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

3.5

Pretty good and comprehensive history of reality TV. I think the later chapters lacked a critical depth I found in the beginning. I would have been interested to read more about the communication infrastructures and the RTV economy. While this was glossed over, I think a stronger argument could be made about the way RTV shifted our media landscape and ways of watching. The parts about lack of labor laws and unions in RTV was fascinating but lacked analysis from the author. Though reading her chapter on Trump makes me think that she has a very liberal sociopolitical understanding and perhaps this is the beginning and end of her discussion on labor.

Also, Zionist jump scare.