03661cam a2200313 4500 1506869999 TxAuBib 20240821120000.0 ||||||s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780593593530 0593593537 c0ab8d07-403d-4828-a6e0-136e8f739e10 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 10316938 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Nussbaum, Emily. Cue the Sun [Libby] : The Invention of Reality TV. Books on Tape, 2024. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 417MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 417MB. History. Performing Arts. Sociology. Nonfiction. HTML:<b>The rollicking saga of reality television, a “sweeping” (<i>The Washington Post</i>) cultural history of America’s most influential, most divisive artistic phenomenon, from the Pulitzer Prize–winning <i>New Yorker</i> writer—“a must-read for anyone interested in television or popular culture” (NPR)</b><br /> <br /> <b>“Passionate, exquisitely told . . . With muscular prose and an exacting eye for detail . . . [Nussbaum] knits her talents for sharp analysis and telling reportage well.”—<i>The New York Times</i> (Editors’ Choice)</b><br /> Who invented reality television, the world’s most dangerous pop-culture genre? And why can’t we look away? In this revelatory, deeply reported account of the rise of “dirty documentary”—from its contentious roots in radio to the ascent of Donald Trump—Emily Nussbaum unearths the origin story of the genre that ate the world, as told through the lively voices of the people who built it. At once gimlet-eyed and empathetic, <i>Cue the Sun!</i> explores the morally charged, funny, and sometimes tragic consequences of the hunt for something real inside something fake.<br /> In sharp, absorbing prose, Nussbaum traces the jagged fuses of experimentation that exploded with <i>Survivor</i> at the turn of the millennium. She introduces the genre’s trickster pioneers, from the icy Allen Funt to the shambolic Chuck Barris; <i>Cops</i> auteur John Langley; cynical <i>Bachelor</i> ringmaster Mike Fleiss; and Jon Murray and Mary-Ellis Bunim, the visionaries behind <i>The Real World</i>—along with dozens of stars from <i>An American Family, The Real World, Big Brother, Survivor,</i> and <i>The Bachelor</i>. We learn about the tools of the trade—like the Frankenbite, a deceptive editor’s best friend—and ugly tales of exploitation. But <i>Cue the Sun!</i> also celebrates reality’s peculiar power: a jolt of emotion that could never have come from a script.<br /> What happened to the first reality stars, the Louds—and why won’t they speak to the couple who filmed them? Which serial killer won on <i>The Dating Game</i>? Nussbaum explores reality TV as a strike-breaker, the queer roots of Bravo, the dark truth behind <i>The Apprentice,</i> and more<i>.</i> A shrewd observer who adores television, Nussbaum is the ideal voice for the first substantive history of the genre that, for better or worse, made America what it is today. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2024-08-21 20:00:03. Zackman, Gabra. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=c0ab8d07-403d-4828-a6e0-136e8f739e10&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=c0ab8d07-403d-4828-a6e0-136e8f739e10&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)