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Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV by Emily Nussbaum

3.0

informative reflective medium-paced

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A comprehesive review of American reality tv from Candid Camera to Rupaul's Drag Race. This may not be revelatory if you've engaged with other writing on specific programs (i.e. Setoodeh's Apprentice in Wonderland or Kaufman's Bachelor Nation). However, I was intrigued by how Nussbaum traces the genre's history in waves, exploring how each era reflected the zeitgeist and fed into the next.