Table of Contents

Acknowledgements How to Use This Book Foreword Introduction — Changing Channels: Reflections on Reality TV and How the Second Edition Became Essential Chapter Zero and Rule Number One — Story Is Story, and Story Is Written. Sort Of Chapter One — A Brief History of Reality Television Chapter Two — The Seven (or Seventy, or Seven Hundred) Kinds of Reality Shows Chapter Three — The Reality of Reality Chapter Four — Preproduction Chapter Five — Production Chapter Six — Post-Production Chapter Seven — Get to Work Chapter Eight — Creating Your Own Shows Chapter Nine — Going to Market Chapter Ten — Understanding the Global Market Chapter Eleven — Parting Shots Chapter Twelve — Closing