On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 11:48 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > > Is it suggesting that Storage Wars is a game show, and salting the lockers > is the equivalent of providing contestants with answers, in violation of > the changes to the Communications Act after the Quiz Show scandals? > > If it is, are their implications in this law suit for other so-called > reality shows, where the viewer is at least superficially led to believe > that the action is "real" even though it is heavily contrived by the > producers? > > Of course they are all staged, prompted, or rigged to varying degrees. "Reality" shows are not about presenting a realistic show; they are about presenting a show that will make money.
Watched a bit of the new Howie Mandel game show, another import from overseas. Having taken the Yale course in Game Theory offered at the iTunesUniversity portion of the iTunes Store, I'm familiar with Nash Equilibrium, and I can tell that the gameplay can easily be manipulated. If contestants spent a few hours studying both the math and psychology involved, the outcome would be different. If the producers know what words or concepts to enter into the game to make an outcome seem more likely, they can manipulate it. TV isn't real. It has never been real. It is the quantum physics concept of the observer altering the test played and replayed over and over. Is the subtle and not-so-subtle manipulation grounds for a lawsuit? Probably, but I contend anybody appearing on a TV show expecting reality is too f-ing stupid to be awarded through any real system of justice. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
