Dr. Danielle Lindemann

More people are going to tune in to more conflict-driven shows, right? Like you see TLC, which was originally The Learning Channel, right? And now has been referred to as like a latter-day freak show, right? You have, you know, the families with a million kids and what have you.

More people are going to tune in to more conflict-driven shows, right? Like you see TLC, which was originally The Learning Channel, right? And now has been referred to as like a latter-day freak show, right? You have, you know, the families with a million kids and what have you.

More people are going to tune in to more conflict-driven shows, right? Like you see TLC, which was originally The Learning Channel, right? And now has been referred to as like a latter-day freak show, right? You have, you know, the families with a million kids and what have you.

So, yeah, I mean, it Like it's economical, right? It's like a cost benefit analysis. People, they want things that are going to bring in viewers and that are relatively cheap to make. And that's kind of the history and the story of reality TV in general is that it's relatively cheap to make because for the most part, you don't have to pay the people who go on it. Right.

So, yeah, I mean, it Like it's economical, right? It's like a cost benefit analysis. People, they want things that are going to bring in viewers and that are relatively cheap to make. And that's kind of the history and the story of reality TV in general is that it's relatively cheap to make because for the most part, you don't have to pay the people who go on it. Right.

So, yeah, I mean, it Like it's economical, right? It's like a cost benefit analysis. People, they want things that are going to bring in viewers and that are relatively cheap to make. And that's kind of the history and the story of reality TV in general is that it's relatively cheap to make because for the most part, you don't have to pay the people who go on it. Right.

You don't have to pay the crew union wages sometimes and you don't build sets. So there's a lot of reasons, right, like from the production side, why you'd want to create them. And then from the demand side, more people are going to watch the Duggars than they're going to watch a show about orcas. Now, whether or not we want that to be true is another question, but that's just the reality.

You don't have to pay the crew union wages sometimes and you don't build sets. So there's a lot of reasons, right, like from the production side, why you'd want to create them. And then from the demand side, more people are going to watch the Duggars than they're going to watch a show about orcas. Now, whether or not we want that to be true is another question, but that's just the reality.

You don't have to pay the crew union wages sometimes and you don't build sets. So there's a lot of reasons, right, like from the production side, why you'd want to create them. And then from the demand side, more people are going to watch the Duggars than they're going to watch a show about orcas. Now, whether or not we want that to be true is another question, but that's just the reality.

Oh, the Real Housewives title. I mean, we could write a dissertation about the title. I know. It's fascinating. First of all, none of them are housewives, right? I'm not the first to point this out. But this idea that they're kind of being defined through their relationships with men and is super fascinating.

Oh, the Real Housewives title. I mean, we could write a dissertation about the title. I know. It's fascinating. First of all, none of them are housewives, right? I'm not the first to point this out. But this idea that they're kind of being defined through their relationships with men and is super fascinating.

Oh, the Real Housewives title. I mean, we could write a dissertation about the title. I know. It's fascinating. First of all, none of them are housewives, right? I'm not the first to point this out. But this idea that they're kind of being defined through their relationships with men and is super fascinating.

The fact that that still resonates in our culture, that they're housewives is super interesting, that they would be defined that way. And then like on top of that, they're not housewives, they have jobs. Well, they all have jobs because they're all in the show, which is another dimension of it. And now more and more, they're bringing down the fourth wall.

The fact that that still resonates in our culture, that they're housewives is super interesting, that they would be defined that way. And then like on top of that, they're not housewives, they have jobs. Well, they all have jobs because they're all in the show, which is another dimension of it. And now more and more, they're bringing down the fourth wall.

The fact that that still resonates in our culture, that they're housewives is super interesting, that they would be defined that way. And then like on top of that, they're not housewives, they have jobs. Well, they all have jobs because they're all in the show, which is another dimension of it. And now more and more, they're bringing down the fourth wall.

This is a really interesting transition in reality TV now and really interesting development is that like more and more, we're like tearing down the fourth wall and they're talking about themselves as

This is a really interesting transition in reality TV now and really interesting development is that like more and more, we're like tearing down the fourth wall and they're talking about themselves as

This is a really interesting transition in reality TV now and really interesting development is that like more and more, we're like tearing down the fourth wall and they're talking about themselves as

as reality TV persona, as Real Housewives, because most of the conflicts now that they have are about things that happened because of the show, like happened at BravoCon or someone tweeted something about the show. And so that's been really fascinating to see as well.

as reality TV persona, as Real Housewives, because most of the conflicts now that they have are about things that happened because of the show, like happened at BravoCon or someone tweeted something about the show. And so that's been really fascinating to see as well.