shelly (Big brother) / Ben Mandelker -- Joining the real world (The real world) / Anna David -- Gameboy (Survivor) / Austin Bunn -- The after-party (Sober house) / John Albert -- I dream of Stacy (What not to wear) / Helaine Olen -- Idolatry (American idol) / Richard Rushfield -- How to survive a bachelor party (The bachelor) / Wendy Merrill -- Gym, tan, laundry (Jersey shore) / Mark Lisanti -- Corrupted reality (Storm watch) / Rex Sorgatz -- Dog the bounty hunter hunter (Dog the bounty hunter) / Neil Strauss N2 - 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." ER -