Wednesday, August 16, 2006

INNER REALITY: Intereresting post on The A.V. Club today about the importance of transparency on reality tv, the idea that the genre's more successful when the producers put everything in front of you, and you don't feel like decisions or manipulations are happening of which you're not aware. To that, I'd add the importance of allowing eliminated contestants to do interviews, because Lord knows we've got some questions about the assistance provided in Treasure Hunters.

Part of the success of Project Runway is that Tim Gunn is so forthcoming with his analysis after the fact, and other blogs on the show's site have even let Keith Michael tell his side of the eviction story. On the other hand, American Idol notoriously withholds its vote totals, and it's always been a drawback on the show, as far as I'm concerned.

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