Reality shows - politician, newsroom and no electricity

I am one of those television audiences who believe reality shows to be a hoax. I do not believe in them at all. Be it a dance competition, a wedding competition, a singing one or stay in a house reality show, I believe they are fixed and the winner is declared even before the show starts.

However, if I had a possibility of producing, directing and hosting a reality show, there are my few top picks -

A reality show on what goes inside a newsroom - The news channel these days are more entertaining than the daily soaps. The host comes and grabs your attention by scaring you, pitying you, demeaning the country’s system, etc. The news is full of bad things that are happening around us. I know that these are important and they mean that the country is waking but the flash lines are so dramatic. I want to start a reality show where the top 5 news channel would go about their daily routine of creating dramatic flash lines, rehearsing to create that extra drama and most importantly revive the archived files if the factual pictures are not available while on camera. (I have a feeling the show will be a hit, and the news channels not participating will show the story of these to increase their TRP)

Life of a politician – We have had several sting operations of how flashy life these politicians live or the way they splurge on the public property and money. However, all of them appear to have a very simple lifestyle. They don’t wear tailored suits or get out of Cadillac. In my reality show, I would want to see how much money a competitor spends in a day. Each participant will be given a portion of his scam money and asked to spend in a day. The one who can spend the maximum is to be the winner. (There is a technical glitch – no politician would want the world to know his spending and scam capabilities)

A life without technology – I often wonder, how the world would be if there wasn’t any technology. In this reality show, we would not allow our participants to use any machinery. They can choose the set up where they want to live. In their homes means – no television, no air conditioners/warmers, no electricity, no motor to pull water – anything that is battery, electricity or fuel operated. On a camp means – no vehicle, no shot guns, no flash lights. The sooner the person gives up, the sooner he would be out. (Personally I feel that all of them will be out in a day or two. Our lives are so dependent on these things, we can’t live without these.)

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