Is Reality TV Still Reality

Answer 1

While quantum physics has had to tackle the observer problem through experimentation, other sectors of society will have different solutions to quantitatively and qualitatively judge data with different metrics. Reality Television, as defined as "television programs in which real people are continuously filmed, designed to be entertaining rather than informative." (Google define:, Mar-03-2014)

Two examples of which for the purpose of this answer, Mythbusters and Cops, could not be further from each other as far as content and subject matter, and yet both conform to the definition stated above, And subjectively, I believe both are "Real", as in both have unscripted elements which after editing, or during filming, can be highlighted. The former case most often seen when experimentation proves the counter intuitive conclusion, in the latter case often highlighted when a lesson can be learned by a sequence, and is then highlighted by recording statements or "conversations" by the subjects. Also both are, Objectively, Television programs which attempt to allow the viewer a glimpse into the world of the subject, a world they may not have access to otherwise. Unfortunately, I may not have adequately answered your question for it, on appearance, is broad in scope, perhaps a restatement would illuminate the process.