Reviews - Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV

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Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV

Emily Nussbaum

4.07 AVERAGE

afestivalaparade's review against another edition

4.25

funny informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

vestrit's review

4.0

informative reflective medium-paced

garrett_schaffs's review against another edition

4.75

informative fast-paced

marinalikeaboatyard's review

4.5

funny informative reflective medium-paced

evergreensandbookishthings's review

3.0

This would’ve been a more entertaining read if I was a big fan of reality television. I was hoping that it would bring insight to those of us who want to be more informed about the genre. Alas, the beginning dissection of early reality programming through radio and 60s television was cumbersome with so many names and the tangled web of connections in Hollywood that I felt a little lost. Then when the book arrives in the last decade or so, the only bits I found engaging were about The Real World because that was my jam in 1992. I think I would’ve appreciated more of a cultural think piece, rather than every detail about the reality television players themselves: from producers to the stars of the shows.